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161. Patient And Family Engagement In The Ed Transcript (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/Patient_and_Family_Engagement_in_the_ED_transcript.docx
     July 07, 2015 - department, feeling like they are engaged in their care, have been shown to have greater adherence to their treatment … order to facilitate the exchange of data that would be useful in determining not only a diagnosis but a treatment … the research has also shown us is that informed patients often prefer a lower cost and less intensive treatment

162. Blood Pressure Control Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/blood-pressure.html
     March 01, 2021 - In 2004, the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood … The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment … Hypertension Treatment Algorithm This decision tree summarizes treatment recommendations for hypertension … Controlling Hypertension in Adults This trifold pamphlet aimed at clinicians presents the treatment … Cené, General Internist at the UNC School of Medicine, cover recommended guidelines for the treatment

163. Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 1999 - What are the most effective preventive and treatment strategies for children with diabetes or pain? … Clinical services include screening, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitative, and palliative interventions

164. Memorial Hospital Uses AHRQ Resources to Cut Readmissions, Promote Patient Self-Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2015 - from AHRQ's Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) toolkit to help newly discharged patients follow their treatment

165. AHRQ Timeline | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2025 - By funding Patient Outcomes Research Teams (PORTs), focused on treatments for certain high-cost, high-risk … outcomes were uncertain—especially for Medicare beneficiaries—multidisciplinary teams analyzed what treatments … work, at what cost, and why treatments vary. … Effective Healthcare Program develops evidence on the effectiveness, benefits, and harms of different treatment … Six Building Blocks , a structured systems-based guide to treating patients who use long-term opioid therapy

166. Protocol - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
     June 09, 2020 - Treatment of OSA The most common first-line therapy for OSA is the use of continuous positive airway … Other nonsurgical interventions used to treat OSA include devices to alter sleep position (positional therapy … ), physical therapy to improve oropharyngeal muscle tone, complementary and alternative medicine techniques … Because AHI is commonly used to evaluate the mechanical effectiveness of CPAP (and other treatments … Decision Memo for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA

167. Grantees Focusing on Hispanic and Latino Populations | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2021 - to language issues, these people have increased rates of hospital admissions, misdiagnosis, improper treatment … “There is great promise in the use of digital therapeutics to mitigate access inequities in behavioral … University New York Morningside Project Title: Using eHealth To Expand Access to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy … Primary Care Patients Summary: This project aims to increase access to the recommended first-line treatment … of insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), for Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latinx

168. Main Line Health System Uses Patient Safety Culture Survey in Suburban Philadelphia Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Paoli, and Riddle Hospitals; Lankenau Medical Center; Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital; and Mirmont Treatment … MLH is a nonprofit health system consisting of five acute care hospitals, rehabilitation and treatment

169. How are CHIPRA Quality Demonstration States working to improve adolescent health care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight03.html
     August 01, 2013 - commit suicide, only one in three has a diagnosed mental health condition, and only one in four is in treatment … Engaging in screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for at-risk substance abusers and … increasing how often SBHCs deliver services in line with the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment … lack of mental health providers (especially in rural areas) could prevent them from ensuring adequate treatment

170. Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - it to support discussions between patients, family members, and healthcare teams about the possible treatment … executed, [shared decision making] may decrease patient anxiety, increase trust in clinicians, and improve treatment

171. Research on the Integration of Behavioral Health in Primary Care webinar
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     March 07, 2024 - 0.78 and 0.64 for depression and anxiety Graham, et al., 2020, Coached mobile app platform for the treatment … Psychosocial Resources “At the same time, many patients want and/or need more intensive psychiatric treatment … than can be offered in this setting (such as a day program or intensive outpatient treatment).”– Psychiatrist … Refine a strategy centered around an electronic shared decision-making prototype focused on improving treatment … , polysubstance use, pregnancy and postpartum, health equity, mental health apps, and low threshold treatment

172. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 -  Do not routinely apply prophylactic topical antimicrobial or antiseptic ointment or cream to the … precautions • Central line catheters Communication • Education on policy/protocol of monitoring and treatment

173. Implementation Guide for the Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/ltc-implementation-guide.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - common causative organisms and cultures that should be obtained, and give recommendations for empiric therapy … , duration of therapy, and narrowing or stopping therapy … Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes Next, review the material … Develop a Culture of Safety Around Antibiotic Prescribing Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment

174. Coaching in the Hospital | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2013 - Appendix B contains material on diagnoses and conditions; care, treatment, and development; and feeding … Clinical materials on care, treatment, and development include the following: Medications.

175. Appendix 2: CED Compiled Public Comment Themes (xls file)
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     April 02, 2025 - This largely arises because the therapies recommended for CED are often devices or diagnostics, rather … than drugs or biologics, or are therapies being used for novel indications, without FDA-approval for … Create a therapy-specific rubric for data collection. … , it becomes an inflexible utilization management tool, beneficiaries become research subjects, and treatment … than drugs or biologics, or are therapies being used for novel indications, without FDA-approval for

176. The Prevalence of Mental Health Conditions Was on the Rise Before the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Pandemic Had a Negative Effect on Mental Health (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-mental-health-data-spotlight.pdf
     July 01, 2024 - Barriers to Treatment Can Deter People From Receiving Needed Mental Health Care If a mental health … Did Not Know How or Where To Get Treatment Were Not Ready To Start Treatment Said Care … , 51.6%; » Did not know how or where to get treatment, 51.1%; » Did not have enough time for treatment … Many Adults With Mental Health Issues Do Not Get Treatment For reasons such as those mentioned above … Insurance coverage is often not sufficient to meet the ongoing need for mental health treatment.

177. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Department Boarding and Hospital Crowding   AHRQ Announces Interest in Funding Research on Diagnosis and Treatment

178. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We Still Have Much Work to Do | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2022 - with alcohol misuse also loom large; in 2020, the percentage of people aged 12 and over who needed treatment … for alcohol misuse and who received such treatment at a specialty facility was less than 10 percent

179. Toolkit 2: Monitor and Sustain Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2016 - about infections, lab results and x rays, organisms, names of prescribing clinicians, and antibiotic therapies … For example, has there been a decrease in treatment of residents who do not meet the diagnostic criteria … topic, such as fluoroquinolones, which are often overprescribed, or the frequency of inappropriate treatment

180. What Are Patient-Reported Measures? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - These measures are often used to assess the effectiveness of treatments—like knee or hip replacements … PROMs can also provide evidence on which treatments are most effective for specific patient groups, ultimately