Tuesday, April 10, 2012

My Life Check

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | My Life Check 
The tool uses information such as blood pressure, smoking status, diet, and physical activity to determine the user's current heart score.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Spreading Innovations to Enhance Care for Older Adults: An Interview With Amy Berman of the John A. Hartford Foundation

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Spreading Innovations to Enhance Care for Older Adults: An Interview With Amy Berman of the John A. Hartford Foundation

The Hartford Foundation supports multiple projects focused on improving care transitions, which are critical for frail, elderly patients seeing multiple providers in different settings.The foundation is especially concerned with improving care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and functional impairment.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Heart Attack Risk Calculator

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Heart Attack Risk Calculator

The tool uses information such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar levels to help determine a level of risk for heart problems. Upon completing the questionnaire, users can print various reports to help them make a plan with their doctor to reduce their risk.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Gynecologic and Obstretic Healthcare

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Browse by Subject Results

Large online repository of gynecologic and obstretic care tools and case studies available at AHRQ's Innovations Exchange.

Subjects include telehealth, pneumothorax, chlamydia, Birth plan, Birth trauma, Breast diseases, Cervical cancer, Cervical cancer screening, Cesarean section, Contraception, Depression, postpartum, Episiotomy, Fertility, Fetal death, Genetic counseling, Gestational diabetes, Gynecological examination, HIV and pregnancy, Hormone replacement therapy, Human papillomavirus,l Infertility, Labor (childbirth), Labor and delivery, Labor induction, Manual pelvic examination, Maternal hyperthyroidism, Maternal hypothyroidism, Menopause, Newborn death, Postnatal care, Postpartum hemorrhage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in adolescence, Premature birth, Rh deficiency syndrome, Sexual dysfunction, Sexually transmitted diseases, Spontaneous rupture of membranes, Thyroid disease in pregnancy, Transdermal contraception, Vaginal bleeding, Vaginal smears.