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  1. Alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy-140326 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
    January 27, 2012 - days or decreases in heavy drinking episodes, improved physical health, reductions in health care … care system; it is estimated that only 1 in 4 individuals with alcohol dependence receives treatment … Assessing the Risk of Bias of Individual Studies in Systematic Reviews of Health Care Interventions. … -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health-Care Program. … in making health care decisions.

  2. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Syphilis Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review93/syphilis-infection-screening-2004
    July 15, 2004 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Center, under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), performed a targeted … 2 models of care and describe the epidemiology of syphilis in pregnancy. 22 Of the 24,526 women recruited … In a clustered RCT among 7 pairs of primary health care clinics with over 7,000 women in South Africa … Performance of the rapid plasma reagin and the rapid syphilis screening tests in the diagnosis of syphilis

  3. Modeling Study: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/breast-cancer-screening
    April 30, 2024 - Black/White disparity in breast cancer mortality. 64 If health care systems, policymakers, clinicians … Tina Shih, PhD (MD Anderson Cancer Center), Jennifer Croswell, MD, MPH (Healthcare Delivery Research … and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute]) and across 4 models of Black women (D, GE, M, and W). … Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. … and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute]).

  4. Patient Characteristics of Opioid-Related Inpatient Stays and Emergency Department Visits Nationally and by State, 2014 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb224-Patient-Characteristics-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-ED-Visits-by-State.pdf
    December 01, 2016 - resource of encounter-level health care data. … of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments … Washington State Department of Health West Virginia Health Care Authority Wisconsin Department of … The reports use HCUP administrative health care data. … in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of health care in the

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49545/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2007 - In 2004, the estimated number of inpatient diagnostic catheterizations was 1,471,000, and the number … In the following discussion, the most common complications of cardiac catheterization and measures to … Typically, at the end of cardiac catheterization, the sheath in the femoral artery is removed, and hemostasis … In this patient, given the delay in the development of the hematoma, the likely cause of the bleeding … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S.

  6. Musculoskeletal-Complaints-Tests-Children Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about … The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … Effective Health Care are suspected of having inflammatory arthritis, despite the fact that the diagnostic … Effective Health Care Program 2 This comparative effectiveness review summarizes the evidence on … Two reviewers independently assessed the strength of evidence for KQs 3 to 5 using the Agency for Healthcare

  7. Stroke-Atrial-Fibrillation Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
    August 01, 2013 - be 15.9 million, a threefold increase from 2000.5 Effective Health Care Program The Effective Health … The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … quality of life; and higher overall mortality.6-8 Effective Health Care Program 2 Patients with … for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health Care Program. … Assessing applicability when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program

  8. Payer Readiness for Technology Implementation (P-RTI) Tool Application and Assessment - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024086-molfenter-final-report-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - : Steve Bernstein This project was supported by grant number R21HS24086-01 from the Agency for Healthcare … views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … rapidly changing health care environment could have changed payer preferences over time, b) some payers … The readiness of addiction treatment agencies for health care reform. … The technology acceptance model: its past and its future in health care.

  9. Nppv-Respiratory-Failure Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_executive.pdf
    July 01, 2012 - Care Program The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about … The object is to help consumers, health care providers, and others in making informed choices among … Effective Health Care Effective Health Care Program 2 health care costs related to critical … and 30-day), and health care utilization (ventilator-dependent days, rate of ventilator dependence … for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Effective Health Care Program.

  10. 2004 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2004niscomparisonrpt.jsp
    May 01, 2016 - NIS BACKGROUND The 2004 NIS was established as part of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project … , 99 percent of the population in the Midwest, 81 percent of the South, and 92 percent of the West. … NIS estimates of essential healthcare policy variables (i.e., number of inpatient discharges, in-hospital … In general, NIS estimates of essential healthcare policy variables are accurate and precise. … In general, the NIS estimates of variables essential to healthcare policy – including in-hospital mortality

  11. Kidney-Disease-Medicine Surveillance (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-disease-medicine_surveillance.pdf
    October 01, 2012 - However, 1 noted that the word ‘but’ appears to limit the importance of this finding, even though … AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-EHC075-EF Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2009. 3. … The degree of reduction in UAE was independently associated with the rate of eGFR decline (P=0.0037 … Tangri, 2011 21 Post-hoc analysis of data in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease study

  12. Learning From Defects Through Sensemaking: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/learn-from-defects-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Their part is that of adding the final garnish to a lethal brew that has been long in the cooking.” … But everyone on the unit can and should participate in the process of learning from defects. … Put yourself in the place of those involved, in the middle of the event as it was unfolding. … Contributing factors from all levels of your health care system impact care delivery and, ultimately, … Developing and deploying a patient safety program in a large health care delivery system: you can't fix

  13. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-guide.docx
    September 01, 2022 - SAY: The vast majority of cases of pharyngitis are caused by viruses in both children and adults. … as symptoms resolve in the absence of antibiotic therapy. … Slide 20 Disclaimer SAY: The findings and recommendations in this presentation are those of the … No statement in this presentation should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … Any practice described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance

  14. Waiting Too Long | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/waiting-too-long
    February 01, 2013 - When allocating health care resources, it is important to balance the goal of providing safe, efficient … It requires training, organization, and adept communication among health care workers. … The use of high-fidelity patient simulators for training health care professionals has increased in recent … among health care workers. … Non-Health Care Professionals View More

  15. Staggered Sensitivity Results | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
    May 01, 2013 - Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services … As per the recently released Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology … Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:32-38. [go to PubMed] 5. Burke JP. … Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America guidelines … Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Surgery

  16. Module-3-Slides (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-3-slides.pdf
    February 09, 2022 - planners, faculty, and others in control of the content (either individually or as a group) have no … (ABQAURP) and American Hospital Association (AHA) / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ … Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the … Learning Goals 6 Understand the importance of mapping key processes and identifying process failures … ❖ Picture of the patient journey from the time of referral to completion

  17. Disposition of Comments Report for Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_disposition-comments.pdf
    March 07, 2012 - Comments to Research Review The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program encourages the public to participate … its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and … The tests are being used by health care providers (who have widely varying ability and experience in … most important, potentially answerable, question for the future is: Did the health care provider get … The health care provider orders these tests, trying to distinguish autoimmune diseases from other causes

  18. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-10/final_slides_oct_2020_spotlight_case_inpt_stroke_mngt_in_adolescent_with_type1_diabetes.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Guidelines for the early management of patients with acute ischemic stroke: a guideline for healthcare … Patient Self-Management of Diabetes Care in the Inpatient Setting: Con. … An Overview of Safety Issues on Use of Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems in the … Diabetes Care in the Hospital: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2020. … Diabetes Technology in the Inpatient Setting for Management of Hyperglycemia.

  19. PowerPoint Presentation

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/016-ss-hand-hygiene-periop.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - ) Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings (2002)3 Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America … Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. … Evidence of Hand Hygiene to Reduce Transmission and Infections by Multidrug Resistant Organisms in Health-care … WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care. … A survey of occupational skin disease in UK health care workers.

  20. Learn About the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/learn-about-cusp-fac-guide.html
    July 01, 2023 - The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Model for Improvement. … for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, a national innovator in patient safety. … Improving culture within the health care setting requires the culture model to be based on the understanding … system of shared accountability in which health care institutions are accountable for the practices … of the choices, which may or may not have resulted in harm.
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