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www.ahrq.gov/topics/racial-ethnic-minorities.html
March 23, 2023 - A large body of research has shown that compared with the White population, racial and ethnic minority … A recent study found that 67 percent of non-Hispanic White women reported prior screening compared with … reported lower rates of patient-provider communication regarding breast and cervical cancer screening compared … individuals living in rural areas reported experiencing discrimination from a doctor or health clinic compared
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/ruralinner-city-residents.html
Given the extent of healthcare disparities and differences in health outcomes, particularly when compared
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www.ahrq.gov/data/visualizations/sick-leave-prevalence.html
September 01, 2021 - Research Findings #47 found that:
Older workers had more access to paid sick leave compared to younger … men and women, but men were more likely to have paid sick leave in combination with vacation leave, compared … Workers who lived in non-metro areas were less likely to have paid sick leave compared to their more … Workers in small firms (0–49) were much less likely to have paid sick leave compared to workers in large … Workers with unions had higher rates of paid sick leave compared to workers without unions.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/opioid-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Infographic - Rates of Opioid-Related Hospital Stays: How States Compared in 2014
The nation’s opioid … Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Rates of Opioid-Related Hospital Stays:
How States Compared
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/cps-measures.html
June 01, 2018 - Among women with less than a high school education and high school graduates compared with women with … Among Black women compared with White women. … In 2012, rates of invasive cervical cancer were lower among Asian and Pacific Islander women compared … In 2012, the percentage of adults who received a blood pressure measurement was higher for females compared … Among female residents compared with male residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-table1.html
September 01, 2020 - Compared Content-Specific and Process-Focused Checklists
Study
Description of the Checklist … Outcome
Shimizu, et al.,
2013 16
Differential diagnosis checklist (content specific) compared … Medical students
Experimental
Significant effect for the use of the content-specific checklist compared … Sibbald, et al.,
2019 14
ECG interpretation checklist (content specific) compared with a cognitive
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata2a.html
May 01, 2018 - to be born in the United States (nearly 94 percent vs. 89 percent for the total U.S. population, as compared … U.S.- and European-born Blacks had worse ratings on all the measures compared with those born in Africa … The median age for Japanese is almost 43 years compared with the Hmong population, which has a median … -born Asian Indian mothers compared with non-U.S.-born Chinese mothers ( Hayes et al., 2008 ). … For example, Japanese persons appear less likely to experience cancer screening disparities compared
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-infmat.html
June 01, 2018 - Among White babies, 5.6% had low birth weight compared with 12.4% of Black babies. … In 1982, 61% of Black mothers received care in the first trimester compared with 79% of White mothers … mothers to delay prenatal care to the third trimester or to not receive prenatal care at all (10.0% compared … Blacks had more than twice the rate of sudden unexpected infant death as Whites (171.8 compared with … In 2013, White and Black neonates both experienced an injury rate of 2.0 per 1,000 live births compared
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/dialysis-facilities.html
October 01, 2022 - star rating ranges from one to five stars, with a five-star rating considered 'much above average' compared … other dialysis facilities; one- or two- star rating indicates that measured outcomes were below average compared
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-chartbooks.html
March 01, 2020 - Breakouts by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status when available and compared with men. … Contents
Use of Health Care Services by Women
Women, on average, use more health care services compared … Women differ in disease risk factors and certain patterns of illness compared with men even when maternity … Women experience a higher burden of chronic disease and tend to live more years with a disability compared
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-3.html
September 01, 2020 - A randomized trial found no effect of the SLOW intervention (compared with no intervention) on diagnostic … process-focused checklists found no significant effects on accuracy. 14 , 15
Two studies have directly compared … colleagues on ECG interpretation, the content-specific (knowledge-based) checklist as described before was compared … in which the content-specific checklist showed an effect. 7 , 8
A study by Shimizu and colleagues compared
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi5.html
April 01, 2018 - univariate analyses of the derivation dataset, 11 different risk factors were included in the model compared … Compared to the previous combined analyses with the total dataset, the combined analysis with only the … Compared to the previous combined analyses with the total dataset, the combined analysis with only the … Compared to the previous combined analyses with the total dataset, the combined analysis with only the … Compared to the previous combined analyses with the total dataset, the combined analysis with only the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-144-section-6-figure-6-b.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Children with Disabilities Algorithm (CWDA)
compared to Parent Survey. … Children with Disabilities Algorithm (CWDA)
compared to Physician Chart Abstraction.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/secola-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - first 6 months of a randomized, crossover,
single-site, pilot study testing the use of a CVC RN team compared … the feasibility of implementing a CVC RN team and 2) its effectiveness in reducing CVC-
related BSIs compared … there was a significant increase in the
length of stay (LOS; 15.0 + 11.2; p = 0.0066), on the CU compared … on the units, with a
significantly greater percent of tunneled versus non-tunneled CVCs on the EU compared … The CVC RN team intervention (EU) did not
significantly reduce the BSI rate compared to the bedside
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/comparative-effectiveness.html
Topic: Comparative Effectiveness
Listing of content related to the topic Comparative Effectiveness
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cancer.html
May 01, 2018 - diagnosis with advanced stage breast cancer and death due to breast cancer were lower among Hispanics compared … Hispanics were less likely to receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery compared with … In all years, Hispanic and Black women were less likely to receive radiation therapy to the breast compared … with advanced stage colorectal cancer and death due to colorectal cancer were lower among Hispanics compared … Groups With Disparities:
Death rates were lower among Hispanics compared with Whites and were not
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cancer.html
June 01, 2018 - Rates of diagnosis with advanced stage breast cancer were worse for Blacks compared with Whites and these … Breast cancer death rates were worse for Blacks compared with Whites. … 7 of 9 years, Black and Hispanic women were less likely to receive radiation therapy to the breast compared … Blacks were more likely to develop invasive cervical cancer compared with Whites. … In 2013, uninsured Black women (65.8%) were less likely to receive a Pap smear compared with Black women
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-comm2.html
October 01, 2015 - Compared with non-Hispanics, Hispanics generally had higher rates of complications associated with diabetes … Among Hispanics, those in border counties had higher rates of complications associated with diabetes compared … Hispanics with diabetes were more likely to have an amputation compared with non-Hispanics with diabetes … in border counties with an inpatient stay for diabetes had renal failure (listed as any diagnosis), compared … of Hispanics in border counties with an inpatient stay for diabetes had peripheral vascular disease, compared
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/taber-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Data are reported using percentages for
nominal and ordinal variables and compared using Fisher’s exact … In total, participants receiving the intervention experienced fewer hospitalizations compared
with the … In multivariable modeling,
the intervention produced a 54% reduction in hospitalization compared with … Results from the unadjusted model that compared the charge data in just those with
hospitalizations … The study demonstrated significant improvement in adherence in each intervention group
compared with
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/anticoagulants-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - The single studies examined the anticoagulation management services pre/post or compared with usual … Systematic reviews of pharmacist-led anticoagulation management services compared with usual care
or … The studies reported that clinical outcomes were not compared with usual care or a
control group, so … The weight-based heparin dosing nomogram compared
with a “standard care” nomogram. … The cost per visit at the anticoagulation clinic was
found to be approximately $300, compared with