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  1. Confidential Physician Feedback Reports: Designing for Optimal Impact on Performance (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/confidreportguide_1.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - receiving feedback showed significant improvements in care quality as measured by their adherence to treatment … practices succeeded in motivating their patients to fill prescribed medications for Type 2 diabetes treatments … and “How has it influenced what you do in the treatment rooms? … Improved quality of Type 2 diabetes care following electronic feedback of treatment status to general … performance measurement often captures variables outside their control, such as patient adherence to treatment

  2. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/qdr2015-chartbook-healthyliving.pptx
    January 01, 2020 - About 60% of measures of Effective Treatment, Healthy Living, and Patient Safety improved. … Occupational therapy Speech-language therapy 86 Settings for Services Services are delivered … independence, remain in the community, and delay or avoid institutionalization.1 Home-based physical therapy … Continuity in the provider of home-based physical therapy services and its implications for outcomes … Doctors and home health staff should monitor shortness of breath and may give advice, therapy, medication

  3. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response_Deprescribing To Reduce Medication Harms in Older Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-deprescribing.pdf
    February 01, 2024 - Herrinton, 202346 Randomized clinical trial Outpatient clinics Age ≥76 years with ≥10 non- topical … Control: 1724 (1:4 propensity score matched) Clinical pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy … threatening to current stable conditions with a fear of alienating patients, deviation from standard therapy … Structured Interventions to Optimize Polypharmacy in Psychiatric Treatment and Nursing Homes: A Systematic … Discontinuation of alpha-blocker therapy in men with lower urinary tract symptoms: a systematic review

  4. Cultural Competence and Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cultural-competence-and-patient-safety
    December 27, 2019 - cultural affiliations can affect where and how they seek care, how they describe symptoms, how they select treatment … include diagnostics errors, missed screenings, unexpected negative responses to medication, harmful treatment

  5. Quality-Gap-Palliative-Hospice Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/quality-gap-palliative-hospice_executive.pdf
    October 01, 2012 - radiotherapy), which found a statistically significant improvement in the use of single- fraction treatment … (guideline-recommended care) and a reduction in time to treatment.

  6. Assessing the Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/assessing-impact-of-pcmh-final-report.pdf
    November 16, 2010 - admissions.4-8 Primary care clinicians use fewer tests, spend less money, and protect people from over treatment … factors.18-22 In addition, having a primary care physician is associated with increased trust and treatment … The study team developed a set of interviewing guides to explore topical domains in order to understand … factors.18-22 In addition, having a primary care physician is associated with increased trust and treatment … The study team developed a set of interviewing guides to explore topical domains in order to understand

  7. Improving Medication Management Practices and Care Transitions through Technology - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017837-feldman-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - suggests that improving adherence would result in more health benefits than by developing new medical treatments … severity (Level 1=critical, Level 2=severe, Level 3=moderate), as well as instances of duplicative therapy … The specific items included: co- morbidities and symptom severity, risk factors, prognosis, therapies … used in EHRs is the medication database that checks for drug-to-drug interactions and duplications in therapy … Adherence to Long Term Therapies: Evidence for Action. Switzerland: WHO; 2003. 7.

  8. Optimizing the Value of PROMs in Improving Care Delivery through Health Information Technology (PROMOTE) – Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs025618-solberg-final-report-2023.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - and performance measurement, improving collection methods, prioritizing high-value conditions and treatments … Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and … Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and … Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and … Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and

  9. Aspirin Use to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/2GDCmTe7akyrAHsTMbfz72
    May 06, 2022 - ardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the US.1 Aspirin has long been a recommended therapy … The Hypertension Optimal Treatment study (the HOT study). … Optimal Treatment (HOT) study. … Low-dose aspirin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes and reduced glomerular filtration rate: subanalysis … Annual risk of major bleeding among persons without cardiovascular disease not receiving antiplatelet therapy

  10. CAHPS Moving Forward: Innovations in Tools and Research (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-moving-forward-webcast.pdf
    October 01, 2017 - The Cancer Care Survey is the first condition-based survey that cuts across treatment modalities. … There are three variants of the survey: radiation therapy, drug therapy and surgery. … For example, hospitals with higher CAHPS scores do better on measures of heart attack treatment, congestive … necessarily true that a hospital that does better at communicating with patients does better on AMI treatment … Children with asthma whose physician reviewed long-term therapeutic plans have fewer emergency department

  11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/NASHPDisparitiesReport.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Academies Press, 2001), 6. 3 Ibid, 3-4. 4 Brian Smedley, Adrienne Stith, and Alan Nelson, eds., Unequal Treatment … Receipt of recommended treatment (e.g., cancer screening, routine medical checkup) 4. … plan to educate healthcare professionals and the public about chronic kidney disease, prevention, treatment

  12. Flu Alert: Influenza Vaccine Alerts for Providers in the Electronic Health - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018158-stockwell-final-report-2013.pdf
    January 01, 2013 - Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug, device, test, treatment, or other clinical

  13. Engaging Diverse Patients in Using an Online Patient Portal - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r00hs022408-lyles-final-report-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - (%) 3 (30) 5 (33) 2 (50) Medical Content Barrier, n (%) 1 (10) 4 (26) 0 (0) Difficulty Finding Treatment

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74121/psn-pdf
    November 30, 2021 - Upon abdominal entry, the uterus was noted to be atonic despite uterotonic therapy. … These protocols are evidence-based and customizable, aid in timely diagnosis and treatment, and can

  15. Final Progress Report: Challenges and Innovations in Evaluation of Quality of Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/williams-galimbertti-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - HS 16493-01 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 7 safety indicators pre and post treatments

  16. Section 5: Selecting a Care Management Program Model | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/medicaidmgmt/mm5.html
    October 01, 2014 - providers to discuss the care management program, administration issues, and clinical guidelines and treatment

  17. Diagnostic Safety Improvement | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/diagnostic-safety-improvement
    July 21, 2025 - Prompt completion of diagnostic tests or referrals is paramount to receiving a timely diagnosis and treatment

  18. Draft Recommendation: Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/perinatal-depression-interventions-to-prevent
    April 22, 2025 - and interpersonal therapy. 2 Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the concept that positive changes … negative thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes and by increasing positive events and activities. 13 Common therapeutic … Common therapeutic techniques include using exploratory questions (i.e., open-ended and clarifying questions … supportive intervention trial reported harms, finding no statistically significant differences between treatment … More studies are needed of cognitive behavioral therapy/interpersonal therapy interventions that include

  19. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 261_Postpartum Care up to 1 Year After Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-261-postpartum-care-executive-summary.pdf
    June 01, 2023 - evaluated whether the effect of the intervention differed among subgroups (i.e., heterogeneity of treatment

  20. Disposition of Comment Report for Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_disposition-comments.pdf
    May 20, 2013 - WMC findings can influence management by changing treatments. … WMC findings can influence management by changing treatments. … can be used for treatment." … can be used for treatment." … TEP 6 Introduction On page 14, the list of potential therapies of constipation is incomplete and does
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