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141. AHRQ Celebrates National Public Health Week | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/952.html
     April 01, 2025 - researchers categorized the visits into three core segments of patient engagement—arrival, evaluation and treatment … disposition—they identified 237 barriers that occurred during patient evaluation, 148 during delivery of treatment … Systematic Review (draft open for comment):  Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic … Systematic Review (draft open for comment):  Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments

142. Puh-Assessment (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-assessment.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - incorporates elements from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) with additional standardized treatment … Current stage  Followup ulcer status (improving, no change, worsening) per nursing judgment  Treatments …  Adjunctive therapies  Interventions and consultations The following materials are provided … Hydrotherapy (e.g., whirlpool, pulsed lavage, vibration therapy) Oxygen therapy (includes … hyperbaric and topical therapy) Other Resident ID: REPORT DATE M

143. AHRQ Program Management Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/useful.html
     July 01, 2018 - publishes research providing scientific evidence concerning the effectiveness of various health care treatments

144. On-Time Pressure Ulcer Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/assessment.html
     December 01, 2017 - incorporates elements from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) with additional standardized treatment … Treatments. Adjunctive therapies. Interventions and consultations. … (check all that apply) No change since last report date; treatments remain appropriate     …             Hydrotherapy (e.g., whirlpool, pulsed lavage, vibration therapy)   …           Oxygen therapy (includes hyperbaric and topical therapy)          

145. Advancing Patient-Centered Care for People Living With Multiple Chronic Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/multichronic/mcc.html
     September 01, 2025 - "Patients are often left to integrate and coordinate visits, tests, and treatments across siloed specialist … complete administrative and medical errands, to figure out what to pay and who pays for what, and to take treatments

146. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/module4/putoolkit_module4_tools.docx
     January 01, 1995 - Rehabilitation should be instituted if consistent with the patient’s overall goals of therapy. … Rehabilitation should be instituted if consistent with the patient’s overall goals of therapy. … Wound Care Physician · Directs patient care, orders tests and treatments, and reviews results · Collaborates … collaborates with physician for care orders · Works with staff on pressure ulcer education and daily treatments … skin sealant, etc.) as needed Hospitalist · Reviews needs for specific types of rehabilitation therapy

147. Learning From Narratives About Diagnostic Experience | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-patients-source-understanding-dx-error-vol2-4.html
     June 01, 2023 - diagnostic process goes awry, patients will often experience the consequences in the form of less effective treatments … But the efficacy of initial treatment can also be a perfectly reasonable way of “testing” a diagnosis … It also makes it especially challenging to determine whether initial treatments were sustained too long … For all these reasons, the nexus between diagnosis and treatment may remain opaque. … Understanding implications of diagnostic mishaps for subsequent treatment.

148. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.pdf
     October 01, 2016 - UTIs are the most commonly treated infection among nursing home residents, but proper diagnosis and treatment … Although residents with specific UTI symptoms like dysuria usually need treatment, urinalyses and cultures … Antimicrobial treatments do not affect the prevalence of bacteriuria, the frequency of symptomatic urinary … Moreover, research has shown that such treatments are potentially harmful. … Potentially inappropriate treatment of urinary tract infections in two Rhode Island nursing homes.

149. Protocol - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Medicare Eligible Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/sleep-apnea-protocol.pdf
     June 09, 2020 - Treatment of OSA The most common first-line therapy for OSA is the use of continuous positive airway … Other nonsurgical interventions used to treat OSA include devices to alter sleep position (positional therapy … ), physical therapy to improve oropharyngeal muscle tone, complementary and alternative medicine techniques … Because AHI is commonly used to evaluate the mechanical effectiveness of CPAP (and other treatments … Decision Memo for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA

150. Chapter 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
     October 01, 2002 - Rehabilitation services may include medical or surgical therapy, environmental measures, or social and … Services provided to target the disabling condition, including (1) medical/surgical treatment, (2) therapeutic … inpatient acute setting, (2) inpatient rehabilitative setting, skilled nursing facility, or outpatient therapeutic … Further, there is a lack of evidence regarding the association between therapeutic intensity (measured … absence of clearly superior alternatives, choices must be made between therapies without proven superiority

151. CAHPS ECHO Survey Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/echo/about/survey-measures.html
     May 01, 2018 - Quickly Q3   Get help by telephone Q5   Get urgent treatment as soon as needed Q7   Get appointment … getting necessary treatment Q48 (MCO only)   Understanding information about treatment in written materials … Options Q20   Told about self-help or consumer run programs Q21   Told about different treatments … Amount Helped Q29   Amount helped by treatment Treatment After Benefits Are Used Up Q37 (MBHO … )/Q41 (MCO)   Plan provides information about how to get treatment after benefits are used up

152. 197. Specific Populations and Other Topics (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide197.html
     October 01, 2014 - disorders may place smokers at increased risk for relapse, such smokers can be helped by tobacco dependence treatments … Data suggest that individuals on atypical antipsychotics may be more responsive to bupropion SR for treatment

153. 172. Systems Strategy 2. Provide education, resources, and feedback to promote provider intervention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide172.html
     October 01, 2014 - clinicians and patients have resources, and clinicians are given feedback about their tobacco dependence treatment … On a regular basis, offer training (e.g., lectures, workshops, in-services) on tobacco dependence treatments

154. 163. Treatment Recommendations: Intensive Treatment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide163.html
     October 01, 2014 - Treatment Recommendations: Intensive Treatment Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update

155. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
     November 30, 2013 - Transfer Note A transfer note provides a high-level summary of the reasons for transfer and what treatments … not available at transferring facility) Treatments provided in the nursing home before transfer Providers … Blood cultures Other   Medications Oral IM or IV Subcutaneous Observation Only   Respiratory Oxygen therapy … the report week, active high-risk diagnoses of pneumonia and renal failure, and presence of oxygen therapy … Dehydration Circulatory Problems* Renal Failure Diabetes or Hypoglycemia Anemia Gastroenteritis Oxygen Therapy

156. ADHD Behavior Therapy References (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-references.pdf
     August 12, 2012 - ADHD Behavior Therapy References References Acevedo-Garcia, D., Children Left Behind: How Metropolitan … Review of AERS Data from Marketed Safety Experience During Stimulant Therapy: Death, Sudden Death, Cardiovascular … Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder. … Empirically supported psychological treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. … Parent-based therapies for preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomized, controlled

157. 4 Tk1 T2-Clinician Letter Final 0 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T2-Clinician_letter_Final_0.docx
     October 01, 2016 - Although residents with specific UTI symptoms like dysuria usually need treatment, urinalyses and cultures … Antimicrobial treatments do not affect the prevalence of bacteriuria, the frequency of symptomatic urinary … Moreover, research has shown that such treatments are potentially harmful. … Potentially inappropriate treatment of urinary tract infections in two Rhode Island nursing homes. … As with any guideline, unusual circumstances requiring exceptional treatment will occur. [9: Loeb M,

158. Appendix D. List of Other Research Gaps Identified by Study Participants | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/healthsystemsresearch/hspc-research-study/appendix-d.html
     June 01, 2020 - health research There needs to be a better understanding of what substance abuse mental health treatments … One example of this is the treatment of end-stage renal disease. … Care Delivery   Opioid addiction  treatment in primary care There is an understanding … that primary care practices are not prescribing medication-assisted therapy. … change to how that treatment interacts over time with the other treatments patients are receiving). 

159. Improving the Quality of Asthma Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/asthmaqual/index.html
     October 01, 2014 - children and adolescents), high cost of care, racial/ethnic and income disparities, and wide variation in treatments

160. Measure: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Measure of Chronic Care Followup (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra-1416-p005-3-ef.pdf
     October 01, 2015 - Current treatments address symptoms and functions but are usually not curative.2 ● Longitudinal studies … have found that, frequently, treatments are not sustained despite the fact that long-term outcomes … .3 ● ADHD followup care and treatment adherence can be enhanced by improving the relationship between … providers so parents feel both involved and knowledgeable about their child’s health condition and treatment … ● May encourage the most effective treatment for this population.