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  1. Asthma-Immunotherapy-2010 Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asthma-immunotherapy-2010_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing scientific evidence regarding treatments … data on sublingual immunotherapy, recognized its potential as a viable alternative to subcutaneous therapy … The findings are also relevant to patients making decisions regarding therapy, as they findings can … between the outcomes of the two groups would be useful for ensuring a fair comparison of the two therapies … Allergen immunotherapy: therapeutic vaccines for allergic diseases. A WHO position paper.

  2. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-literacy_research-protocol.pdf
    January 22, 2010 - patients' medication underuse, illness outcomes, and beliefs about antihyperglycemic and antihypertensive treatments … Adherence to antiretroviral therapy assessed by unannounced pill counts conducted by telephone. … Barriers to HIV/AIDS treatment and treatment adherence among African-American adults with disadvantaged … Health literacy and adherence to glaucoma therapy. Am J Ophthalmol 2006;142:223-6. … Relationships among health literacy, knowledge about hormone therapy, self-efficacy, and decision-making

  3. A total of 1,364 patients were treated with a neurothrombectomy device as part of X reports (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/advanced-care-decision-aids_technical-brief.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - Intravenous therapies can be initiated and maintained in various settings. … and likelihood of pain or loss of function in order to decide for or against future life-prolonging therapies … But it does not include values clarification exercises, education about medical conditions/treatments … which services are available in various settings, patients may express preferences for or against therapies … Without data-rich decision aids, patients with early Alzheimer’s might mistakenly believe there is therapeutic

  4. Recommendation: Prevention of Dental Caries in Children Younger Than 5 Years: Screening and Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prevention-of-dental-caries-in-children-younger-than-age-5-years-screening-and-interventions1
    December 07, 2021 - found that patients receiving a preventive dental visit were more likely to receive subsequent caries treatment … Topical fluoride treatments, such as varnishes, help protect teeth that are already present. … It also states that children at increased risk for caries should receive a professional fluoride treatment … Fluoride therapy. In: The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry . … Guideline on fluoride therapy. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Revised 2018.

  5. Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care Consultations (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/telehealth-acute-chronic_research-protocol.pdf
    February 15, 2017 - These can include broad categories such as diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease or specific … C, skin infections) or decisions (e.g., stewardship of antibiotics or antimicrobials, selection of treatments … Populations • Patients of any age, with medical care needs for prevention, treatment, or management … A network meta-analysis of therapies for previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. … Effectiveness of biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis: an indirect comparisons approach.

  6. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary23/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
    June 15, 2008 - We used RCTs to assess the effectiveness of diabetes and prediabetes treatments. … The ALLHAT 51 examined various antihypertensive therapies among persons with diabetes, impaired fasting … Economic evaluation of therapeutic interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes in Canada. … on dual therapy. … Early insulin: an important therapeutic strategy [Editorial]. Diabetes Care 2005;28:220-1.

  7. Matching Patients across Institutions without Definitive Patient Identifiers

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/mn22.jsp
    September 01, 2014 - for discharges between MN hospitals to: Determine the clinical effectiveness of current medical therapies

  8. When the Indications for Drug Administration Blur | PSNet

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    May 26, 2021 - pharmacologic intervention improves sleep in hospitalized patients remains unclear but common initial treatments … or extreme anxiety and insomnia warrant an investigation of underlying causes before more aggressive treatment … Julia Munsch, PharmD Pharmacist, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee Coordinator UC Davis Health … Anticonvulsant therapy for status epilepticus. … Evidence-Based Guideline: Treatment of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children and Adults: Report of

  9. The Result Stopped Here | PSNet

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    December 01, 2006 - Due to the lack of follow-up, the patient went three days without treatment for C. difficile , and continued … Proper handling of the result would have led to proper treatment and prevented patient harm. … error was that all subsequent nursing staff assumed mistakenly that intravenous vancomycin was adequate therapy … some reflect errors requiring immediate correction rather than clinical conditions requiring immediate treatment … paged covering physicians with panic laboratory values and reduced delays in delivering appropriate treatment

  10. Leveraging Health Information Technology to Avoid Unnecessary Asymptomatic Carotid Revascularization - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021581-goodney-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - therapy … study long-term stroke-free survival after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting (the two treatment … patients make the right choices for carotid revascularization, such that the patients get the best treatments … develop future projects aimed at expanding our goal of providing patients with the most effective treatments … The Need for Treatment of Hemodynamic Instability Following Carotid Endarterectomy Is Associated with

  11. To Transfer or Not to Transfer | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-or-not-transfer
    November 23, 2016 - medical services (EMS) providers, and the roles of ambulance diversion and federal Emergency Medical Treatment … the patient continued to have more ventricular arrhythmias and firings of his AICD even with medical treatment … Recently, EMS has also considered the ability to provide therapeutic hypothermia after return of spontaneous … City pushes cooling therapy for cardiac arrest. The New York Times. December 3, 2008. … Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). [Available at] 7. Hayes CM.

  12. TeamSTEPPS for Improving Diagnosis Participant Workbook (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/dx-improvement/dxsafety-particpant-workbook.pdf
    February 04, 2022 - Relevant tests and results Treatments/therapies that have been tried none none Requests Please provide … Relevant tests and results Treatments/therapies that have been tried EKG and CXR normal Little relief … Relevant tests and results Treatments/therapies that have been tried Requests Please provide the recommendations … “I would like you to have the test/ start this treatment.” … � Weigh risks and benefits for initiating testing or therapy for dangerous alternative diagnoses (e.g

  13. Bleeding Risks With Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/j69Hq5ALvzg74e-ngkzSep
    April 01, 2016 - colorectal cancer prevention) and conducted sensitivity analyses by dose, frequency, and duration of therapy … We calculated absolute treatment effects for bleed- ing outcomes to represent the range of control group … Clinical features of gastroduodenal injury associated with long-term low-dose aspirin therapy [Editorial … Aspirin therapy in primary cardiovascular disease prevention: a position paper of the European Society … Individualised prediction of alternate-day aspirin treatment effects on the combined risk of cancer,

  14. 2024 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/cahps-database/2024-health-plan-chartbook.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Easy to get special medical equipment or devices for child 50% 51% 50% 53% 44% Easy to get special therapy … /A 53% Easy to get special medical equipment or devices for child 53% N/A 52% Easy to get special therapy … for child 51% N/A 57% Easy to get treatment or counseling for child 44% N/A 50% Getting Prescription … • Never • Sometimes • Usually • Always In the last 6 months, how often was it easy to get this therapy … In the last 6 months, how often was it easy to get this treatment or counseling for your child?

  15. The Forgotten Radiographic Read | PSNet

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    June 07, 2016 - number of patients, diagnostic studies may be unavailable or available only in an emergency, and certain treatments … clear, but reduced staffing and supervision, as well as limited availability of diagnostic tests and therapies

  16. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-business-case-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - Say: Today we have strong evidence regarding the therapies that mechanically ventilated patients need

  17. Disposition of Comments: Technical Brief No. 38_Automated Entry Patient Generated Health Data for Chronic Conditions: The Evidence on Health Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-38-chronic-conditions-comments.pdf
    March 01, 2021 - Despite positive findings, the report assigns “Possible positive effect(s)” to only four therapeutic … This lack of crucial information is a common problem in medical device and therapeutic interventions … Section Comment Response lengths to recommend against the use of beta blockers as first line therapy … or therapies, even those approved by FDA, that demonstrate long term health outcomes. … used interchangeably in the structured abstract, evidence summary, and introduction) for device and therapy

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49432/psn-pdf
    February 09, 2004 - Suspecting meningococcemia, the attending started antibiotic therapy and transferred the patient to … Despite initiation of antibiotics and full supportive treatment, the patient had a cardiac arrest and

  19. Measure Descriptions for Daily Early Mobility: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-early-mobility-fac-guide.html
    February 01, 2017 - This allows physicians and other members of the care team to target appropriate treatment strategies. … Slide 28: Physical and Occupational Therapy Say: Next, we have two columns, where you can record

  20. 2012 HCUP National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2012niscomparisonrpt.jsp
    April 18, 2016 - 15,247 6,265 -58.9 896 Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy w … mcc 10,947 10,320 -5.7 897 Alcohol/drug abuse or dependence w/o rehabilitation therapy … Poisoning & toxic effects of drugs w/o mcc 47,113 45,115 -4.2 919 Complications of treatment … w mcc 16,948 14,310 -15.6 920 Complications of treatment w cc 21,172 19,995 -5.6 … 921 Complications of treatment w/o cc/mcc 8,243 8,135 -1.3 922 Other injury,
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