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4281. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vaesurveillance-facguide.docx
      January 01, 2017 - The attending physician can’t differentiate without clinical signs and symptoms, and neither can the … Are any of the settings based on provider preference rather than on clinical symptoms?

4282. Final Progress Report: Developing a Rational Clinical Approach to the Disposition of TIA Cases in the ED (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/reeves-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - stratify TIA patients who present to the ED based on a combination of age, blood pressure, clinical symptoms … , duration of symptoms, and diabetes.

4283. The SHARE Approach: Facilitator's Guide (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-facilitator-guide.pdf
      October 01, 2024 - language they learned in Module 1: > Not a patient-centered approach: “Based on your numbers and symptoms … ” > Patient-centered language: “Based on your numbers and your current symptoms, and because you told

4284. Future Research Needs for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Pediatric Population (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stem-cell-children-future_research.pdf
      February 01, 2012 - As many as 41 percent of HSCT survivors may have persistent PTSD symptoms for up to 10 years post- transplant … It is estimated that as many as 41 percent6, 7 of survivors of HSCT have persistent PTSD symptoms for … Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in parents of transplant recipients: incidence, severity, … - administered cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and distress symptoms

4285. Final Progress Report: Application of Machine Learning to Enhance e-Triggers to Detect and Learn from Diagnostic Safety Events (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/singh-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - from a complex interplay between various patient (e.g., health literacy, typicality of presenting symptoms … Performance of an e- Trigger to Detect Missed Stroke Diagnosis in Patients with Headache or Dizziness Symptoms

4286. Use of Copper-Infused Surfaces Reduces Clostridioides difficile Spores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/948.html
      March 01, 2025 - Use of Copper-Infused Surfaces Reduces Clostridioides difficile Spores Issue Number 948 AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities. March 4, 2025 AHRQ Stats: Insurance Types Associated With Transportation Issues In 2021, 7.9 percent of adults on Medicare …

4287. Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/improving-delivery-health-services-health-systems-level
      January 01, 2020 - Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level AHRQ-funded research aims to improve the delivery of health services at the health systems or organizational level; this investment was $41.8 million over the duration of projects that were ongoing in 2020. The use…

4288. P8: Do Telemedicine Visits Provide Similar Quality and Safety as In-Person Visits? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p8-reed.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 P8: Do Telemedicine Visits Provide Similar Quality and Safety as In-Person Visits? Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director …

4289. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33836/psn-pdf
      June 01, 2017 - The Weekend Effect in Cardiology: Is It Real? If So, Can It Be Fixed? June 1, 2017 Martin VK, Mirnateghi N, Khoshchehreh M. The Weekend Effect in Cardiology: Is It Real? If So, Can It Be Fixed? . PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/weekend-effect-cardiology-it-real-if-so-can-it-be-fixed Per…

4290. Public Health and Community Integration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-public-health.html
      May 01, 2024 - Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Public Health and Community Integration Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Investments in Primary Care Research for 2021 and 2022 Acknowledgments and Authors Message from the Acting Director of AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in…

4291. Development of a Screening Tool for Safe Wheelchair Seating (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Gavin.pdf
      January 01, 2001 - However, the low prevalence or absence of certain problems/symptoms makes Cohen’s kappa in this study

4292. Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
      April 20, 2008 - • Poor communication of pain symptoms by patients to physicians.

4293. Disposition of Comments Report for Noninvasive Technologies for the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Women (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-women-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
      June 12, 2012 - We have changed the language to include “suspected CAD” or “symptoms suspicious for CAD,” which includes … I think the population that the review is attempting to capture are those women with symptoms for which … We have clarified that the target population was women with symptoms suspicious for CAD (or suspected … METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 147 consecutive women with chest pain or other symptoms suggestive … We have changed the language “chest pain syndrome” to “suspected CAD” or “symptoms suspicious for CAD

4294. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 21, Management Strategies To Reduce Psychiatric Readmissions (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/psychiatric-readmissions_disposition-comments.pdf
      May 21, 2015 - of acute care psychiatric experience) include an increased ability to provide education regarding symptoms … Individuals are often more receptive to hearing this information when their acute symptoms have resolved … Once symptoms have abated, if the patient and family have an opportunity to meet in a neutral and safe … This could cause a paradoxical increase in readmissions, but allowing symptoms to be controlled more … For example, the actual harms are ongoing symptoms and functional impairment as well as potential safety

4295. Hypertension-Pulmonary-Arterial Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hypertension-pulmonary-arterial_research-protocol.pdf
      January 30, 2013 - life expectancy at the time of diagnosis was 2.8 years.3,4 Screening and Diagnosis of PAH The symptoms … Symptoms that are present at rest suggest advanced disease.4 The diagnosis of PAH requires a multifaceted … Patients who have symptoms suggestive of PAH or are otherwise at high risk of PAH, undergo screening … associated with a high risk of undiagnosed PAH (e.g., a collagen vascular disorder) nor (2) signs or symptoms

4296. EHC Research Protocol: Management of Colonic Diverticulitis (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diverticulitis-research-protocol.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - They typically are asymptomatic, but may result in pain, bloating, or generally mild gastrointestinal symptoms … measure to compare and reduce variability across national emergency department admission rates.6 Symptoms … characteristics (e.g., prior history of diverticulitis, age) • Presentation of illness (e.g., specific signs or symptoms … characteristics (e.g., prior history of diverticulitis, age) • Presentation or course of illness (e.g., specific symptoms

4297. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ear-infection_research-protocol.pdf
      August 07, 2012 - Otitis media with effusion (OME) is defined as a collection of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms … with fluid behind the tympanic membrane, it is defined as also including an acute onset of signs and symptoms … Clinical outcomes include changes in: OME signs (middle ear fluid) and symptoms (fullness in ear, difficulty … Otitis media with effusion: A collection of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of ear

4298. Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic Decisions (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/calibrate-dx-guide.pdf
      October 01, 2022 - meningitis, stroke, appendicitis, cancer, pulmonary embolism Undifferentiated presentations Common symptoms … Alarm symptoms or “red flags” (i.e., features in the clinical presentation that are considered to predict … Initial symptoms were thought to be related to constipation and hemorrhoids. … I think I did a good job of re- evaluating my differential and workup when symptoms persisted.

4299. 6_StakeholderMeetingDiscussionGuide (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/6_StakeholderMeetingDiscussionGuide_1.pdf
      June 16, 2021 - hospitals, hazmat teams, and other partners, as well informing the regional media to alert the public to symptoms … your business practices in terms of the release of patient-specific information related to specific symptoms … the state or local policy regarding the release of patient-specific information related to specific symptoms … hospitals, hazmat teams, and other partners, as well informing the regional media to alert the public to symptoms

4300. 10th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/10th-USPSTF-Annual-Report-to-Congress.pdf
      November 01, 2020 - assesses the potential benefits and harms of services to prevent disease in people without signs or symptoms … Task Force recommendations: • Apply only to people without signs or symptoms of the disease or health … harms from treatment of a disease or condition, diagnosis of a condition that would never have caused symptoms … outcomes for a screened versus unscreened population • Include populations without obvious signs or symptoms