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8161. Mental-Illness-Adults-Prisons Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-adults-prisons_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2013 - convicted of felonies, 61 percent being convicted of any crime, and 70 percent being convicted of new … Experts in the systematic review process, and criminal justice and psychiatry fields, as well as individuals … objective outcome or had a blinded outcome assessor, maintained treatment fidelity (which indicates how well … Six interventions were identified as being likely to benefit this population. … of the clozapine trials, the study author did not provide any more detail than that clozapine was being

8162. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
      March 01, 2017 - They can enter a person’s body through mucus membranes such as the nose, eyes, or mouth, as well as … Fungi can cause skin and nail infections, as well as other types of infections, especially in people … COMMUNICATION TIPS ▪ Explain to the resident why he or she is being moved into isolation. … ▪ Explain to the resident and family why the resident is being put into isolation. … ▪ The facility is required to have safeguards in place to prevent health care workers from being

8163. The Relationship Between Hospital Workload and Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-rothschild-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - or absence of comorbidities or complications were collapsed to avoid adjusting for the complication being … Census/Occupancy Rates refer to the number of patients being cared for in the system at a given point … We included whether the patient was being treated in the ICU on the day of the AE, because the rate … Model 2 includes the individual risk variables (age, sex, DRG, and ICU) as well as what we call “controllable … prone.[9] Rudolph and Repenning[10] refer to this as slack and note that existing procedures work less well

8164. Omega-3-Maternity Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/omega-3-maternity_research-protocol.pdf
      May 18, 2015 - Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.9 This review is being … Several aspects of the reviews are being coordinated, including eligibility criteria regarding interventions … conducting our searches for the SR, we will obtain the studies included in the original report as well … as prospective observational studies excluded from that report.2 While the protocol was being developed … Search results will be crosschecked with the list of studies included in the original report (as well

8165. Semi-Automated Identification of Biomedical Literature - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs027247-trikalinos-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - This suggests that, over time, an increasing number of systematic reviews and related products are being … The aim of citation screening with active learning is to minimize the workload while being as accurate … Map: Tympanostomy User experience of the interface In general, the interface we used worked well … annotation panel, and for relevant articles the user would tag the PMID with all relevant KQs, as well … Future evaluations should include more prospective reviews, as well as double screening and consensus

8166. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-report/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
      July 30, 2013 - harms of CT screening programs that varied by age, pack-year, and years since quitting criteria, as well … frontier and were identified as consensus efficient using both approaches described in the Methods, as well … These scenarios lead to half (49% to 52%) of all lung cancers being detected at an early stage (compared … the potential for increased operative mortality in older individuals with heavy smoking histories, as well … least once, requiring about 287,000 CT screenings per 100,000 persons, leading to 50% of lung cancers being

8167. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/asthma-treatment-future_research.pdf
      September 01, 2012 - information in this report is intended to help health care researchers and funders of research make well-informed … reports and technology assessments will inform individual health plans, providers, and purchasers as well … Well-designed randomized controlled trials would produce the most valid and generalizable results, if … a curator at a college of natural medicine and being involved with two organizations focused on the … Determination of the optimal candidates for treatment with breathing techniques (e.g., those without well-controlled

8168. Archived: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
      September 21, 2015 - Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions (2021) This topic is being … The USPSTF has identified the lack of well-designed, randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) on ENDS that … use and dependence for additional details on intensity and content of behavioral interventions, as well … Several comments requested clarification about which types of interventions are being recommended—pharmacotherapy … Because of the well-established health benefits of smoking cessation, 1 , 9 most of the research on

8169. #06 Developmental Delays ADHD, and Autism (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/developmental-delays-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
      June 01, 2014 - about 2,000 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas and 1 cross- cutting area; about 550 topics are being … This report is being generated twice a year. … Eight topics in this priority area were being tracked in the system as of May 15, 2014, and two of … Although oxytocin’s role in childbirth and lactation is well understood and it is approved for these … indications, oxytocin’s function in mediating social behavior and social cognition is still being

8170. Archived: Suicide Risk in Adolescents, Adults and Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
      May 20, 2014 - serious adverse childhood events; family history of suicide; prejudice or discrimination associated with being … lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender; access to lethal means; and possibly a history of being bullied … lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender; access to lethal means; and possibly a history of being bullied … addition to approaching the problem of suicide from an individual level in primary care, approaches are being … In addition, suicide risk and depressive symptoms are included as part of the College's annual well-woman

8171. Migraine-Emergency Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_executive.pdf
      November 01, 2012 - cause severe and disabling pain that often results in visits to an emergency department (ED), as well … initial oral treatment for acute severe headaches fails, subsequent attempts are likely to fail as well … parenteral pharmacological interventions to prevent recurrence of acute migraine headaches in adults after being … particularly those with small sample sizes, were graded as having insufficient strength of evidence despite being … severe acute migraine headache that has not responded to simple analgesics and for whom IV agents are being

8172. Overuse of Imaging: Policy for ALARA Specific to Imaging Children (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-243-fullreport.pdf
      August 01, 2019 - In particular, professional practice and patient advocacy groups, as well as international scientific … The 2 ACR accredits facilities for different imaging modalities, CT being one of them. … Validity Validity of the measure is the extent to which the measure meaningfully represents the concept being … Alerts and reminders, given to patients as well as providers, might also enhance use. 11.B. … This information will be captured through order entry systems, as well as noted in structural fields

8173. Using-Health-It-To-Support-Qi (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/tools/PCMH/using-health-it-to-support-qi.pdf
      March 01, 2015 - measure and report on practice-level and clinician-level data and provide feedback to clinicians, as well … In total, [to] be more proactive about how we manage our patients instead of just being reactive.” … • Establishing a dedicated QI team, as well as regular communication between the QI team and the … This point is well illustrated by the experience of Foresight Family Physicians. … They can’t afford the infrastructure to do quality reporting work without being part of a larger organization

8174. BMI Assessment and Recommended Weight Gain (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/perinatal/chipra-mc4-fullreport.pdf
      July 01, 2016 - applicable to a given data 3 element, the NQF Quality Data Model category and State, as well … risk of stillbirth, prematurity, macrosomia (large for gestational age), and neural tube defects, as well … obesity in pregnancy and its link to increased risk of adverse outcomes for mothers and babies is well … Validity Validity of the measure is the extent to which the measure meaningfully represents the concept being … analyses were performed to characterize the feasibility, integrity, and face validity of the measures being

8175. AHRQ EvidenceNOW: Building State Capacity: Interim Evaluation Report I (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/building-capacity/en-bsc-interim-report-1.pdf
      January 31, 2024 - as achieving their goals of regional distribution or specific populations being served. … practice could not report data and analyze it by demographics or income, then this hindered them from being … able to participate in the QI project because it prevented the cooperative from being able to focus … about Primary Care First, a Medicare initiative a competing initiative where people feel like they’re being … How well is the Cooperative working so far?

8176. Eighth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/usptf-annual-report-congress-2018%20(1).pdf
      January 01, 2018 - These organizations and agencies provide input on the recommendations as they are being developed and … This is often because these groups are not well represented in health research. … HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination; an increasing number of women and men of screening age are being … The disparity in death from prostate cancer may also be the result of African American men being less … NIH’s research contributed to the USPSTF being able to make a recommendation on this topic, which will

8177. Archived: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
      April 25, 2017 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that the well-established treatments of preeclampsia result in a substantial … Differences in prevalence may be, in part, due to African American women being disproportionally affected … The accuracy of blood pressure measurements has been well established. 13  Sphygmomanometry is the recommended … compare different approaches to screening and effects on maternal and perinatal health outcomes, as well … less than half of the study participants. 4 , 28 The potential harms of treating preeclampsia are well

8178. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
      August 26, 2014 - Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions (2022) This topic is being … Grade: B Risk Assessment Well-established risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) include … Two well-researched interventions, the DPP (Diabetes Prevention Program) and PREMIER, could feasibly … Investigators tested a coach-led intervention and a home-based, DVD-facilitated intervention, as well … The effectiveness of interventions for physical activity alone has not been well-studied.

8179. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2018, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2018-Compendium-TechDoc-update.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - In these cases, we treated the new system as well as the original systems as unique systems. … Hospitals reported as being affiliated with only one health system were assigned to that health system … In the 2018 list, 18 systems were defined by IQVIA (not AHA) as being systems as described in Table … Data are supplied by hospital administrators online, as well as by paper and pencil. … That is, we did not identify those contracts as being part of a system.

8180. Public-Reporting-Cost-Measures Technical-Brief (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-cost-measures_technical-brief.pdf
      March 01, 2015 - This being said, the mechanism of action linking public reporting and outcomes may not necessarily require … A broad definition of “consumer centered” is “having respect for, and being responsive to the preferences … To make an informed decision, consumers must understand the types of data being shared. … This being said, we would expect that any public reporting of the costs of services has some utility … Performing well on nursing home report cards: does it pay off?