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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBan KA, Gibbons MM, Ko CY
Surgical technical evidence review for colorectal surgery conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
The objective of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the evidence supporting the surgical components of the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) colorectal (CR) pathway. This review will evaluate the evidence supporting CR pathways and develop an evidence-based CR protocol to help hospitals participating in the ISCR program implement evidence-based practices.
AHRQ-funded; 233201500020I.
Citation: Ban KA, Gibbons MM, Ko CY .
Surgical technical evidence review for colorectal surgery conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
J Am Coll Surg 2017 Oct;225(4):548-57.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.06.017.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Hospitals, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Quality of Care, Guidelines
Shaughnessy AF, Vaswani A, Andrews BK
Developing a clinician friendly tool to identify useful clinical practice guidelines: G-TRUST.
The goal of this project was to develop a simple, easy-to-use checklist for clinicians to use to identify trustworthy, relevant, and useful practice guidelines, the Guideline Trustworthiness, Relevance, and Utility Scoring Tool (G-TRUST). They concluded that the 8-item G-TRUST developed by the project is potentially helpful as a tool for clinicians to identify useful guidelines.
AHRQ-funded; HS022940.
Citation: Shaughnessy AF, Vaswani A, Andrews BK .
Developing a clinician friendly tool to identify useful clinical practice guidelines: G-TRUST.
Ann Fam Med 2017 Sep;15(5):413-18. doi: 10.1370/afm.2119.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Quality of Care, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Henriksen K, Dymek C, Harrison MI
AHRQ Author: Henriksen K, Dymek C, Harrison MI, Brady PJ, Arnold SB
Challenges and opportunities from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research summit on improving diagnosis: a proceedings review.
AHRQ held a research summit in the fall of 2016, inviting members from a diverse collection of organizations, both inside and outside of government, to share their suggestions regarding what is known about diagnosis and the challenges that need to be addressed. Among the goals of the summit were to learn from the insights of participants and examine issues associated with definitions of diagnostic error and gaps in the evidence base.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Henriksen K, Dymek C, Harrison MI .
Challenges and opportunities from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research summit on improving diagnosis: a proceedings review.
Diagnosis 2017 Jun;4(2):57-66.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Medical Errors, Evidence-Based Practice, Quality of Care