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7021. 021-Ss-Mrsa-Surveillance-Fg (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/021-ss-mrsa-surveillance-fg.docx
      April 01, 2025 - And the other is targeted, where only those known to be positive for S. aureus receive the treatment. … Has the patient received the intended decolonization treatment before being taken to the OR?

7022. HCUP Statistical Brief #31: Childbirth-Related Hospitalizations among Adolescent Girls, 2004 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb31.pdf
      May 01, 2007 - The length of stay and cost for treatment was similar across most payer types. … DRGs group patients according to diagnosis, type of treatment (procedures), age, and other relevant

7023. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 35: Asthma Self-Management Education Packages (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/tech-brief-35-asthma-self-management-comments.pdf
      April 27, 2020 - This course covers: • Types of severe asthma • Severe asthma medicines and treatments • Reducing the … Lorene Alba, AAFA Results Regarding alternative treatments and navigating different environments, packages

7024. Assessing the Relationship between Care Processes and Clinical Decision Support for Order Entry – Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs0S26266-zhang-final-report-2022.pdf
      January 01, 2022 - et al., Micek et al., and Fargo et al. identified positive effects of EHR order sets on improved treatment … related to fluid administration and antibiotic therapy, as well as improved patient outcomes including … the computation of LCS targeted commonly placed orders that were a union of orders related to the treatment … Standardized order sets for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock. … Expert review of anti-infective therapy. 2009;7(9):1075-9. 13.

7025. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cHbBWNok76hRWKDXXm3R2_
      February 13, 2018 - tubal, and perito- neal cancers.13,14 This definition recognizes that the clinical pre- sentation and treatment … strategies between stage I and higher-stage ovarian cancer (ie, need for adju- vant radiation therapy … ); treatment outcomes in the UKCTOCS trial have not yet been published. … evidence from the United Kingdom where screening occurred in specialized trial settings and cancer treatment … Good Trial evidence from the UK where screening occurred in specialized trial settings and cancer treatment

7026. Final Progress Report: Improving the Safety of Primary Care by Measuring Adverse Events and Improvement (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/kennerly-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - trigger, the presence of an AE, the harm score of an AE, the preventability of an AE, attribution, treatment … trigger or an adverse event, the conditions surrounding an adverse event, the conditions surrounding any treatment … for the adverse event, and the outcome of the treatment for each scenario. … of 0-10, with 10 being the highest, how satisfied were you with your primary care physician medical treatment

7027. Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/breast-cancer-screening
      April 30, 2024 - Notably, for participants aged 75 to 84 years, screening (and treatment) were not associated with lower … Limitations Changes in population health, imaging technologies, and available treatments may limit … Racial inequities in the timing of breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment. … Time from screening mammography to biopsy and from biopsy to breast cancer treatment among Black and … continued screening Cancers diagnosed in stop screening strategy more likely to receive aggressive treatments

7028. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcinstructor.pdf
      June 01, 2012 - › Ordinarily, what is the result of treatment with an antibiotic for people with diarrhea? … An individual’s condition and treatment can directly impact his/her fall risk. d. … An individual’s condition and treatment can directly impact his/her fall risk. d.

7029. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - Regarding differences between treatments, we wanted to avoid redundancy in reporting numbers but do … reviews, because it is of great clinical importance to understand the risks and benefits of certain treatments … So class effect for therapeutic effect and side effects was “assumed until proven otherwise?” … for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. … Please revise.The list of agents approved as firstline treatments includes 2nd generation sulfonylureas

7030. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendaiton Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/PR7HUFdx2b_F9HvDFqz76L
      March 19, 2024 - development, survival, and well-being throughout childhood and adulthood.1,2 The prevalence of child mal- treatment … maltreatment (eg, neglect and psychological maltreatment).3 Young children are most vulnerable to child mal- treatment … Because mal- treatment is rarely witnessed by persons other than a child and per- petrator, and there … evidence was insufficient to make a rec- ommendation for or against interventions to prevent child mal- treatment

7031. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Introduction and Methods (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-intro-methods.pdf
      September 01, 2019 - The extensive literature review included in a third report, Unequal Treatment (IOM, 2003), drew attention … and six priority areas, including patient safety, person-centered care, care coordination, effective treatment … Services Administration  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)  Substance Use Disorder Treatment … most children; limitations or inability to do things most children can do; the need or use of special therapy … , such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy; and the need or use of treatment or counseling

7032. Characteristics of Safety-Net Hospitals, 2014 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb213-Safety-Net-Hospitals-2014.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - Excision; lysis peritoneal adhesions 8 73,351 0.7 10 175,419 0.9 Appendectomy 9 72,874 0.7 Treatment … Operating room procedures are defined as major diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, which include all … room procedures by the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) grouper and that are performed for diagnostic or therapeutic … However, if a patient received long-term care, rehabilitation, or treatment for a psychiatric or chemical … quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments

7033. 2017-01 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2017-01.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - The example code in the Appendix shows how to specify 30-day readmissions following discharge from treatment … among discharges within hospitals, because the patients discharged from a hospital share a set of treatment … resources (e.g., staff and facilities) that differs from the treatment resources available to patients … For example, interest might center on readmission rates for patients admitted for treatment of heart

7034. Implementation Guide: MRSA and SSI Prevention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/147-implementation-guide.pdf
      April 01, 2025 - presents a further threat as it is resistant to many available antimicrobial agents, complicating treatment

7035. Final Progress Report: Communicating Probabilities through Interactive Computer Graphics (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/kukafka-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Both health-related decision making (such as the choice between cancer therapies) and health promotion … Patients should be able to understand and compare risks when making decisions, such as choosing between treatments … Elting et al found that physicians were more likely to act upon an association between a treatment and … Effect of framing as gain versus loss on understanding and hypothetical treatment choices: survival … of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III): Executive Summary National Heart, Lung

7036. Decision Support to Improve Dental Care for Medically Compromised Patients - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs020846-fricton-final-report-2016.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - practice, such as histopathologic diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms, orthodontic diagnosis and treatment … recommended chair-side procedures needed to address the medical condition as part of dental care treatments … recommended to follow them up in person or by phone with these patients at a standard 1 day after treatment … The effect of diabetes mellitus on endodontic treatment outcome: data from an electronic patient record … Xerostomia: etiology, recognition and treatment. JADA 2003;134(1):61-9. 36.

7037. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_04.pdf
      January 01, 2007 - Table 4 demonstrates that ambulatory surgery care is strongly concentrated in treatments for only a … The ICD CCS category 214 was also paired with the CPT CCS category 144: treatment, facial fracture or … procedures 10 99 99: Other O.R. gastrointestinal therapeutic procedures 0.014 1 144 144: Treatment … Other fracture and dislocation procedure 2.180 4 147 147: Treatment … , fracture or dislocation of lower extremity (other than hip or femur) 0.200 5 145 145: Treatment,

7038. Vte-Prophyalaxis Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vte-prophyalaxis_executive.pdf
      May 01, 2013 - Effectiveness Reviews, the program supports systematic appraisals of existing scientific evidence regarding treatments … The figure illustrates the special populations of interest, therapies, and intermediate and clinical … reports of device complications in the relevant special populations • Case reports of pharmacologic therapies … The ACCP guidelines make dosing recommendations for the therapeutic use of LMWH.51,52 However, their … therapy remains unanswered.

7039. Chartbook on Healthy Living: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/healthyliving-slides.html
      April 01, 2018 - Promoting the most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, … Patient Safety (n=31) 19 10 2 Healthy Living (n=58) 35 18 5 Effective Treatment … About 60% of measures of Effective Treatment, Healthy Living, and Patient Safety improved. … Importance: Early detection and treatment of high blood pressure can prevent heart failure, kidney failure … Occupational therapy. Speech-language therapy.

7040. Microsoft Word - MS2012-01 Population Denominator Data _Updated through 2010 population_.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_01.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatment … employment, earning, income sources Geographic Entity: National Diseases and Health: Topical