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8601. Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/child-growth-development-outcomes-protocol.pdf
      August 19, 2024 - Group allows the two governments to more efficiently coordinate discussions and use resources, as well … metabolism Note: given the distinction between chronological age versus pubertal stage, as well … be taken by mouth as a pill, capsule, table, or liquid, and that is labeled on the front panel as being … Studies will be rated as being “low,” “moderate,” or “high” risk of bias as described below in Table … describes the level of certainty of the effect estimate for a particular outcome with a precise estimate being

8602. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_research-protocol.pdf
      April 01, 2013 - stage, which is commonly reported in Roman figures (Stages I, IIA, IIB, III, and IV), with stage I being … the least advanced and stage IV being the most advanced. … preferred treatment for localized prostate cancer because of limitations in the body of evidence as well … The treatments being compared must have been administered during the same time period, so that any … common and severe adverse events of treatment including bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction, as well

8603. 2016-05 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2016-05.pdf
      January 01, 2016 - services may be ordered for patients who present to an emergency department (ED) or those who are being … Observation services are not well understood from a data perspective. … State Data patients in observation are given hospital beds and therefore may not know that they are being … Medicare claims were being submitted with multiple days of observation room charges for a single encounter … that began in the ED • Percentage of observation stays that resulted in the Medicare beneficiary being

8604. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/16813/prostate-cancer-models-overview/pdf
      May 01, 2018 - If the lead time of the cancer exceeds the life expectancy of the individual being screened, then the … As such, to understand estimates of overdiagnosis, it is important to be clear about the metric being … used, what population is being addressed, and the assumptions and limitations of the model to characterize … both the natural history of the cancer and the population being studied. … to subpopulations due to the complexities of biological processes as well as interventions.

8605. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vTHBrY6VuqjoouJvUmtkr4
      May 01, 2018 - If the lead time of the cancer exceeds the life expectancy of the individual being screened, then the … As such, to understand estimates of overdiagnosis, it is important to be clear about the metric being … used, what population is being addressed, and the assumptions and limitations of the model to characterize … both the natural history of the cancer and the population being studied. … to subpopulations due to the complexities of biological processes as well as interventions.

8606. Appendix C: The Health Care Safety Hotline: Operations Manual (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/hotline/healthcare-safety-hotline-appendixc.pdf
      July 01, 2015 - finished entering the information in the report, and if the patient or caretaker has consented to being … Complete instructions on how to audit or scrub a report, which prepares it for being shared, can be … create an account, the user should remain on a page that presents a “success” message rather than being … If Q2.2 is being scrubbed, then record this information in the relevant columns of the tracking spreadsheet … This helps to ensure that the questions being asked of the reporting patient or caregiver will clarify

8607. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2004 - suicides by a factor between 10 and 20.7 Other identified risk factors for completed suicide include being … We found 1 well-conducted, recent systematic review by Hawton et al concerning treatment of deliberate … relevant to reducing suicide attempts or completions, our primary outcome.18 We found another recent, well-done … A priori, the authors had identified a difference of 5 points as being clinically significant. … evidence reviews, ethically cannot include a true placebo arm; consequently, all interventions are being

8608. Layout 1 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer_executive.pdf
      February 01, 2008 - Largely because of widespread PSA testing, the lifetime risk of being detected with prostate cancer in … , intermediate-, and high-risk tumors based on their likelihood of progressing with no treatment as well … The effect of provider volumes on clinical outcomes in men with localized prostate cancer is not well … the preferred treatment for localized prostate cancer due to limitations in the body of evidence as well … proton beam radiation, laparoscopic and robotic assisted prostatectomy, and cryotherapy are increasingly being

8609. Findings and Lessons From the AHRQ Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/findings-and-lessons-from-the-ahrq-ambulatory-safety-and-quality-program.pdf
      August 09, 2013 - It includes a brief background section on each aspect as well as highlights describ- ing how the ASQ … It includes a brief background section on each topic, as well as highlights describing how the ASQ … Many rural and inner-city communi- ties are medically vulnerable as well. … At the community level, adoption depends upon a critical mass of pharmacies being capable of dispens … found that 84 percent of adult study partici- pants received all recommended preventive services, well

8610. Incomplete Orders for Hypertonic Saline to Treat Hyponatremia | PSNet
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      February 23, 2022 - by the pharmacist and the bedside nurse, resulting in an incorrect dose of this high-risk medication being … hyponatremia, this order set would include laboratory assessment of serum sodium at frequent intervals, as well

8611. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from the Hospital | PSNet
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      May 16, 2022 - “Double-checking” is a well-known process utilized prior to high-risk medication administration, whereby … scanning technology. 11 Only after that can compliance be assessed to confirm that the barcodes are being

8612. Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical Education | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-medical-nursing-and-other-clinical-education
      January 31, 2020 - A careful review of the existing overall curricula for ways the competencies are already being taught … Recommendations from these articles, as well as from adult learning theory and research, include: Wherever

8613. Statistical Brief #105: Diabetes Management: Tests and Treatments among the 18 and Older U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in 2003 (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st105/stat105.pdf
      December 01, 2005 - Highlights 03, 6.6 percent of the civilian noninstitution- d population over 18 million people) rted being … detailed information on health care utilization and expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well

8614. Bloody BP Cuff | PSNet
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      June 21, 2016 - workers comply with recommended barrier precautions to any greater extent when patients are the ones being … These processes should be managed by the nursing supervisor, the emergency room physician, as well as

8615. Missing Trauma | PSNet
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      March 03, 2011 - injury and locale (prehospital or ED) or providers involved (EMT or physicians or nurses), has been well … In the prehospital setting, it means being aware of the situation and circumstances and then looking

8616. Statistical Brief #137: Treatment of Sore Throats: Antibiotic Prescriptions and Throat Cultures for Children under 18 Years of Age, 2002–2004 (Average Annual) (pdf file)
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st137/stat137.pdf
      August 01, 2006 - While there was no significant variation by race/ethnicity in the likelihood of being prescribed an antibiotic … detailed information on health care utilization and expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well

8617. The Commonwealth Fund's 2012 International Survey of Primary Care Doctors (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - 1 On the whole the health care system works pretty well and only minor changes are necessary to make … Notification your patient is being discharged from the hospital 1 2 3 4 5 14.

8618. Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition Error | PSNet
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      May 27, 2020 - This error resulted in only 20% of the patient’s prescribed sodium being mixed into the home PN solution … including a verification process for written orders, a standardized process for compounding, and a well-trained

8619. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49794/psn-pdf
      May 01, 2017 - collaborative approach to the care of the critically ill surgical patient, communication is perceived as being … Differences in how surgeons and intensivists perceive their own scope of expertise, as well as the scope

8620. STATISTICAL BRIEF #485: Health Expenditures for Adults by Number of Treated Chronic Conditions, Race/Ethnicity, and Age, 2012
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st485/stat485.shtml
      December 01, 2015 - used in this report are conditions reported by MEPS respondents in the household component of MEPS as being … detailed information on health care utilization and expenditures, health insurance, and health status, as well