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21. Probability and the Diagnostic Pathway | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking3.html
    September 01, 2022 - Step 3: Selection of diagnostic tests. … The clinician then decides to perform a particular diagnostic test (or set of tests) to explore likely … The chosen tests may relate to the most likely diagnosis or the most concerning diagnosis, depending … are physical examination maneuvers or blood or imaging tests. … to screening tests is an illustrative exception.

22. Probability and the Diagnostic Pathway | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/probabilistic-thinking3.html
    September 01, 2022 - Step 3: Selection of diagnostic tests. … The clinician then decides to perform a particular diagnostic test (or set of tests) to explore likely … The chosen tests may relate to the most likely diagnosis or the most concerning diagnosis, depending … are physical examination maneuvers or blood or imaging tests. … to screening tests is an illustrative exception.

23. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 24, 2024 - Item Number Title Population Survey Topics C-HIT16 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT15 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT17 Blood tests … Health information technology C-HIT14 Patient looked for blood tests … Health information technology C-HIT13 Provider's office put blood tests

24. 2.a-1 Preintervention Survey of Clinicians and Practice Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crctoolkit/crctool2a-1.html
    April 01, 2018 - HEALTH SYSTEM LOGO] Health Care Systems for Increasing and Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests … How frequently do you recommend the following tests for colorectal cancer screening to your asymptomatic … Tests Very frequently Somewhat frequently Not frequently Never A. … Tests Very effective Somewhat effective Not effective Don't know A. … Your office is involved in a colorectal cancer screening program that involves sending stool tests to

25. Background | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2024 - Ahead Conclusion References The increasing number and complexity of diagnostic tests … , but only 11 percent used it frequently. 21 Ensuring that clinicians are optimally equipped to use tests

26. Section 2. Recommendations for Adults (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Screening Tests Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) can identify chlamydial infection in asymptomatic … Screening Tests While there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening, the tests often … Screening Tests Screening tests for cognitive impairment in the clinical setting generally include … Screening Tests Simple screening questions may perform as well as more complex instruments. … Screening Tests Three tests have been used to screen for diabetes: Fasting plasma glucose (FPG)

27. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2024 - reduce diagnostic errors. 8 A variety of actionable approaches are available to ensure that diagnostic tests … described collectively as diagnostic stewardship. 9,10 Diagnostic stewardship refers to “ordering the right tests … ordering and also includes, for instance, reporting results in ways that maximize the usefulness of tests

28. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/actionplan-trip-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - We will talk more about piloting tests of change later in this module. … Slide 19 Title Slide Tests of Change How small-scale tests inform sustainable quality improvement … Tests of change are small-scale tests to evaluate a proposed change. … Tests of change offer action-oriented learning in the appropriate context and setting. … ASK: Can you think of any reasons to employ small tests of change?

29. Appendix B: Trends in Access, Quality and Disparities for Measures in 2016 Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - , or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 198.000 … 2014 Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and needed care, tests … , or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 127.273 … , or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 79.365 4.856 … , or treatment who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 100.000

30. Tools To Improve Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2024 - Studies of primary care offices consistently show that the process for managing tests is a significant … This toolkit helps ensure that diagnostic lab tests are accurately managed and shared with patients and … The tools help examine how tests are managed in the office, from the moment tests are ordered until the … important areas: elevated blood pressure, adolescent depression, and actionable pediatric diagnostic tests

31. Indiana Decision on Osteoporosis Screening Based on Task Force Recommendations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The State's Office of Women's Health had offered the free tests, which involved ultrasound scans of the … Tests had been given to about 51,000 women in Indiana over the six-year period and cost the state approximately … end the free screening program, State Health Commissioner Judith Monroe, MD, cited concerns that the tests … use of heel ultrasound technology is not as reliable as the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; that tests … were conducted on any woman 18 years or older who wanted one; and tests were conducted without taking

32. Georgetown University Family Nurse Practitioner Program Trains Hundreds of Students Using AHRQ App to Improve Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2019 - patient individually, allowing for a better understanding of which preventive services or screening tests … informs students about a patient’s health needs and determines proper timing for particular screening tests … Students also learn the most current guidelines about how often various screening tests should be performed … Scientific evidence has evolved about recommendations on the frequency of Pap tests, breast cancer screening … Students then write a paper comparing what tests they ordered during the wellness encounter with what

33. Final Progress Report: Risk Assessment of the Testing Processes of Access Community Health Network (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - comprehensive risk assessment of the management of laboratory testing, imaging studies, and special tests … Scope The scope of this assessment includes the processing of all lab tests, imaging studies, … and special tests ordered on ACCESS patients that, when optimally managed, normally would be returned … We did not study individual performance or the accuracy of ordering tests or interpreting results. … A phone survey of patients to assess their understanding of tests ordered for them and whether they

34. Computer-Based Training Post-Training Tests and Answer Keys: Nasal Iodophor (doc file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Computer-Based Training Post-Training Tests and Answer Keys: Nasal Iodophor Decolonization of Non-ICU

35. Computer-Based Training Post-Training Tests and Answer Keys: Nasal Mupirocin (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-answer-mupirocin.docx
    March 01, 2022 - Computer-Based Training Post-Training Tests and Answer Keys: Nasal Mupirocin Decolonization of Non-ICU

36. Calculating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Laboratory Test Percent Positivity: CDC Methods and Considerations for Comparisons and Interpretation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - percent positivity used by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the number of positive tests … (numerator) divided by the total number of resulted reported tests (denominator) (positive/total) x

37. Section 2. Recommendations for Adults (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2014 - Grade: I (Insufficient Evidence) Screening Tests Toxicologic tests of blood or urine can provide … Screening Tests Visual acuity testing (for example, the Snellen eye chart) is the usual method for … Screening Tests The preferred screening tests for dyslipidemia are measuring serum lipid (total cholesterol … Grade: B Screening Tests Body mass index is calculated from the measured weight and height of an … Screening Tests Direct inspection and palpation of the oral cavity is the most commonly recommended

38. Interactive Tool Explores Hospital Trends for COVID-19 and Other Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - physician practices was associated with an additional $40.2 million in Medicare spending on imaging tests … and $32.9 million on laboratory tests, according to an AHRQ-funded study published in Health Affairs … and $0.57 for laboratory tests after practices were integrated. … a sharp rise in hospital-site testing resulted in integrated practices performing 1.5 more imaging tests … and 8.5 more laboratory tests per every 1,000 beneficiaries on average after integration.

39. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Health information technology C-HIT13 Provider's office put blood tests … Health information technology C-HIT14 Patient looked for blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT15 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT16 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT17 Blood tests

40. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT17 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT16 Blood tests … Clinician & Group Health information technology C-HIT15 Blood tests … Health information technology C-HIT14 Patient looked for blood tests … Health information technology C-HIT13 Provider's office put blood tests