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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-strength-evidence.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Precision Precision is the degree of certainty surrounding an effect estimate with respect to a given … Score dichotomously as one of two levels of precision:
Precise
Imprecise
A precise estimate is an estimate … An imprecise estimate is one for which the confidence interval is wide enough to include clinically distinct … Publication bias indicates that studies may have been published selectively, with the result that the estimate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-research-steps-framework_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - An imprecise estimate has been defined as one for which the confidence interval is wide enough
to include … If the information available in identified studies is insufficient to
allow a conclusion or if the estimate … Precision is the degree of certainty surrounding the effect
estimate.18 An imprecise estimate has been … is unknown),
a circumstance that precludes a conclusion.18 Imprecision in the meta-analytic effect estimate … or
may change the estimate itself.18 Research gaps can thereby be identified as topics or areas for
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb2.pdf
February 01, 2006 - Statistical Brief #2: Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department, 2003
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
October 26, 2010 - Turn the Other Cheek
Citation Text:
Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/prostate-cancer-therapies-summary.pdf
September 01, 2020 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: Evidence Summary
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 230
Therapies for Clinically
Localized Prostate Cancer
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• In men with clinically localized prostate cancer (CLPC) detected clinically rather than
by prostate-speci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cardiac-arrest-woman-uti-case-qt-prolongation
March 27, 2024 - Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation
Citation Text:
Kulig CE, Ebong IA. Cardiac Arrest in a Woman with UTI: A Case of QT Prolongation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_slutsky_comparing_medical_interventions.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive
Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews
Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Comparative Effectivenes…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/anesthesiology-control-tower-feedback-alerts-supplement-treatment-actfast
January 01, 2023 - Anesthesiology Control Tower: Feedback Alerts to Supplement Treatment (ACTFAST)
Project Final Report ( PDF , 243.65 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medical-interventions-comparing_methods.pdf
November 01, 2008 - Despite steadily increasing health care expenditures in the United States, improved health outcomes and quality remain elusive
Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness
Reviews
Comparing Medical Interventions: AHRQ and the
Effective Health Care Program
Comparative Effectivenes…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/Trends_NeonatalAbstinenceSyndrome_Births_UnitedStates.pdf
January 18, 2019 - Trends in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Births in the United States
NAS Births in the U.S. 1 Updated: 01/18/2019
Estimates for 2016 include data from the following: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st274/stat274.shtml
December 01, 2009 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #274:
Variations in Perceived Need and Access to Specialist Care among Adults in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2007
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st87/stat87.pdf
July 01, 2005 - Statistical Brief #87: Attitudes toward Health Insurance among Adults Age 18 and Over
Agency for Healthcare
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Research and Quality
STATISTICAL BRIEF #87
July 2005
Attitudes toward Health Insurance
among Adults Age 18 and Over
Steve Machlin and Kelly Carper
Introduction
Hea…
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/references.html
April 01, 2025 - Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs
References 1. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grants Summary. CHIPRA. https://www.medicaid.gov…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/toledo-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Final Progress Report: Reducing the Risk of Preventable Postpartum Lower Extremity Nerve Injuries
Title Page
Title of Project: Reducing the risk of preventable postpartum lower extremity nerve
injuries
Principal Investigator and Team Members: Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH; William A.
Grobman, MD, MBA; Julia Lee, PhD; …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49731/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49526/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Crossing the Borderline
December 1, 2006
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
The Case
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit
following a failed suicide attempt with excess doses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49472/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Preventable Rash
March 1, 2005
McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash
The Case
A 35-year-old man with HIV was being followed in an outpatient internal medicine clinic. At a routine visit,
screening laboratories were checked. The clinic never contacted th…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st514/stat514.shtml
August 01, 2018 - STATISTICAL BRIEF #514: Reported Diagnosis and Prescription Utilization Related to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children Ages 5–17, 2008–2015
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-101
January 16, 2025 - Patient Safety 101
Citation Text:
Patient Safety 101. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
1 Tool D.4b
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement
PSI 05: Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device Fragment Count
Why Focus on Retained Fore…