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6441. Overview of Hospital Stays for Children in the United States, 2012 #187
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb187-Hospital-Stays-Children-2012.jsp
      December 01, 2014 - How HCUP estimates of costs differ from National Health Expenditure Accounts There are a number of … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … Revisions to how hospitals are defined—the NIS now uses the definition of hospitals and discharges supplied … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools, … and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs.

6442. Statistical Brief #123: Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) in Hospital Stays, 2009 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - costs, dollars $8,238,458,700 $1,119,151,500 $7,119,307,200 $353,238,872,800 Note: Payer percentages do … Because most state data do not identify SCHIP patients specifically, it is not possible to present this … The assignment of a patient to a severity of illness subclass takes into consideration not only the … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools … , and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs.

6443. Hospital Readmissions Involving Psychiatric Disorders, 2012 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb189-Hospital-Readmissions-Psychiatric-Disorders-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - In addition, initial admissions do not require a prior “clean period” with no hospitalizations; that … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … from which all discharges were retained. 16  Revisions to how hospitals are defined—the NIS … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools … , and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs.

6444. Chapter 4: Defining Language Need and Categories for Collection (cont.) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2018 - just how many people speak a language but also their level of English proficiency and thereby their … The Health Research & Education Trust (HRET) Toolkit suggests, "What language do you feel most comfortable … phrased question as best practice: "In what language do you (or the person for whom you are making the … to a spoken-language question. … But two studies assessed how well people's ability to read a newspaper or fill out a form (e.g., driver's

6445. Statistical Brief #155
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      May 01, 2013 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … When a hospital does not have the ability or capacity to handle a patient's condition, the decision often … Because most State data do not identify SCHIP patients specifically, it is not possible to present this … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools, … and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs.

6446. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Executive (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2014 - of possible iatrogenic bowel injury during abdominal and pelvic surgeries that do not entail resection … guide the review: Key Question 1: How do various preoperative OMBP strategies compare with either … Key Question 2: How do various preoperative OMBP strategies compare with either no OMBP or with each … How do comparative adverse events vary (a) by OMBP strategy and (b) in subgroups of especially susceptible … analyses, including the use of informative priors and the use of frequentist methods (which do not

6447. In Situ Simulation: Challenges and Results (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2008 - do represent a giant leap forward from static mannequins. … Rather, the evaluators crash the vehicle into a wall to determine how well the car withstands the crash … “whole system” investigations appropriately and how to approach health care worker participation, and … The general themes described here should provide guidance for how to frame in situ simulation to meet … For example, clinicians had little knowledge of how to administer narcotic reversal agents (e.g., indications

6448. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer_surveillance.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - Methods We followed a priori formulated protocol to search and screen literature, extract relevant … No conclusions can be reached on how patient and tumor characteristics affect outcomes, or on how radiotherapy … How quickly do systematic reviews go out of date? A survival analysis. … p-value outside the range of border line (0.04 to 0.06) to be considered as a quantitative signal for … No conclusions can be reached on how patient and tumor characteristics affect outcomes, or on how radiotherapy

6449. Microsoft Word - NHQR6-HCUPMethodsReport v7.doc (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - Because some statewide data organizations do not report data for all community hospitals in the State … Some caveats relate to the how the QIs were applied, some relate to ICD-9-CM coding changes and inter-State … E8709 9982 None None PSI 16 PSI 26 PDI 13 E8760 9996-9997 None None * All other PSIs and PDIs do … We do not employ finite population correction factors in estimating standard errors. … the significant PSI/factor associations is mixed in that some have plausible explanations and others do

6450. Dementia-Nursing-Home-Characteristics Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dementia-nursing-home-characteristics_executive.pdf
      October 01, 2012 - make decisions; manage personal affairs; and eventually do even simple tasks such as dressing, toileting … A validation therapy group was superior to a social control group and/or usual care control group in … • Examine how results differ according to characteristics of the person with dementia, especially … the individual’s current medical needs and health stability is important, because these settings do … Donabedian A. The quality of care. How can it be assessed? JAMA. 1988 Sept 23-30;260(12):1743-8.

6451. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Prevention in Adults of Infection With Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2024 - authors of the systematic review, or if this was not available we assessed it ourselves considering how … transplant patients for C. difficile at a single tertiary care hospital.19 We do not discuss these … AHRQ recognizes that people are struggling with urgent questions on how to make healthcare safer. … Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: how much do they cost? … Do active surveillance and contact precautions reduce MRSA acquisition?

6452. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Group Practice Linkage File, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2016 - Figure III.4 illustrates how the DSP approach links group practices to health systems using HCOS (to … Appendix D provides a step-by-step summary of how users can link the group practice linkage file to … For example, five systems do not have a group practice linked to them in the group practice linkage … For the Compendium, because the data sources used to determine systems’ physician counts do not indicate … it to other data sources and how it could affect the planned analysis.

6453. Development and Validation of the Medication Administration Error Reporting Survey (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2003 - purposes, and correct administration of the medication.7, 8, 10 They can also include not knowing how … Finally, the administrative response to a reported medication error may also act as a deterrent to reporting … • Nurses do not recognize an error occurred. • Medication error is not clearly defined. … How nurses perceive medication errors. Nurs Manag 1996 Jan;27(1):31–4. 22. … What should a pharmacy manager do when a serious medication error occurs? A panel discussion.

6454. Teen Hospital Stays for Childbirth, 2004-2013 #208
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb208-Teen-Childbirth-Hospital-Stays-Trends.jsp
      August 01, 2016 - How HCUP estimates of costs differ from National Health Expenditure Accounts There are a number of … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … Revisions to how hospitals are defined—the NIS now uses the definition of hospitals and discharges supplied … We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools, … and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs.

6455. The Use of Modest Incentives to Boost Adoption of Safety Practices and Systems (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Meyer_41.pdf
      March 03, 2008 - To avoid the creation of a measurement and a bureaucracy and to avoid shifting resources to administering … come b the program to improve and evolve yet maintain some stability so that physicians do not perc … program—whether in terms of eligibility or performa assessment—were provided with clear instructions on how … to appeal their incentive assignment and were invited to do so. … How common are electronic health records in the United States? A summary of the evidence.

6456. Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients with Known or Suspected Cancer - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - cancer care system and thereby help ensure timely diagnosis.[19] However, key questions remain on how … create a back-up system to detect delays efficiently. … In Aim 2, as a primary outcome, we measured time to documented follow-up action in response to the red … Fisher DA, Jeffreys A, Coffman CJ, Fasanella K: Barriers to full colon evaluation for a positive fecal … Espadas D, Khan MM et al.: Notification of abnormal lab test results in an electronic medical record: do

6457. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2012 - In addition, it is difficult to imagine how any preventive intervention or QI effort could be implemented … and providing examples of how contextual factors were addressed in some of the studies. … The conclusions do not imply that one combination is superior to another. … Another potential confounder is that studies varied in how preventive interventions were implemented—for … the evidence and provide further insight into how to protect patients from healthcare-associated infections

6458. #05 DEPRESSION (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2014 - They suggested clinicians would have to be trained in safe administration of MDMA and how to monitor … to educate patients on how to turn the device on or off, how to provide feedback to clinicians about … the stimulation parameters, and how to recognize safety concerns. … drug do not appear to be pursuing regulatory approval for a labeled indication change for ketamine … They suggested clinicians would have to be trained in safe administration of MDMA and how to monitor

6459. Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities through Health Care Reform: State Experience
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      May 01, 2016 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … It provides concrete strategies for states on how to eliminate disparities, leverage key provisions in … New data generated from these activities will create an evidence base for how to reduce racial and ethnic … include a study provision in its recommendations about how to structure the Navigator program to describe … how to ensure Navigators provide (and have the capacity to provide) cultural, linguistically and otherwise

6460. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2017 - conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do … indicated that the trials were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but none explicitly discussed how … bias, group similarity at baseline, and compliance could not be evaluated in the records, as they do … not include any information about how the study actually progressed, so those columns have been removed … Question 4: Do water precautions reduce the incidence of tympanostomy tube otorrhea, or affect quality