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761. Quality Indicators Sensitive to Nurse Staffing in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Savitz.pdf
     March 01, 2004 - For example, recent studies documenting the relationship between nurse staffing levels in hospitals … Further, the searches were limited to English, human studies published from 1997 through March 2004. … The majority of studies look at nurse staff mix, proportion of RNs with a baccalaureate Figure 1. … In addition to variations in indicator definition across reported studies and lack of a core set of … We found variation in unit of analysis across studies in the abstracted literature.

762. Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low-back Pain: Topic Refinement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/lbpinject-topicref.pdf
     March 03, 2014 - exception of epidural steroids), inconsistency of results across trials, as well as variability across studies … However, diagnostic methods for determining the source of pain differ across studies, and their accuracy … selective nerve root block, facet joint block, medial branch block, sacroiliac joint block), imaging studies … Exclude: • Uncontrolled or pre-post studies Outcomes: Include: • For Key Questions 1 2, 3: Pain … A systematic review of observational studies. Spine. 1997;22(4):427-34. PMID: 9055372. 13.

763. Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - As such, studies conducted outside of the United States were excluded. … assumed that the cost of treating adult versus pediatric CLABSIs differs and as such did not include studies … Costs identified in included studies were adjusted to reflect May 2012 dollars using the consumer price … factors such as sample size (range: 12-100,851 cases), setting (single hospital site estimate in four studies … Cost per CLABSI of studies meeting inclusion criteria * Author Cases † Study Mean Cost

764. Methodology | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - We limited the search to English-language articles published in the last 5 years and studies conducted … From these studies, we abstracted information on the research design, self-management support program

765. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - † Strong evidence in support of the risk factor presented by the studies included in the systematic … ‡ Limited evidence presented by some but not all of the studies included in the systematic review

766. Ratio of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans to Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Seizure: Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0197-fullreport.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - A list of codes for imaging studies of the head (CT) are shown in Table 1 [=IMG1]; codes to identify … Intravenous Contrast-Related Burden and Risk During the course of CT and MRI studies, intravenous (IV … The low yield of neuroimaging studies in children with seizure presenting to EDs has been documented … in this measure as opposed to limiting the measure to obtained neuroimaging studies. … Statement on recent studies regarding CT scans and increased cancer risk, December 15, 2009.

767. Overuse of Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Headache: Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-206-fullreport.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - To conduct imaging studies with radiation dosing that is appropriate for children, many facilities follow … Intravenous Contrast-Related Burden and Risk During the course of CT studies, intravenous (IV) contrast … as opposed to limiting the measure to obtained neuroimaging studies. … Including orders for neuroimaging studies decreases the potential for underestimation of overuse that … ACR Position Statement on recent studies regarding CT scans and increased cancer risk, December 15,

768. CHIPRA 119 Section 5, Literature Review and Discussion (pdf file)
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     March 19, 2012 - Most studies recommend the axillary site for temperature assessment. … Search Considerations Some resources were not used because it was deemed that the studies were too … Studies used included normal newborns, premature and very premature infants, and babies of SGA, LBW … Warming led to improvement in neonatal physiologic parameters in two of 4 studies. Holland, B. … Four eligible studies identified; randomized and quasi- randomized controlled trials.

769. Communicating With Patients and Families About Antibiotic Decisions – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - In a 2014 systematic review of 13 pediatric studies on parent-clinician communication and antibiotic … While some studies have identified correlations between patient satisfaction and antibiotic prescribing … , other studies have not shown correlation. … Studies have shown that, on average, discussions around not prescribing antibiotics generally take only

770. Strategy 6R: Reminder Systems for Immunizations and Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/health-promotion-education/strategy6r-reminder-systems.html
     March 01, 2020 - Studies have found that a letter reminder system can cost $10.50 per fully vaccinated child, whereas … A review of studies of appointment reminder systems also found that they resulted in improvements. 4 … attempted. 9 The Impact of Physician Reminder Systems There is strong evidence from meta-analytic studies … care are effective at increasing preventive procedures: 7 , 10 Balas et al. reviewed 33 controlled studies

771. Improving Customer Service and Access in a Surgical Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Case_Study_Specialty_Practice_Updated.pdf
     October 01, 2011 - Improving Customer Service and Access in a Surgical Practice WORKING P A P E R Improving Customer Service and Access in a Surgical Practice A Case Study of a Successful Quality Improvement Intervention Denise D. Quigley, Shelley H. Wiseman, and Donna O. Farley WR-848-AHRQ August 2011 Prepared for th…

772. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/synthesis-report/conclusions.html
     October 01, 2015 - Health Outcomes Reported in Transforming Primary Care Studies There is growing momentum … However, the studies also reveal that transforming the way primary care is delivered is a complex and

773. Conclusions and Implications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-transform/conclusions-and-implications.html
     March 01, 2017 - Health Outcomes Reported in Transforming Primary Care Studies There is growing momentum … However, the studies also reveal that transforming the way primary care is delivered is a complex and

774. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - and Additions to the 2008 Guideline Update General References  ( PDF Version  [ - 191.43 KB] ) Studies

775. The Brighton Collaboration: Creating a Global Standard for Case Definitions (and Guidelines) for Adverse Events Following Immunization (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Kohl.pdf
     April 01, 2004 - Formal evaluation studies of definitions are underway. … and study duration, the principal focuses for collection of data on rare events are postlicensure studies … , and 11 different cut-off diameters for local reaction size in 102 vaccine studies. … Implementation of case definitions and guidelines Public health investigations and studies typically … Evaluation of vaccine safety post-9/11: role of cohort and case-control studies.

776. Development of a Multipurpose Dataset to Evaluate Potential Medication Errors in Ambulatory Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Chan.pdf
     July 01, 2004 - As this data resource has served as the basis for seven patient safety studies, it is crucial to describe … million-subject data source has been used in a number of epidemiology and health services research studies … For purely descriptive studies in which the study objectives were to describe the frequency of events … As this dataset was developed to support multiple studies, the Study IDs were not reused. … In addition, the dataset have been used for four studies that are not directly related to medication

777. Patient Safety Research in Medical Group Practices: Measurement and Data Challenges (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Wilson.pdf
     December 01, 2004 - Then, how should group practices be classified for studies of patient safety, and how can the important … While early studies specified the financial incentive variable at the practice level as capitation or … This distinction would be very relevant to studies of prescription drug errors, and a research model … of errors and adverse events often vary between studies. … However, some studies have acquired patient safety data using phone interviews.

778. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - More recent studies confirm that LTVV benefits ARDS patients. … This shows LTVV is effective in preventing atelectasis, based on the analyzed studies. … Some studies use 5 while others use 6 or 8. … Some have even used a PEEP value as high as 12, and some ARDS studies use PEEP values over 20. … The minimum value should be 5, and studies support a range of acceptable PEEP values above 5.

779. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/ltvv-intro-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - More recent studies confirm that LTVV benefits ARDS patients. … This shows LTVV is effective in preventing atelectasis, based on the analyzed studies. … Some studies use 5 while others use 6 or 8. … Some have even used a PEEP value as high as 12, and some ARDS studies use PEEP values over 20. … The minimum value should be 5, and studies support a range of acceptable PEEP values above 5.

780. Findings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - The evidence comes primarily from qualitative and quantitative research studies and systematic literature … The focus of the studies reviewed in this section is evenly divided between patients and providers. … that this number is far greater—between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths each year. 8 Also of note is that studies … Analyses of multiple studies on shared decisionmaking indicates that most patient populations want to … For example, results from a systematic review of 38 studies examining health attitudes toward shared