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401. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Clinical guidelines Although laboratory studies rarely affect the management of septic shock in the … first hour of therapy, patients should have lab studies sent routinely assessing for hematological … referred to as early goal-directed therapy (EGDT), consistently has improved mortality rates in several studies … III) Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience; descriptive studies or case reports

402. Pediatric Diagnostic Safety Research and Initiatives Across the Care Continuum | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Resource limitations, especially for pediatric patients. 69 Unsurprisingly, ED studies consistently … Hospital Medicine Few studies have examined the epidemiology of MDOs among hospitalized children. … Relatively few published studies in pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) describe interventions or approaches … These epidemiologic studies have used a variety of methods and sources to characterize MDOs, including … Early efforts using qualitative, quasi-experimental, and mixed methods studies have provided interesting

403. Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
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     July 29, 2021 - We searched comparative studies of liquid biopsy for any type of cancer. … A total of 8,998 citations were identified, including 8,881 RCTs and observational studies and 117 … Then we conduct manual screening of RCT, observational studies, SR/MA, and guidelines. 216 studies were … deemed relevant, including 3 RCTs, 198 observational studies, and 12 SR/MA. … , and published studies.

404. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2014 - Publication Date: August 2014 Publication Number: 16-0047-EF Case Studies … of Exemplary Primary Care Practice Facilitation Training Programs These case studies describe the … The case studies were selected based on results of an environmental scan of existing PCPF training programs

405. Herring, Brad | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - public and private insurance to be used as exogenous measures of insurance status in health outcomes studies … Conduct several studies for morbidity, access to care, and mortality using several different data sources

406. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-12 (pdf file)
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     December 14, 2010 - measure (if submitted): (see Oxford University CEBM Levels of Evidence) Oxford CEBM = 2 (Cohort studies … ; outcome studies; Among women with evidence of past Chlamydial infection, 20-40% will experience pelvic

407. Exhibit 3.5. Chronology of Quality Improvement and Lean at the Parent Organization and Academic Medical Center | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies Exhibit 3.5. … Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies … Introduction to the Case Studies Case 1.

408. A System to Describe and Reduce Medical Errors in Primary Care (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - Few research studies have examined errors in primary care, and even fewer have addressed how relevant … Errors in responding to abnormal laboratory test results.8 Studies have found that most errors in … In contrast to earlier reports,8 problems with studies are by far the most frequent. … Fortunately, a call to the cardiac studies laboratory resolved the problem within a week. … most commonly cited in prior studies—i.e., medication errors.8 Some of the issues with diagnostic studies

409. Is There an Association Between Patient Safety Indicators and Hospital Teaching Status? (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2008 - Studies of quality of care, in contrast to those studies focused on safety only, suggest that quality … Two prior studies using administrative data found higher rates of selected infections due to medical … studies of rates of other PSIs in teaching and nonteaching facilities. … While previous studies of teaching hospital effects on PSIs have relied on AHRQ Healthcare Cost and … Recent studies of the impact of changes in resident teaching hours45, 46, 47 are examples.

410. Bundling Clinical Preventive Services: A Review of Definitions and Concepts from the Literature (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Some of the STI bundling studies examined the benefits of bundling relative to the provision of a single … Only one of the studies examined the benefits of bundling and found that women who attending influenza … Finally, some studies used bundling of services as a measure for the quality of care. … Similarly, our search did not yield any studies that examined barriers and facilitators to bundling of … Based on the search, we identified a number of gaps which could be addressed through further studies

411. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Beyond the Unit (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Case Studies, Tools, and Resources The following materials reinforce strategies for spread and celebrating … No. 17(22)-0019 April 2022 https://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/case-studies/201701.html https://www.ahrq.gov … /policymakers/case-studies/201701.html http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit … Successes Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Conversation Starters – Spreading the Gains Case Studies

412. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Does AHRQ have case studies on its research and dissemination activities? … AHRQ provides impact case studies for online access. … You can search the available case studies in the Impact Case Studies database .

413. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families--Executive Summary (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - The purpose of the environmental scan was to identify:  Descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative studies … Several gaps in the evidence emerged from the environmental scan:  There are few well-evaluated studies … Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework. Int J Soc Res Methodol 2005;8:19-32. 7. … Scoping studies: advancing the methodology. Implement Sci 2010;5:69. … A meta- synthesis of qualitative studies of patient safety in primary care.

414. Preventing Medication Errors in Ambulatory Care: The Importance of Establishing Regimen Concordance (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2004 - Studies have demonstrated that, among treated patients, nearly one-half have international normalized … the treatment of chronic diseases7 and can help prevent medication-related errors.8, 9 Numerous studies … While studies have demonstrated tremendous variability in the means used by clinicians to counsel their … report their warfarin adherence using a well-established instrument similar to that used in other studies … Because studies have demonstrated that medication adherence and/or knowledge varies with the number

415. 019-Ss-Periop-Infection-Prevention-Fg (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - PI-Alcohol for Skin Antisepsis SAY: Several recent studies suggest that CHG-alcohol may be superior … Importantly, this was observed with both diabetic and nondiabetic patients in all of these studies. … Different studies have defined hyperglycemia, or mild versus severe hyperglycemia in different ways, … Different studies often use different values for glucose levels for tight versus conventional glucose … Due to heterogeneity of studies and how they were conducted, it is suggested that you maintain these

416. 019-Perioperative-Infection-Prevention-Strategies-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/019-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-notes.docx
     April 01, 2025 - PI-Alcohol for Skin Antisepsis SAY: Several recent studies suggest that CHG-alcohol may be superior … Importantly, this was observed with both diabetic and nondiabetic patients in all of these studies. … Different studies have defined hyperglycemia, or mild versus severe hyperglycemia in different ways, … Different studies often use different values for glucose levels for tight versus conventional glucose … Due to heterogeneity of studies and how they were conducted, it is suggested that you maintain these

417. Models of High Value Care for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Slide Presentation (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - literature ► Impact of COVID on care • Triangulation of findings 3 Findings: Literature • 14 studies … Team-based approaches, multicomponent interventions • Evaluation outcomes: utilization and cost ► 4 studies

418. Policy Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - To what extent do they include data from unpublished studies? … AHRQ to "make easily accessible the findings of existing, scientifically sound, cost-effectiveness studies … of new clinical interventions and technologies," with the goal of integrating these studies more effectively

419. Primary Care Workforce | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - Studies that measure, track, and contribute to understanding the experience of the primary care workforce … Below are tables, organized by two subtopics, which include short summaries of the four studies focused … Expanding the Primary Care Workforce With Nurse Practitioners Two studies look at expanding the primary … Research Spotlight #8 Measuring Individual and Team Factors Affecting the Primary Care Workforce Two studies

420. Chen, Jersey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - His long-term research agenda is to conduct studies that inform policymakers on strategies to improve … He has completed a number of preliminary studies related to developing a rational assessment for cardiac