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7121. In Conversation With… Nicholas G. Castle, MHA, PhD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-nicholas-g-castle-mha-phd
      August 01, 2012 - The quality and safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting have come under particular scrutiny … .( 8 ) Approximately 10% of nursing home residents receive treatment with warfarin therapy for various … indications, but the percentage of time spent in the therapeutic range is less than 50%. … The opportunity to provide highly effective anticoagulant therapy with newer agents, with equivalent … The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting. Am J Med. 2007;120:539-544.

7122. Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It | PSNet
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      August 01, 2012 - The quality and safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting have come under particular scrutiny … .( 8 ) Approximately 10% of nursing home residents receive treatment with warfarin therapy for various … indications, but the percentage of time spent in the therapeutic range is less than 50%. … The opportunity to provide highly effective anticoagulant therapy with newer agents, with equivalent … The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting. Am J Med. 2007;120:539-544.

7123. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 47: Measuring Documentation Burden in Healthcare (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/documentation-burden-prepub-disposition-comments.pdf
      May 21, 2024 - health disparities be addressed upfront without exacerbating disparate and biased attitudes and/or treatment … algorithm that uses one set of clinical criteria to perform utilization review as soon as a clinical treatment … For information to be effective in better understanding our patients, patient populations, treatment … For information to be effective in better understanding our patients, patient populations, treatment … Recommend using the term physician, and perhaps another field such as social work, occupational therapy

7124. Distribution of Temperatures for Low Birth Weight Neonates (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-118-fullreport.pdf
      October 01, 2016 - NICU and before the temperature was taken the infant both met written institutional criteria for therapeutic … • Relevance to the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit in Medicaid (EPSDT

7125. Overview to the HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 2000
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      January 01, 2000 - Data Methods Series ICD-10-CM/PCS Resources Database Reports Additional Topics and Archives Topical … NIS's large sample size enables analyses of rare conditions, such as congenital anomalies; uncommon treatments … beginning with 1998 data), long-term hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and alcoholism/chemical dependency treatment

7126. Resource List - AHRQ Medical Office Survey (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medoffice-resourcelist.pdf
      April 01, 2023 - Reports that seeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments

7127. The CAHPS Ambulatory Care Improvement Guide: Determining Where to Focus Efforts to Improve Patient Experience (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/5-determining-focus/cahps-ambulatory-care-guide-section-5.pdf
      May 01, 2017 - Ask them not to give you special treatment.

7128. CDS Connect Maintenance and Update Final Report (Year 5 of CDS Connect) (pdf file)
      cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/AHRQ_Final_Report_2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) eCQM Yes Yes Yes Yes Statin Use … healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-cvd-prevention-adults-cardiovascular-risk https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/clostridoides-difficile-c-diff-infection-cdi-treatment-pathway

7129. Final Progress Report: Improving Patient Safety by Examining Pathology Errors (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/raab-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Much of the work in anatomic pathology is focused on cancer screening, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment … or inaccurate diagnosis, unnecessary diagnostic 7 testing, repeat diagnostic testing, delay in treatment … , unnecessary treatment, wrong treatment, and patient harm (psychological or physical harm). … For a false-positive error, we calculated the extra costs of unnecessary treatment. … The redesign of radiologic breast biopsy services decreased time to treatment by 2 weeks for some patient

7130. Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling
      August 18, 2020 - In addition to providing recommended STI screening and treatments, primary care clinicians can identify … The most common therapeutic approach in the included interventions was motivational interviewing, 76 … The development of effective treatments and a prophylactic agent for HIV infection may have shifted population … https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/sexualhistory.pdf 7. … Basic strategies of cognitive behavioral therapy.

7131. CDS Connect Maintenance and Update Final Report (Year 5 of CDS Connect) (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/cds-connect-year5-final-report-2021.pdf
      January 01, 2021 - for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) eCQM Yes Yes Yes Yes Statin Use … healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-cvd-prevention-adults-cardiovascular-risk https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/statin-therapy-prevention-and-treatment-cardiovascular-disease-cvd-ecqm … https://cds.ahrq.gov/cdsconnect/artifact/clostridoides-difficile-c-diff-infection-cdi-treatment-pathway

7132. Final Progress Report: HIV/HCV Support Team to Improve Medication Safety and Engagement in Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/berry-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Starting in 1996, use of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) among PLWH led to a sharp decline … Antiretroviral treatment (ART) transforms HIV from a terminal condition to a chronic comorbidity with … Since 2011, hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy has undergone a revolution similar to that of HIV therapy … The roll-out of HCV therapy has been limited by several issues, including cost, with a treatment course … Treatment lasts only 3 to 6 months.

7133. Disposition of Comments for CER 163 Appropriate Antibiotics (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 27, 2016 - of the studies included will have included participants with uncertain indication for antibiotic treatment … prescribed antibiotics and there is no agreed definition of a ‘clear indication’ for antibiotic treatment … the subjectivity and lack of consensus about a definition of ‘clear indication’ for antibiotic treatment … Peer Reviewer #16 (TEP Reviewer) Results; General Comment KQ3 treatment failure I thought that … the above mentioned SR of CRP testing did include evidence for effects on reconsultation/treatment

7134. Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006-2011 #179
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.jsp
      September 01, 2014 - Data Methods Series ICD-10-CM/PCS Resources Database Reports Additional Topics and Archives Topical … quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to healthcare programs, and outcomes of treatments

7135. What Was in Those Platelets? | PSNet
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      August 28, 2024 - many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream for more than a week despite antibiotic therapy … bacterial contamination of blood products the third leading reported cause of death from transfusion therapy … Clinicians and nurses caring for patients undergoing platelet transfusion therapy should monitor patients … suggest the possibility of a septic reaction and be prepared to discontinue the transfusion and begin treatment … at Transfer May 1, 2012 WebM&M Cases More Treatment—Better

7136. Diagnostic Delay in the Emergency Department | PSNet
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      September 18, 2024 - Similarly, the use of treatment protocols or algorithms may reduce the risk of error.( 12 ) Ensuring … Root cause analysis reports help identify common factors in delayed diagnosis and treatment of outpatients

7137. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 27, 2024 - higher team function scores, the probability of women being recommended for advanced heart failure therapies … Medical reparations are based on the idea that the past unequal treatment and exploitation of Black … Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences

7138. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-march-2023-grand-rounds-slides.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - • There was a mostly lower rate of missed visits, lower rate of change in therapy/medication, lower … rate of up-to-date labs and paraclinical assessment, but higher rate of therapy/medication adherence … specialist involvement: • For patients with diabetes: – Some improvement in medication adherence and treatment … other location: • Similar rates of mortality – Low SOE; 4 studies; N = 2030 • Similar time to treatment … course; 1 SMS Clinical topics 9 mental health; 2 liver disease; 2 diabetes; 1 each: antibiotic therapy

7139. Chartbook #3: Nursing Home Trends, 1987 and 1996
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      May 01, 1999 - Special Care Units In 1996 the most common type of special care unit was for treatment of Alzheimer's … are increasing the level of resources devoted to formal and distinct care units for the specialized treatment

7140. Archived: Vitamin D and Calcium to Prevent Fractures: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-and-calcium-to-prevent-fractures-preventive-medication-2013
      February 15, 2013 - Five trials compared vitamin D with placebo or no treatment, 8 trials compared vitamin D and calcium … with placebo or no treatment, 4 trials compared vitamin D and calcium with calcium alone, and 1 trial