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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/obesity-kit/obtoolkit-tool17.html
March 01, 2014 - Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Patients to Local Resources for Better Management of Obesity
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Community Connections: Linking Primary Care Pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-omissions-and-outliers-hourly-vital-signs-measurements-intensive-care
June 20, 2011 - Study
Errors, omissions, and outliers in hourly vital signs measurements in intensive care.
Citation Text:
Maslove DM, Dubin JA, Shrivats A, et al. Errors, Omissions, and Outliers in Hourly Vital Signs Measurements in Intensive Care. Crit Care Med. 2016;44(11):e1021-e1030.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/results/research/invitation-letter-ny.pdf
October 01, 2015 - Invitation Letter Sample for Healthy Hearts NYC
Call: (347) 396-4888 | Visit: www.nycreach.org | E-mail: pcip@health.nyc.gov
Hello,
As a small practice primary care provider in New York City, we would like to invite your practice to
participate as a clinical partner in HealthyHearts NYC, an exciting qua…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-leiferman.html
May 01, 2024 - Developing and Implementing Educational Resources to Address Perinatal Mental Health
Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. Chair and Professor University of Colorado-Denver Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. “Since early in my research career, I have been focused on what we could do to ensure that every child has the best possible start in…
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/Grant_Summary_PA_0.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Rural Primary Care Practices—R18 Grants
Increasing Access to
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
in Rural Primary Care Practices—R18 Grants
Enhancing the Access and Quality of MAT
for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder
(OUD) in Rural Pennsylvania’s …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-online-morbidity-mortality-and-near-miss-reporting-system-identify-patterns
August 20, 2018 - Study
Development of an online morbidity, mortality, and near-miss reporting system to identify patterns of adverse events in surgical patients.
Citation Text:
Bilimoria KY, Kmiecik TE, DaRosa DA, et al. Development of an online morbidity, mortality, and near-miss reporting system to ide…
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pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Choosing%20a%20PSO.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization: Tips for Hospitals and Health Care Providers
Background
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
(Patient Safety Act) authorized the creation of Patient
Safety Organizations (PSOs). It encourages clinicians
and health care organizations to voluntarily report to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduction-medication-errors-hospitals-due-adoption-computerized-provider-order-entry-systems
June 13, 2018 - Review
Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems.
Citation Text:
Radley DC, Wasserman MR, Olsho LE, et al. Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems. J Am Med Inf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-between-hospital-mortality-health-care-utilization-and-inpatient-costs-2011
June 09, 2021 - Study
Associations between in-hospital mortality, health care utilization, and inpatient costs with the 2011 resident duty hour revision.
Citation Text:
Eid SM, Ponor L, Reed DA, et al. Associations Between In-Hospital Mortality, Health Care Utilization, and Inpatient Costs With the 2011…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-implications-reduced-work-hours-and-workloads-resident-physicians
August 05, 2015 - Study
Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads for resident physicians.
Citation Text:
Nuckols TK, Bhattacharya J, Wolman DM, et al. Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads for resident physicians. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(21):2202-15. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa0810251…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-implementation-work-hour-limits-and-systemic-improvements
September 28, 2010 - Study
Classic
Effective implementation of work-hour limits and systemic improvements.
Citation Text:
Landrigan CP, Czeisler CA, Barger LK, et al. Effective implementation of work-hour limits and systemic improvements. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(11 Suppl…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/index.html
March 01, 2025 - About AHRQ
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and safety of healthcare delivery. The agency develops and disseminates scientific evidence, tools, and data to help patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and policymakers m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-covid-19-pandemic-cancer-care-global-collaborative-study
April 21, 2021 - Study
Emerging Classic
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care: a global collaborative study.
Citation Text:
Jazieh AR, Akbulut H, Curigliano G, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care: a global collaborative study. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020;6)(6…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202001.html
April 01, 2020 - Maine Hospital Speeds Patients’ Admitting Time from the Emergency Department After Using AHRQ Tools
Search All Impact Case Studies
April 2020
LincolnHealth, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Damariscotta, Maine, improved the timeliness of admitting patients from the emergency department into a hospital u…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/national-academy-medicine.html
February 01, 2018 - National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Reports
AHRQ has long collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) to develop comprehensive reports on topics that are critical to making the American health care system safer and higher quality. These reports represent the consensus reco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-skill-and-complication-rates-after-bariatric-surgery
August 02, 2015 - Study
Classic
Surgical skill and complication rates after bariatric surgery.
Citation Text:
Birkmeyer JD, Finks JF, O'Reilly A, et al. Surgical skill and complication rates after bariatric surgery. N Engl J Med. 2013;369(15):1434-1442. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1300625.…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/epc-program-evidence-reviews.html
January 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change
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19
2022
By
Lionel Bañez, M.D., and
David Meyers, M.D.
Lionel Bañez, M.D.
Medical research keeps advancing while clinicians are busy taking care of patients. It is a const…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs019071-lai-final-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Patients/parents completed weekly fatigue assessments over eight weeks
via the internet or interactive … parents/patients received cumulative graphic reports of fatigue scores
prior to clinic visits at 4 and 8 weeks … Alert when Fatigue Threshold was
met
Fatigue scores reported by patients on a weekly basis for 8 weeks … Study staff printed out reports and delivered them to physicians and parents at Weeks 4 and 8
during … Patients and parents also completed pedsFACIT-F every week for 8
weeks.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017060-weiss-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Main Study: There were three data collection phases: Follow-up data from patients
obtained (1) three weeks … In
addition, our plans were to compare the problem resolution of patients three weeks after the visit … collection and feedback process was in place during Phase 3 with the
baseline data collected three weeks … However, even after three weeks, 23% of
those who were not improved or were worse also did not contact … During the full automation phase, patients who were not better were followed up two weeks
later (three
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/136331/Opioid%20Patient%20Handout.pdf
July 18, 2023 - .
• A common goal is to lower the dose of opioids by 10%-20% every 1-4 weeks or
months.