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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/average.html
March 01, 2016 - Comparing Quality Scores to a State or National Average
Another strategy is to compare each … group of providers larger than the one included in your report, typically either a State or National average … Many reports include both the “local” average as well as a State and/or National average. … Advantages of Comparing to the State or National Average
It provides an external comparison point … As with the community average, many members of the public think that “average” is “mediocre,” rather
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14chap5.html
June 01, 2014 - that contributes to the overall average. … were:
Teamwork— (average 86 percent positive). … Patient Care Tracking/Follow-up —(average 86 percent positive). … were:
Work Pressure and Pace— (average 50 percent positive). … Communication Openness— (average 68 percent positive).
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/insurance-premiums-infographic.html
July 01, 2019 - Average private-sector employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, 2018
Average private-sector … employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, 2018 (PDF, 55.2 KB)
Text Description: In 2018, average
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/compare-providers.html
January 01, 2023 - Other
The simplest and most common strategy is to compare each entity’s performance to the average … Advantages of Comparing to the Community Average
You have all the information you need to make the … Disadvantages of Comparing to the Community Average
Many members of the public think that "average … If everyone is doing very well, or very poorly, then the average may be misleading. … A provider with a much higher score than average could still be doing quite poorly and one with a much
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/insurance-prem-infographic.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Average private-sector employer-sponsored health insurance premiums, 2018
Average private-sector employer-sponsored … premiums, 2018
$6,715
Single
Coverage
$13,425
Employee-
plus-one
$19,565
Family
Coverage
5% average
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www.ahrq.gov/news/meps-statistical-brief.html
March 01, 2025 - Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … Average Annual Total Expenses, Total Utilization, and Sources of Payment for Outpatient Prescription … Highlights: In 2021-2022, average annual total outpatient prescription opioid expenses for adults were … Average annual total spending per person with any use for all outpatient prescription opioids in 2021 … Oxycodone also had the highest average total payment per fill at $99.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chap5tab22.html
December 01, 2017 - All ages
Adults
Percent of persons
Average risk score
Average cost per person
Percent of … all costs
Percent of persons
Average risk score
Average cost per person
Percent of all costs
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/functspecs3.html
December 01, 2017 - Display meal average percentage using total possible meals as denominator. … If meal is tube fed, the value used in the average calculation is zero. … NPO: If an option of NPO is entered, the value used in the average calculation is zero. … order for supplements, then calculate average supplement intake. … Numerator: Average of all supplement intakes for the report week.
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14apsumm.html
June 01, 2014 - Medical Office and Respondent Characteristics
Appendixes A and B present data tables that show average … The bottom row of the composite-level tables shows an overall average across composites as a summary … of Providers ( Tables A-1 , A-3 , A-4 )
Medical offices with one provider had the highest average … Tables A-13 , A-15 , A-16 )
Hospital or health system owned medical offices had the highest average … -7 , B-8 )
Respondents with less than 1 year in their current medical office had the highest average
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/compare/choose/benchmark.html
March 01, 2016 - Comparing Quality Scores to a Benchmark
Although the term “benchmark” is often thought to mean an “average … Comparing performance to a benchmark definitely sets a higher “bar” than comparing to any average. … higher bar, which sponsors may want to do particularly if earlier reports comparing performance to an average … Comparator"
Comparing Health Plans and Providers to Each Other
Comparing to a State or National Average
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hospital-readmission-costs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Readmission Costs, 2020
AH
Average Cost of
Admissions Overall
Average Cost of a Single
Hospital … https :/ /hcup-us.ahrq .gov/reports/statbriefs/sb304-read missions-2016-2020 .jsp
AH
Average Cost … of
Admissions Overall
Average Cost of a Single
Hospital Readmission
Source: AHRQ Healthcare Cost … https :/ /hcup-us.ahrq .gov/reports/statbriefs/sb304-read missions-2016-2020 .jsp
AH
Average Cost … $14,500
Average Cost of I Admissions Overall
$16,300
Average Cost of a Single
Hospital Readmission
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Geographic-Physician-Practice-PUF-Codebook.pdf
February 01, 2023 - Number of Physicians Submitting Medicaid (FFS & MCO) Claims
Description (Label): Average number of … Number of Physicians Submitting Commercial Claims
Description (Label): Average number of providers … number of core physicians in a practice site
Average number of other providers in practice site
Average … Average physician submitting Medicaid (MCO) claims
Average physician submitting Medicare Advantage … claims
Average physician submitting Commercial claims
Average physician submitting Medicare (FFS)
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3a_combo_chartinstructions.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The worksheets “compare-PSI-rates-average”; “compare-IQI-rates-average”; and
“compare-PDI-rates-average … (based on case mix) relative to national average
performance fluctuates over time. … The “trend-risk-adjusted-average” worksheet can be used to track how a hospital’s
performance on an … indicator and the national average performance for that indicator
fluctuate over time.
2. … The national average is the rate used here as a comparison point.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/medical-office-diagnostic-safety-database-report-2024.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Composite Measure Average Percent Positive Response by Number of Providers . 13
Table A-2. … Item Average Percent Positive Response by Number of Providers .......................... 14
Table B-1 … Composite Measure Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position .............. 17
Table B-2. … ) 7
Average number of surveys distributed per medical office (range: 5 to 64) 15
Average medical office … For all but three items, the average
NA/DK/MI percentages ranged from 9 percent to 23 percent.
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/ihs/chap5tab21.html
December 01, 2017 - Blood pressure medications
Cholesterol medications
Percent of adults with 1+ prescriptions
Average … number of prescriptions per adult with 1+ prescriptions a
Percent of adults with 1+ prescriptions
Average … number of prescriptions per adult with 1+ prescriptions a
Percent of adults with 1+ prescriptions
Average
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/medical-office/2014/mosurv14apa.html
June 01, 2014 - Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Number of Providers—2014 Database Medical Offices … Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Medical Office an Overall Rating on Patient Safety by … Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Single vs. … Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Single vs. … Item-Level Average Percentages of Overall Ratings by Single vs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-177-section-2-technical-specs.pdf
May 23, 2014 - Antipsychotic Medication Dose Maximums
Antipsychotic Average Daily Dose Criteria
<13 years
Average … Daily Dose
Criteria <10
years
Average Daily
Dose Criteria
10-12 years
Average Daily Dose … Definition
Calculating
average daily
dose
Calculate the average daily dose for medications in Table … Average Daily Dose Criteria for Antipsychotic Medications
Antipsychotic Average Daily Dose Criteria … Daily
Dose Criteria for
<10 years
Average Daily
Dose Criteria for
10 12 years
Average Daily
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/dyer-prelim-results.pdf
April 01, 2011 - Difference
Average MO SOPS
Composite Score
70% 66% 4%
Average Rating on Quality 73% 62% 11%
Overall … Medium
Offices
Large
Offices
Average MO SOPS
Composite Score -0.34 74% 67% 62%
Average Rating on … /
Academic
Hospital/
Health
System
Average MO SOPS
Composite Score 70% 65% 66%
Average Rating … Average % Positive
MO SOPS Measure Correlation
Single
Specialty
Multi-
specialty
Average MO SOPS … Not Fully
Implemented
Average MO SOPS
Composite Score 0.16 67% 66%
Average Rating on
Quality ns
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-summary.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Participating
Nursing Homes
4,411
Nursing Home Staff
Respondents
63%
Composite Measure
Average … Composite Measure Average Score by
Job Title
Administrators had
the highest Composite
Measure Average … Score
76%
positive
response
Nursing
Assistants/Aides had
the lowest Composite
Measure Average … Score
57%
positive
response
Work Area
The Rehab Unit had
the highest Composite
Measure Average … Score
69%
positive
response
The Alzheimer's/
Dementia Unit had the
lowest Composite
Measure Average
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3b_combo_resultspresentation.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Rate Higher
than National
Average
(Worse)
Rate Lower
than National
Average
(Better)
Toolkit … However, Pressure Ulcers (PSI 03) occur at higher rates than the
national average – this may be an area … Rate Lower
than National
Average
(Better)
Rate Higher
than National
Average
(Worse)
Toolkit … Your Hospital's Performance
Relative to National Averages
Rate Higher than
National Average
(Worse … )
Rate Lower than
National Average
(Better)
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How