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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/recommended-reading.html
May 01, 2019 - Focus Groups
Kreuger RA, Casey MA. Focus groups: a practical guide for applied research. 3rd ed. … Focus groups as qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications; 1998.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45861/psn-pdf
April 05, 2017 - Assessing content validity and user perspectives on the
Team Check-up Tool: expert survey and user focus
groups … Assessing content validity and user perspectives on the Team
Check-up Tool: expert survey and user focus groups … In this study, investigators used focus
groups and feedback sessions to assess the content of the tool
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/deliberative-methods-demonstration-executive-131125.pdf
November 01, 2013 - We held 24 BCD groups, 6 at each location. … We held 24 CD groups, 6 at each location. … Three facilitators and a note-taker supported these
groups. … We held 4 CP groups, 1 at each
location. … groups.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary47/speech-and-language-delay-in-preschool-children-screening-2006
February 15, 2006 - of interventions reported significantly improved speech and language outcomes compared with control groups … expressive language, receptive language, lexical acquisition, and syntax among children in all age groups … Maintenance of comparable groups (includes attrition, cross-overs, adherence, contamination). … 44-61
2 clinician-directed play groups with language impairments (treatment vs control … vs. control; no significant difference between groups for phonological output (percentage consonants
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/93drgb.htm
September 01, 1997 - Statistics from the HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1993: Diagnosis-Related Groups … Nationwide Inpatient Sample
for 1993 Hospital Inpatient Stays (continued)
DRGs—
Diagnosis-Related Groups
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/93drga.htm
October 01, 1992 - Statistics from the HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1993: Diagnosis-Related Groups … Statistics from the HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 1993:
Diagnosis-Related Groups
Overview … Definitions DRGs: Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) are a classification
of hospital case types into groups … from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
for 1993 Hospital Inpatient Stays
DRGs—
Diagnosis-Related Groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kHT3WGUaG2wTz2pF_ke7bn
If risk is found to vary across population groups, it would be important to determine what the underlying … trials;
controlled clinical
trials
Adult males;
studies should
include racial and
ethnic groups … controlled clinical
trials
Postmenopausal
females; studies
should include
racial and ethnic
groups … development and
validation should
include populations
Adult females and
males; racial and
ethnic groups … population for risk
assessment tool
validation
Adult females and
males; racial and
ethnic groups
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/feasibility-determining-effectiveness-and-cost-effectiveness-medication-organisation-devices
November 14, 2011 - Compared with Usual Care for Older People in a Community Setting: Systematic Review, Stakeholder Focus Groups … Compared with Usual Care for Older People in a Community Setting: Systematic Review, Stakeholder Focus Groups … Compared with Usual Care for Older People in a Community Setting: Systematic Review, Stakeholder Focus Groups
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-adults-interventions
September 18, 2018 - However, Asian Americans have higher body fat at a given BMI than other racial/ethnic groups. … There were no significant differences in mortality between intervention and control groups (4 trials … and from 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) to −5.6 (−12.3 lb) among control groups. … Across all trials, both study groups (ie, placebo and pharmacotherapy groups) received the same behavioral … Serious adverse events were uncommon and similar between groups. 1 Adverse event rates were high in
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf37/rf37.shtml
August 01, 2017 - Estimates of Non-Elderly Adults Ever Uninsured During Each Calendar Year, by Selected Population Sub-groups … Estimates of Non-Elderly Adults Ever Uninsured During Each Calendar Year, by Selected Population Sub-groups … "Ever uninsured" rates declined in 2014 and then again in 2015 for adults in all racial/ethnic groups … In non-expansion states, declines in "ever uninsured" rates occurred for different groups in different … "Ever uninsured" rates declined for adults in both health status groups in 2014 and then again in 2015
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/pdfs/section1_5.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The younger patient age groups had a lower proportion of hospitalizations relative to their representation … Growth in the number of discharges and the overall population varied among age groups
over this period … years and older grew rapidly—36
percent and 41 percent, respectively, outpacing growth in other age groups … Population grew more moderately for younger age groups (0-44 year olds) and for those 65-84 years … Across all age groups, there were 131 discharges for every 1,000 persons in the United States in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-2-team-leadership-facilitator-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Meeting space with an appropriate amount of room for participants to work in groups of 4-5
during the … Consider adding a second facilitator for groups larger than 20 participants. … Note: Groups can be preassigned when possible. … Be prepared to help groups that have fallen silent or strayed
into unrelated discussions. … ● Constitute the groups for the debriefing (Optional). Assign 4-5 people per group.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/module-3-situation-monitoring-facilitator-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Consider adding a second facilitator for groups larger than 20 participants
4. … Break into groups (in person or in virtual breakout rooms) for 20 minutes of
discussion. … Note: Groups can be preassigned when possible. … Be prepared to help groups that have fallen silent or strayed
into unrelated discussions. … ● Constitute the groups for the debriefing (Optional). Assign 4-5 people per group.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/thomas2-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Participants
Focus groups. … Focus groups. Each of the seven groups met once in a quiet conference room in the
hospital. … Given that some groups were composed of just one provider type and other groups,
several provider types … Our focus groups were used in the process of developing the behavioral markers. … Results
Focus groups
Demographic characteristics are shown in the table below.
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/index.html
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Information on health care for racial/ethnic minority groups. … activities, tools and resources aimed at improving healthcare quality and advancing equity for these diverse groups
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41986/psn-pdf
January 23, 2013 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slow-progress-meeting-hospital-safety-standards-learning-leapfrog-groups … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slow-progress-meeting-hospital-safety-standards-learning-leapfrog-groups-efforts … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slow-progress-meeting-hospital-safety-standards-learning-leapfrog-groups-efforts
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_05.pdf
January 01, 2007 - We examine whether a classification of hospitals into peer groups could be reasonably
used to impute … Except for the two peer
groups with for-profit hospitals, the difference between groups was much smaller … Even so, that does rule out the peer groups being
useful for imputing missing data within state and … the differences between the groups will
examined in relation to the variation within groups. … Except for the
two peer groups with for-profit hospitals, the difference between groups was much
smaller
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/cb8/cb8.shtml
November 01, 2001 - It compares men and women, as well as women of different racial/ethnic groups, income levels, … The health of these groups is of interest, but MEPS includes too few individuals to present data … White women were the least likely of all racial/ethnic groups to have public insurance. … Overall, the percent of women enrolled in Medicaid increased for all age groups from 1987 … Is health status different for women in various racial/ethnic groups?
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/20130913-health-it-enabled-quality-measurement-presentation-slides.pdf
September 13, 2013 - ▪ To obtain further insights on topics highlighted by RFI
responses, a series of stakeholder focus groups … Consumers Vendors Government Other Total
RFI 26 4 2 2 13 2 14 63
Stakeholder-
Specific
Focus Groups … ▪ It may take various forms (e.g., workshops, collaboratives,
webinars, focus groups). … ▪ The Federal government or other third party may be best
suited to bring together diverse groups … Results were used to develop
questions for focus groups.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hit-eqm-slides-091313.pdf
September 13, 2013 - ▪ To obtain further insights on topics highlighted by RFI
responses, a series of stakeholder focus groups … Consumers Vendors Government Other Total
RFI 26 4 2 2 13 2 14 63
Stakeholder-
Specific
Focus Groups … ▪ It may take various forms (e.g., workshops, collaboratives,
webinars, focus groups). … ▪ The Federal government or other third party may be best
suited to bring together diverse groups … Results were used to develop
questions for focus groups.