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341. Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: EHR Recommended Data Locations (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Measure 2: ADHD Behavior Therapy … prescription date Note Recommendations 10 ADHD treatment medication prescribed Note, or medication … history Follow-up report about behavioral therapy 11 Documentation of medical reason(s) for not … prescribing behavior therapy as first line treatment (e.g., patient with multiple psychiatric conditions … as first line treatment (e.g., lack of access to behavior therapy) note Recommendations

342. Health and economic outcomes of newborn screening for infantile-onset Pompe disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/priority-populations/richardson-et-al-2020.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Results were sensitive to the cost of enzyme replacement therapy. … Other countries also cite additional considerations for treatments for rare diseases but have not put … The high cost of treatments for rare conditions has been the subject of increasing debate.29 Reducing … At the same time, high-priced treatments may preclude NBS from being viewed as cost-effective despite … Recent developments, utilization, and spending trends for Pompe disease therapies.

343. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa1.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment -2.19 0.0 0.01 MEPS 9 ( … who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 2.34 0.0 0.01 MEPS 9 … who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 138.68 6.19 MEPS 2016 … who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 115.06 2.43 MEPS 2016 … who sometimes or never found it easy to get the care, tests, or treatment 81.15 5.27 MEPS 2016

344. SimCare: A Model for Studying Physician Decisionmaking Activity (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Dutta.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - • Initiating appropriate therapy. … • Titrating therapy to achieve and maintain desired evidence-based goals. … SimCare has a broad therapeutic scope that includes the effect of oral diabetes medications, effects … therapies.10 The adherence attribute, which determines the extent to which the patient takes prescribed … Pharmacologic therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med 1999;131(4):281– 303. 16.

345. 30. Ten Key Guideline Recommendations (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Brief tobacco dependence treatment is effective. … Clinicians should offer every patient who uses tobacco at least the brief treatments shown to be effective … Individual, group and telephone counseling are effective and their effectiveness increases with treatment … attempt: Practical counseling (problem-solving/skills training) and social support delivered as part of treatment

346. 48. 10 Key Guideline Recommendations (Numbers 4 and 5) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Brief tobacco dependence treatment is effective. … Clinicians should offer every patient who uses tobacco at least the brief treatments shown to be effective … Individual, group, and telephone counseling are effective, and their effectiveness increases with treatment … Social support delivered as part of treatment.  

347. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Health Plan Child Survey 5.0/5.1: Children With Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - treatment. … therapy for your child? … In the last 6 months, how often was it easy to get this therapy for your child? … Did anyone from your child’s health plan, doctor’s office, or clinic help you get this therapy for your … Does your child need or get special therapy such as physical, occupational, or speech therapy?

348. The Integration of Hospitalists into U.S. Academic Medical Centers
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     March 07, 2014 - 576 (30%) of 1941 days of antimicrobial therapy deemed unnecessary HAI Regional Training HAI Training … Arch Intern Med. 2003;163:972-978. ‹#› ‹#› Assessment of Treatment of UTI in 36 Hospitals Treatment … Improving UTI Treatment Hospital conducted a simple educational campaign on when and when not to send … Send the cultures the right way Eliminating treatment of asymptomatic bacteruria. … Treatment of Colonization or Contamination East Days of Therapy 192 187 94 Sheet1 Duration of Therapy

349. Final Progress Report: Topical Vancomycin for Neurosurgery Wound Prophylaxis (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/connolly-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Results: The topical vancomycin treatment group comprised 484 patients (973 total enrolled patients), … For all patients randomized to the treatment group, 1 g of commercially available topical vancomycin … The operating surgeon had the right to discontinue the designated treatment drug if it violated any … aureus colonization of the anterior nares and skin, and the treatment and control groups were compared … We conclude that topical vancomycin treatment is safe in the setting of neurological surgery.

350. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-COPD.pdf
     June 02, 2021 - Sputum culture should be obtained for residents with this risk factor.1,8,9 Treatment • In additional … to standard treatment modalities (e.g., bronchodilators, anti-inflammatory agents, anti- cholinergics … discouraged unless the resident has a known history of infection due to organisms resistant to standard therapy … Use of azithromycin in the treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD. … Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

351. Final Progress Report: Racial and Ethnic Variations in Medical Interactions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/ashton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Utterances were coded into categories, including doctors’ information giving (e.g., diagnoses, treatments … participant’s perspective of illness in terms of cause, fault, meaning, efficacy of alternative treatments … fault, 3) the amount of control the patient had over the illness, 4) the degree to which alternative therapies … To expand access to opiate replacement therapy, Congress passed the Drug Addiction Treatment Act. … In an effort to expand access to opiate replacement therapy, Congress passed the Drug Addiction Treatment

352. SNAC Submission Form. Section 2: Detailed Measure Specifications, Attachment 2: Chart Abstratcion Algorithm (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - as first-line treatment Step 4 Exclude any records that indicate a system reason(s) for not prescribing … behavior therapy as first-line treatment Step 5 Count the number of unique records to get the … denominator Create Numerator: Patients for whom ADHD-focused evidence-based behavior therapy was … prescribed as first-line treatment. … Step 1 Using the records in the denominator, exclude any records that indicate behavior therapy was

353. Sickle Cell Disease Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - department with fever during the measurement year who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment … A higher proportion indicates better performance as reflected by appropriate treatment. … as follows: The percentage of eligible children who received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment … broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment Fever Body temperature ≥ 38 degrees C (100.4 degrees F). … to an ED with fever during the measurement year and received parenteral broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment

354. Influenza (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - clinical suspicion for influenza, influenza testing is not necessary; patients who meet criteria for treatment … can receive empiric antiviral therapy.2,3 • If there is not a high prevalence of influenza during flu … results in about 30 minutes and have a sensitivity and specificity of more than 90 percent.2,5 Treatment … Treatment options include the following:4 o Oseltamivir for 5 days o Zanamivir for 5 days for patients … Baloxavir as a single dose for patients ≥12 years of age • Antibiotics are not indicated for the treatment

355. Patient Experience Measures from the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/measures-cancer-509.pdf
     January 01, 2005 - Survey o Drug Therapy Survey o Cancer Surgery Survey Supplemental Items • Supplemental Items for the … modality (e.g., radiation therapy) and cancer center, and are recommended for all types of reporting … These reports can include: • Scores for patient experience with each kind of treatment (drug therapy … , radiation therapy, cancer surgery) … what cancer treatment choice was best for him/her SDM8 Doctor involved patient in cancer treatment

356. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - Treatment should be directed at relief of symptoms such as with decongestants. … Diagnosis and treatment recommendations are the same as in adults. … for bacterial sinusitis, and treatment is 5–7 days Recommendations for symptomatic therapy should be … Patient Handout: The Patient Handout explains the symptoms and symptomatic treatment of sinusitis and … Uncomplicated acute sinusitis and rhinosinusitis in adults: Treatment. UpToDate.

357. The SHARE Approach: Facilitator's Guide (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-facilitator-guide.pdf
     October 01, 2024 - > Purpose: Practice communicating about risk and benefit of treatments in a way patients can understand … > There is good information about how these treatments differ that I’d like to discuss with you before … or treatment]? … > The treatments I just described are not always effective for everyone, and the chances of having … Help your patient explore and compare treatment options > I presented all of the reasonable treatment

358. Final Progress Report: ED Staffing and Patient Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/bickell-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Harvard Medical Practice Study, and most of these errors were due to diagnostic mishaps, noninvasive therapeutic … mishaps, and delays in diagnosis and treatment (1). … In addition to the data collected in the “Assessing the Variability in Time to Treatment in Surgery … These staff can hasten the processes required for diagnosis and treatment. … Why do delays in treatment occur? Lessons learned from ruptured appendicitis.

359. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     May 07, 2008 - Its emphasis is on treatment in a health care setting. … No other mono-therapy, medicine combination or altered duration which could be tested were found to be … However, effective treatments exist that can significantly increase rates of long-term abstinence. … Tobacco dependence treatments are effective across a broad range of populations. … Providing coverage for these treatments increases quit rates.

360. Measuring Safety: A New Perspective on Outcomes of a Long-term Intensive Case Management Program (pdf file)
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     April 22, 2004 - ; complex treatment regimen, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or new technologies; discharge against … medical advice from inpatient treatment; refractory to medication interventions; and need for therapy … , group, and family therapy; and chemical dependency services. … acute and residential care) and outpatient (partial hospital, intensive outpatient programs, in-home therapy … services, outpatient therapy services) care in the 12 months before and the 12 months after the ICM