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361. CHIPRA 213: Section 5, Table 4 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-213-section-5-table-4.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Anemia (MSH), a randomized, double‐ blind, placebo‐controlled clinical trial, found that hydroxyurea therapy … Finally, no adverse effect on growth was observed during the treatment period. … guidelines (from agencies or groups) NHLBI guidelines suggest that indications for hydroxyurea therapy … Hydroxyurea also decreases leukocyte count, and releases nitric oxide. … Hydroxyurea may be an ideal therapeutic … Clinical guidelines “Indications for hydroxyurea therapy are not universally agreed upon, but with

362. CHIPRA 235: Section 1, Table 1. Taxonomy Codes by Specialty and Table 2. Place of Service Codes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-section-1-tables-1-2.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Office 11 Home 12 Mobile Unit 15 Outpatient Hospital 22 Ambulatory Surgical Center 24 Military Treatment … Federally Qualified Health Center 50 Community Mental Health Center 53 Non-residential Substance Abuse Treatment … Immunization Center 60 Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility 62 End-stage Renal Disease Treatment

363. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - 576 (30%) of 1941 days of antimicrobial therapy deemed unnecessary Image: Bar chart showing the … most common reasons for unnecessary days of therapy: Duration of Therapy Longer Than Necessary: 192 … Slide 12 Assessment of Treatment of UTI in 36 Hospitals Treatment No. (%) Patients … Significant drop in number of patients who got inappropriate empiric therapy: 13% post intervention vs … patient categories and preferred classification, including preferred therapies

364. Mental Health Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
     November 01, 2017 - Information about self-help groups and treatment options. … Treatment effectiveness. Health plan administrative and office staff services. … Treatment, including medication, psychotherapy, and case management. … Domain of quality, such as access, prevention, and treatment. … Stimulant medication treatment for ADHD. Antipsychotic treatment for childhood psychosis.

365. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-handouts.html
     June 01, 2017 - It provides a high-level summary of the reasons for transfer and what treatments (if any) were provided … not available at transferring facility) Treatments provided in the nursing home prior to transfer … imaging |___| IV access/fluids |___| Transfusion |___| Catheter insertion/reinsertion Treatments … complete this form: |___| Long-Term Care Facility |___| Assisted Living |___| Home Treatments … |___| IM or IV |___| Subcutaneous |___| Observation Only Respiratory |___| Oxygen therapy

366. Practice and Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-improvement.html
     May 01, 2024 - Medical Reversals: De-Implementing Ineffective and Unsafe Treatments (R01) PI: Pinar Karaca-Mandic Organization … be used to understand barriers and facilitators to de-implementing the use of ineffective and unsafe treatments … of unhealthy alcohol use among adults, including screening, brief intervention, medication assisted therapy … , and referral to treatment. … rapid dissemination and implementation of evidence-based screening, counseling, and medication assisted therapy

367. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Pharyngitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/pharyngitis-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - If Arcanobacterium is identified in a bacterial throat culture, antibiotic therapy may not be indicated … as symptoms resolve in the absence of antibiotic therapy. … The duration of antibiotic therapy for strep throat for both children and adults is 10 days. … If you do treat, penicillin or amoxicillin is first-line therapy. … Penicillin and amoxicillin are first-line treatments for streptococcal pharyngitis.

368. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/COPD-one-page.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - o Patients admitted for COPD exacerbations usually meet criteria for antibiotic treatment. … Long-term azithromycin therapy in patients with severe COPD and repeated exacerbations. … Antibiotic therapy and treatment failure in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic … developments concerning microbiology and pathophysiology--impact on approaches to risk stratification and therapy … No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Diagnosis Treatment References

369. Intervention Tracking (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/intervention-tracking-worksheet-mw.pdf
     May 19, 2016 - education for home blood pressure monitoring Patient education on cholesterol and/or cholesterol treatment … PRACTICE WORKFLOWS Blood pressure measurement protocol Blood pressure treatment protocol Workflow … REPORTS ON ABCS PERFORMANCE Metric for use of aspirin or another antithrombotic therapy in IVD … Metric for blood pressure control among patients with hypertension Metric for cholesterol treatment … patients with uncontrolled blood pressure List of patients needing cholesterol measurement and/or treatment

370. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/alcohol-use-disorders.html
     November 01, 2023 - Research and Quality (AHRQ) builds on a 2014 AHRQ report on medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) treatment … The new review recommends that decisions about medication-assisted treatment for AUD, including the use … Americans who reported having AUD in the past year indicated they received medication-assisted AUD treatment … Numbers needed to treat offers a measurement of the impact of a medicine or therapy by estimating the … Treatment decisions could be affected by ease of use (e.g., the need to take multiple pills over a day

371. Studies in Meta-analyses (continued, 2) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/meta/meta02.html
     October 01, 2014 - Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study … Evaluation of a treatment approach combining nicotine gum with self-guided behavioral treatments for … Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study … Evaluation of a treatment approach combining nicotine gum with self-guided behavioral treatments for … Mood management and nicotine gum in smoking treatment: a therapeutic contact and placebo-controlled study

372. 170. System Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide170.html
     October 01, 2014 - adequate training, resources, and feedback to ensure that providers consistently deliver effective treatments … Dedicating staff to provide tobacco dependence treatment and assessing the delivery of this treatment … Including tobacco dependence treatments (both counseling and medication) identified as effective in this

373. Utilization of the PHQ-9 to Monitor Depression Symptoms for Adolescents and Adults: Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-245-fullreport.pdf
     December 01, 2019 - Dysthymia is a mild but long-term (chronic) form of depression, and it often responds to the same treatments … in the United States increased between 2005 and 2014, with little change observed in mental health treatments … step, followed by psychosocial, psychological, and pharmacologic interventions, and then combined treatments … There are effective treatments and models of care to manage and improve depression. … Effective treatments exist: People with depression and anxiety should seek help as early as possible

374. Weight Summary (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/functional-specifications.docx
     February 10, 2014 - Treatment changes can be derived from physician orders or nurse documentation of treatments (treatments … See treatment orders data elements included in the “treatment” and “adjunctive therapy” sections of the … selected in “treatment” or “adjunctive therapy” as 1. … “adjunctive therapy,” then count as 1 and add 1 to prior Treatment Sum. … If no changes are made to “treatments” or “adjunctive therapy,” then count as 0 and add 0 to prior Treatment

375. 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.

376. Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children With Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - been sick longer than younger patients and may also have experienced more hospital admissions and treatments … and hemodynamic (i.e., relating to the forces driving blood flow throughout the body) treatments. … recognition of suspected sepsis and substantial reductions in both time to receipt of time-sensitive therapies … current management strategy for septic shock focuses on antimicrobial and hemodynamic goal-directed therapies … Therapeutic endpoints of resuscitation include capillary refill of 2 seconds or less, normal pulses

377. Depression Care for Adolescents and Adults 2014 Testing Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/depression/chipra-246-section-6.pdf
     January 01, 2014 - Types of Treatment Adjustment Product Line Age No Response Any Treatment Adjustment N (% … ) New Anti- depressant N (%) New Non- Anti- depressant N (%) New Therapy N (%) Plan 1 … in medication, addition of medication, addition of therapy). … Eligible Population: Depression Remission, Response and Treatment Adjustment Table B9. … Performance Rate: Depression Remission, Response and Treatment Adjustment

378. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt2.html
     May 01, 2018 - Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy … Hispanics were less likely to receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery compared with … Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy … Importance: Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence … In all years, Mexicans and other Hispanics were also less likely to receive radiation therapy to the

379. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/references/quickref/index.html
     October 01, 2014 - wants to use a method of quitting not known to be effective such as acupuncture, hypnosis, or laser therapy … Also, there is evidence that combination NRT therapy may be particularly effective in suppressing tobacco … Data show that bupropion SR and nicotine replacement therapies, in particular 4 mg nicotine gum and 4 … Should nicotine replacement therapies be avoided in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease … during the course of medications, who have relapsed in the past after stopping, or who desire long-term therapy

380. Recent Data Analyses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/opioids/data/analyses.html
     November 01, 2022 - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment . September 2021. … Readmissions Following Inpatient Treatment for Opioid-Related Conditions . … State variation in opioid treatment policies and opioid-related hospital readmissions .