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  1. Microsoft Word - 2008-07.doc (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_07.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Microsoft Word - 2008-07.doc HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov For Technical Assistance with HCUP Products: Email: hcup@ahrq…

  2. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Hospital Survey 2.0: 2021 User Database Report Part I (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - Definition of Patient Safety Culture ................................................................ … Definition of Patient Safety Culture ______________________________________________________________ … Hospital Survey 2.0 Composite Measures and Definitions SOPS Hospital Survey 2.0 Composite Measures Definition

  3. MS2020-03 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - Frequency and Impact of Ambiguous State-Specific Source Payer Codes ................................. 9 Definition … FREQUENCY AND IMPACT OF AMBIGUOUS STATE-SPECIFIC SOURCE PAYER CODES Definition of Ambiguous State-Specific … Medicare Coverage and Rules Frequency and Impact of Ambiguous State-Specific Source Payer Codes Definition

  4. Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2020 - We recognized that by definition, chronic pain requires treatments that are effective in the long term … Definitions of effect sizes Effect Size Definition Small effect • MD 0.5 to 1.0 points on a 0 to 10 … Because our definition of chronic headache was broad, and our criteria for treatments excluded use

  5. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2010 - anticancer therapy, with predefined criteria when and how tumor response will be assessed and a clear definition … Definition of Terms (Defined as needed in text.) VII. … Definition of Terms VII. Summary of Protocol Amendments VIII. Review of Key Questions IX.

  6. Disposition of Comments Report for Interventions for Adult Offenders With Serious Mental Illness (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2013 - Then they use a definition that says this case management does not use assertive outreach. … From the definition provided they appear to be referring to a case management style known as “intensive … By definition this will exclude many grey literature studies and will only increase the likelihood of

  7. Renal-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)

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    April 20, 2015 - Grading the Strength of Evidence for the Diagnostic Studies Required domain Definition and Elements … Strength of evidence grades and definitions Grade Definition High We are very confident that the estimate … Definition of Terms Local recurrence - Local recurrence is defined as any persistent or recurrent

  8. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

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    November 03, 2011 - Beyond the basic definition, there is wide variation in how the term assisted living is used, the specific … Definitions of the grades of overall strength of evidence Grade Definition High High confidence that … Definition of Terms Agnosia is defined as the “failure to recognize or identify objects despite intact

  9. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

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    December 20, 2011 - This 1980 search date was selected based on the introduction/definition of PTSD as a clinical entity … Definitions of the grades of overall strength of evidence 26 Grade Definition High High confidence … Definition of Terms None. http://www.mhs.com/product.aspx?

  10. S131 (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2007 - discontinued, using a gap of 90 or more days without statin use in addition to the dispensed supply as the definition … Prevalent users of a drug have by definition persisted in their drug use, similar to the concept of survivor … Validity Any discussion of validity requires a definition of a gold standard against which results are

  11. A Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2017 - Transitional Care Model Components Component Definition Screening Targets adults transitioning from … Code Definition and Frequency Code Definition Raw count Interviews with Code (n=9) Acceptance Acceptance

  12. A Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions: Final Report (doc file)

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    November 01, 2017 - Transitional Care Model Components Component Definition Screening Targets adults transitioning … Code Definition and Frequency Code Definition Raw count Interviews with Code (n=9) Acceptance

  13. 2024 CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - Definition of Composite Measures, Ratings, HEDIS Items, and Children with Chronic Condition Items G … CAHPS Health Plan Survey Database 2024 Medicaid and CHIP Chartbook G-1 Appendix G Definition of … Region Appendix F Top Box Scores by General Child and Children with Chronic Conditions Appendix G Definition

  14. Person-Centered Preventive Healthcare: Reaching Adolescents to Deliver Preventive Services (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2024 - ▪ Expanding the definition of “health outcomes” for youth to reflect outcomes (e.g., high school … Context of Adolescent Development and Health Behaviors “We are artificially using age 18 as a legal definition … However, legally, the definition of an adult is usually age 18 years, which doesn’t necessarily align

  15. Microsoft Word - Comp Eff 10.doc (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2007 - 4) Measurements: Equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment). 5) Clear definition … outcome of successful monotherapy with an ACEI or ARB.13-21,23,28,32,33,35,37,39,49,54,60,63,64,67 The definition … Because the definition of successful control of blood pressure with a single agent requires that a patient … Depending on the definition used, adverse event rates ranged from 0 to 100 percent (median 32 percent … Studies of adherence with ACEIs and ARBs Study Adherence with ACEIs Adherence with ARBs Definition

  16. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 134 Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol-Use Disorders in Outpatient Settings (pdf file)

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    May 13, 2014 - The amount of drinking should be included in definition of risky and harmful use. … Some such as "number of heavy drinking days" require a more explicit definition. … We have added the definition of heavy drinking days as a footnote to the I/E table (Table 3) of the

  17. ADHD Medications and Risk of Serious Coronary Heart Disease in Yough and Middle-Aged Adults (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2023 - For potential SCD cases without hospital or autopsy records, we used a computer case definition, based … clinical adjudication.20 In that study, the positive predictive value (PPV) for the computer case definition … We used a computer case definition with a high PPV20 for these cases, but misclassification of some … A computer case definition for sudden cardiac death. … **Adjusted for site, age, sex, calendar year, CRS(some variables within score are time-varying) ^ Definition

  18. Serological Screening for Genital Herpes: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2023 - ..................................................................................... 1 Condition Definition … Condition Definition Genital herpes is a viral sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by one … most persons treated with an antiviral agent in this study population were not asymptomatic by our definition … Category Definition Clinical Manifestations Primary genital HSV infection Newly acquired genital HSV … Definition of Ratings Based on Above Criteria: Good: Relevant and adequately described study populations

  19. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2020 - Peer Reviewer #10 General The authors should bring the issue of changing the definition of 'mild … GDM' as a 'risk factor' of adverse outcomes instead of as the classic definition of a 'disease' characterized … Peer Reviewer #10 Executive Summary Rregarding definition of GDM not included No change.

  20. In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD November 1, 2015  Citation Text: In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015. Copy Citation For…
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