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  1. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/RoboticAmbulatorySurgery.pdf
    October 20, 2021 - proportion with robotic assistance was lower among patients living in micropolitan (1.8%) and rural areas … (1.8%), compared with those living in metropolitan areas (3.7%) (P<.001), and also lower among patients … robotic procedures = P<.05 (reference groups were patients with private insurance, from metropolitan areas … robotic procedures = P<.05 (reference groups were patients with private insurance, from metropolitan areas … with lower community-level incomes than among patients with private insurance, from metropolitan areas
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    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/NASHPDisparitiesReport.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Community organization feedback also helps identify areas where documents can be improved. … , and subsequently found that these particular vendor organizations target low income areas. … The legislation also identified six focus areas based on the greatest disparities in the state. … Other areas of interest are race and ethnicity data on suicides and substance abuse and socioeconomic … Despite lack of available data in some areas, states note that this cannot become an excuse for not
  3. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/nass_stratum/nassnote.jsp
    August 01, 2019 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NASS Notes An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQ…
  4. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/data_query/508_Methods_Community_Statistics20220128.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - hospitals (e.g., small rural hospitals) from reporting, and reporting is voluntary in some Partner areas … Claritas uses intra-census methods to estimate household and demographic statistics for geographic areas
  5. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb104.jsp
    January 01, 2011 - (NCHS) especially for use in healthcare research: "Large central" refers to counties of metro areas … "Large fringe" refers to counties of metro areas of 1 million or more population and can be considered … "Medium and small metro" refers to counties in metro areas with less than 1 million population but with
  6. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb205-Hospital-Discharge-Postacute-Care.jsp
    May 01, 2016 - The Mountain and Pacific areas had the lowest rate of discharge to PAC, about 17.8 percent.
  7. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb233-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2014.jsp
    December 01, 2017 - stays for patients in the lowest income quartile and for patients living in large central metropolitan areas … Approximately 27 percent of inpatient stays for patients living in large central metropolitan areas involved … OR procedures, compared with 29 to 30 percent of stays for patients living in less populated areas. … with 1 million or more residents Large Fringe Metropolitan: includes counties of metropolitan areas … with 1 million or more residents Medium and Small Metropolitan: includes areas with 50,000 to 999,999
  8. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/DataElements_KID_2003_HOSPITAL.pdf
    January 01, 2003 - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID Description of Data Elements - Core Notes Description of Data Elements Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) Hospital File 2003 This document contains cumulative descriptions of data elements across years of HCUP data from 1988 to the curre…
  9. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb288-Mental-Disorder-Hospitalizations-by-Region-2016-2018.pdf
    January 01, 2018 - Geographic areas are based on the patient ZIP Code of residence.
  10. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb232-Hepatitis-C-Hospital-Stays-Trends.pdf
    June 19, 2017 - ■ Patients residing in low-income areas and large central metropolitan areas constituted a higher … Patients residing in low-income areas represented 40.0 percent of stays with hepatitis C compared with … patients in the two younger age groups (18–51 years and 52–72 years) for whom those in low-income areas … In contrast, among patients aged 73 years and older, those in low-income areas constituted only 30.4 … Patients residing in large central metropolitan areas represented 37.3 percent of stays with hepatitis
  11. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb232-Hepatitis-C-Hospital-Stays-Trends.jsp
    December 01, 2017 - Patients residing in low-income areas and large central metropolitan areas constituted a higher proportion … Patients residing in low-income areas represented 40.0 percent of stays with hepatitis C compared with … by patients in the two younger age groups (18-51 years and 52-72 years) for whom those in low-income areas … In contrast, among patients aged 73 years and older, those in low-income areas constituted only 30.4 … Patients residing in large central metropolitan areas represented 37.3 percent of stays with hepatitis
  12. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/newsltrQ3_2016.html
    January 01, 2016 - Winners of the HCUP Article of the Year Awards Evaluating and re-demarcating the Hospital Service Areas … Databases (SID) from Florida to evaluate whether the boundaries of the Medicare-derived Hospital Service Areas
  13. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb237-Patient-Safety-Adverse-Events-2011-2014.pdf
    January 01, 2014 - average in overall patient safety and adverse events in 2011 and 2014, by select hospital geographic areas … classification of whether a hospital is in an urban or rural location is based on Core Based Statistical Areas … The QIs can be used to highlight potential quality improvement areas, identify areas for further study … classification of whether a hospital is in an urban or rural location is based on Core Based Statistical Areas
  14. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/Availability_of_KID_Data_Elements_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - six-category urban-rural classification scheme for U.S. counties: (1) "Central" counties of metro areas … of >=1 million population, (2) "Fringe" counties of metro areas of >=1 million population, (3) Counties … in metro areas of 250,000-999,999 population, (4) Counties in metro areas of 50,000-249,999 population
  15. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or17.jsp
    August 01, 2014 - Overview of Link Plus An official website of the Department of Health & Human Services Search All AHRQ Websites Careers Contact Us Espanol FAQs Email Updates …
  16. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb53.pdf
    June 01, 2008 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospitals Patient Safety Events, 2005 HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT Agen Rese June 2008 C. Allison Russo, M.P.H., Roxanne M. Andrews, Ph.D., and Marguerite Barrett, M.S. Introduction Highli Overall, Asian-P had worse rate events than wh the…
  17. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb67.pdf
    February 01, 2009 - the hospital.6 Uninsured hospitalization rates were higher among populations living in the poorest areas … compared to wealthier communities: 10.9 uninsured stays per 1,000 population living in the poorest areas … Among hospital stays overall, the rate of hospital stays in the poorest areas was 1.2 times greater … 6Note: These figures do not control for differences in severity of illness at discharge. 7Poorest areas
  18. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/Web1Spring2021HCUPOverview042021_posted.pdf
    March 10, 2021 - to care Rates of influenza-related stays and ED visits were highest for patients from low- income areas … influenza-related ED visits in 2015–2016 was 220 percent higher in the lowest than in the highest income areas
  19. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2020.jsp
    January 01, 2020 - Level IV/V centers provide trauma support in remote areas in which no higher level of care is available … Because there are very few teaching hospitals in micropolitan and rural areas, teaching status was only … used to stratify EDs in metropolitan areas. … with at least 1 million residents; (2) small metropolitan areas with less than 1 million residents; … in the South in 2011-2015. 10 The collapsing of all areas was required in the South in 2014.
  20. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/ca6.jsp
    November 01, 2014 - Hospitals are encouraged to have this document available at registration areas, as a reference

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