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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb88.pdf
March 01, 2010 - Uninsured patients were nearly 4
times more likely to leave the
hospital against medical advice
compared … In 1998, there were 1.8 million
uninsured stays compared to more than 2.3 million uninsured stays
in … In
2007, skin infections were reported more than twice as frequently in uninsured stays compared to … Characteristics of uninsured hospital stays compared to all hospital stays, 2007
Uninsured stays All … Characteristics of the uninsured patient population compared to the overall
patient population, 2007
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb10.jsp
July 10, 2006 - Compared with non-Hispanic whites, hospitalization rates for short-term diabetes complications were 3.3 … Compared with non-Hispanic whites, rates of admission for these conditions were about 3 to 5 times greater … Compared with non-Hispanic whites, blacks had higher rates of preventable hospitalizations for 15 of … Compared with non-Hispanic whites, the likelihood of hospitalization for bacterial pneumonia was nearly … In fact, the likelihood of low-weight birth was 1.8 times higher in blacks, as compared with non-Hispanic
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-anemia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2006 - difference; over 50 percent of patients treated with
epoetin or darbepoetin had a Hb increase >2 g/dL,
compared … control showed approximately 30 percent of
patients treated with epoetin or darbepoetin were
transfused, compared … Results of this fixed-effects meta-analysis were
compared with random-effects meta-analysis; results … patients treated with epoetin or darbepoetin
experienced a thromboembolic event, compared
with 4 percent … No trials compared criteria for discontinuing
therapy.
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st436/stat436.shtml
April 01, 2014 - lower-wage private-sector establishments were less likely to be working where health insurance was offered compared … private-sector establishments in 2012 were less likely to be working where health insurance was offered compared … were less likely to take either employee-plus-one (15.1 percent) or family coverage (24.5 percent) compared … for employee-plus-one coverage with employees in lower-wage establishments contributing 30.9 percent compared … increases for family coverage with employees in lower-wage establishments contributing 33.4 percent compared
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary50/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
July 15, 2009 - For diagnostic accuracy, we included studies that compared a screening test with a reference standard … immediate with delayed vision screening, 17 and 1 compared use of a screening question followed by … for falls (RR, 1.57 [95% CI, 1.20 to 2.05]) or fractures (RR, 1.74 [CI, 0.97 to 3.11]) after 1 year compared … One good-quality trial found first cataract surgery to be associated with no significant difference compared … Compared with the 1996 USPSTF evidence synthesis, 9 more direct evidence on vision screening in older
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_addendum.pdf
February 01, 2010 - Coronary artery bypass surgery
compared with percutaneous coronary interventions for multivessel disease … Although the procedures have
been compared in several randomized trials, their long-term effects on … We
excluded trials that compared either method alone with medical therapy, those that compared two … forms of PCI, and those that compared two forms of CABG. … Within 90
days of randomization, 75 (2%) of 3889 patients assigned to CABG died, compared with 74
(
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-208-bipolar-evidence-summary.pdf
August 01, 2018 - Lithium
improved acute mania in the short-term and prolonged
time to relapse in the long-term compared … For drugs not approved for BD,
paliperidone also improved acute mania compared to
placebo (low-strength … Participants using
carbamazepine reported more severe rash and number of
adverse events compared to … Systematic/collaborative care had no effect on relapse
compared to inactive comparators (low-strength … for
mania, and benefit for lithium compared with placebo
for maintenance.52-54 Cochrane reviews have
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The systematic review
included all studies of patients with
atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS) that
compared … patients with severe hypertension.
2
(i.e., antihypertensive, antiplatelet, and antilipid
treatment) compared … Notably, only two trials have compared
angioplasty (without stent placement) with medical
therapy and … An analysis of a previously reported randomized trial
that compared immediate angioplasty and either
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45344/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - issue/comparison-accuracy-physical-examination-findings-initial-progress-notes-
between-paper-charts
Compared … This study compared physical exam documentation in initial physician progress notes
before and after
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41609/psn-pdf
October 11, 2012 - complications and mortality are increased across a range of common diagnoses for weekend
admissions compared … complication-rates-weekends-and-weekdays-us-hospitals
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-among-patients-admitted-hospitals-weekends-compared-weekdays
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/pdfs/section5_11.pdf
January 01, 2008 - percent
higher than those living in higher income communities—5,753 stays per million population, compared … Similarly, discharge rates were significantly higher in the poorest communities compared to all … communities experienced a higher rate of non-dependent abuse of
alcohol (66 discharges per million compared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0334_08-04-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - indicated interest in whether a
genetic testing strategy could lead to improvements in health outcomes compared … of genetic testing for
CYP2C19 variants in patients who are candidates for clopidogrel treatment,
compared … patients who require antiplatelet therapy for the prevention of major adverse
cardiovascular outcomes, compared
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/decision-support-improve-dental-care-medically-compromised-patients/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - active versus passive CDS interventions to increase use of evidence-based guidelines by dental providers compared … versus passive CDS interventions toward changing dental provider behavior to follow clinical guidelines compared … impact of the active versus passive CDS interventions upon reducing adverse events and emergency care compared
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/harno-k-et-al-2000
January 01, 2000 - The internal-medicine outpatient clinics of two Finnish district hospitals were compared - Peijas Hospital … Forty-three per cent of the total number of intranet referrals resulted in outpatient visits at PH, compared … The feasibility of teleconsultation compared with an oupatient visit to the clinic was judged by specialists
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/meigs-jb-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - We compared patients in the intervention and control groups for changes in processes and outcomes of … of HbA1c tests obtained per year increased significantly in the intervention group (+0.3 tests/year) compared … least one foot examination per year increased modestly but significantly in the intervention group compared
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb208-Teen-Childbirth-Hospital-Stays-Trends.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Compared with older
women who give birth, pregnant teens have been found to be
more likely to start … Medicaid was the expected payer for 72.0 percent of teen hospital stays for childbirth, compared with … ■ Compared with other women of childbearing age, teens with a childbirth-related stay were
more … Nearly half of teen hospital stays for childbirth occurred in the South (45.5 percent)
compared with … Only 22.1 percent of teen hospital stays for childbirth resulted in a C-section, compared with over
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/renal-function_research-protocol.pdf
June 13, 2013 - Among studies that directly compared one type of troponin assays (troponin I, troponin T, hs
troponin … Among studies that directly compared troponin testing in patients with CKD versus patients
with normal … Among studies that directly compared one type of troponin assays (troponin I, troponin
T, hs troponin … If there are studies that directly compared the utility of troponin elevation for diagnosis of ACS
in … • If there are studies that directly compared different
types of troponin assays with each other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_executive.pdf
July 01, 2010 - increasing age; 54
percent of patients over the age of 60 years
have a partial or complete RC tear
compared … Does early surgical repair compared to late
surgical repair (i.e., nonoperative intervention
followed … Does operative repair compared with nonoperative
treatment lead to improved health-related quality
of … Six studies compared single-row
versus double-row fixation of repairs, providing
moderate evidence of … Five
studies compared nonoperative to operative treatments,
with a median sample size of 103 (IQR: 40
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb78.pdf
August 01, 2009 - times
greater among patients living in
the poorest communities than in
the wealthiest communities
(compared … Utilization, resource, and patient
characteristics of these hospitalizations are presented and
compared … The average
age of the two groups differed by more than ten years (46 years for the AMA group compared … Patients living in large urban areas were nearly twice as likely to leave the hospital AMA compared to … Characteristics of patients who leave the hospital against medical advice
(AMA) compared to all other
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-anticholinergic-medicines_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Eighth, treatments were compared
among patients with propensity scores from 0.4 to 0.7. … This was a
four year, multinational, randomized controlled trial that compared tiotropium to placebo … The strength of the present study is that, compared with a randomized trial, we
evaluated effects of … Unadjusted rate of events per 100 person-years by medication regimen compared to ICS +
LABA
Crude … Unadjusted rate of events per 100 person-years by medication regimen compared to ICS + LABA
* Rates