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7261. Enhancing Hawaii Hospital Information Content: Data Acquisition.
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi25.jsp
      September 01, 2014 - As an example, for the test of hemoglobin, do not submit a hemoglobin value that was reported as part … The table below defines how each segment (described on pages 7-17) is structured. … As an example, for the test of hemoglobin, do not submit a hemoglobin value that was reported as part … Do not leave this field blank.   … The medical record number is typically used to do an audit of the history of treatment.  

7262. Health Care-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/hais/index.html
      June 01, 2018 - To support this mission, AHRQ has funded numerous projects to reduce healthcare-associated infections … The financial burden attributable to these infections is estimated at $28 to $33 billion in excess health … to AHRQ-funded research and initiatives to reduce HAIs.   … guidelines on drug-resistant organisms, including MRSA The Joint Commission: Five Things You Can Do … To Prevent Infection: A Speak Up Initiative Links to a PDF brochure on how to prevent HAIs.

7263. Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Behavioral Counseling in Primary Care to Promote a Healthy Diet in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence … One study did not report how assessment was performed.24 The full systematic evidence review,1 available … the patient group being studied.1 We examined each study to determine how many of these elements were … Ammerman A, Pignone M, Fernandez L, et al. Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet. … Dietary treatment of hypercholesterolemia: do dieticians do it better?

7264. Recommendation: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 26, 2022 - to promote a healthy diet and physical activity. … How to implement this recommendation? … cardiovascular morbidity and mortality than those who do not; however, many US adults do not consume … morbidity and mortality than those who do not; however, many US adults do not consume healthy diets … <25) a Overweight (BMI 25 to <30) a Obese (BMI ≥30) a No hypertension, dyslipidemia, or

7265. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2017.pdf
      January 01, 2017 - Therefore, we included conditions such as childbirth that generally do not result in a readmission. … .2 Readmission analyses do not usually allow the hospitalization at the receiving hospital to be counted … a detailed example on how to use the NRD to estimate national readmission rates with standard errors … Users will also learn how to verify that the tool has loaded correctly. … • A patient is allowed to have multiple index events, regardless of how far apart.

7266. Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Routine Primary Care: Monitoring Asthma Between Visits – Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - such as lung function (which do not directly reflect patients’ lived experience) routine collection … , and ability to request a phone call from a nurse. … ; and watch educational videos such as how to use their inhaler. … PCPs have access to the dashboard in the EHR and receive EHR inbox messages prior to a visit with a … to a clinic visit.

7267. Statistical Brief #34
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      July 01, 2007 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … Payer Up to two payers can be coded for a hospital stay in HCUP data. … view the inside of a joint through a lighted tube and to diagnose and treat problems) – 150: … 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.

7268. Statistical Brief #82: Procedures with the Most Rapidly Increasing Hospital Costs, 2004-2007 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb82.pdf
      December 01, 2009 - About two-thirds of this increase was due to a rise in the mean cost per stay and one-third due to … The majority of this increase was due to a 3.9 percent rise in the mean cost per stay; a smaller portion … 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.

7269. Quality Improvement Strategies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2021 - how improvement efforts are implemented. … While all of the approaches described above have merit, the PQMP grantees charged with testing how to … data to determine how and where to intervene using QI strategies based on the Institute for Health Improvement … At the initial meeting, participants are educated on the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles, and data … The following example illustrates how one group of healthcare teams used this approach.

7270. AHRQ Summit to Address Emergency Department Boarding (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/ed-boarding-summit-report.pdf
      March 01, 2025 - larger EDs, do not reduce boarding because these programs do not address hospital capacity or ED outflow … such as a chemical release, patients will come to the ED regardless of how many patients are already … All of these programs may have myriad other benefits, yet they do not reduce boarding because they do … that requires Level 1 and Level 2 accredited facilities to monitor how long adults ages 65 and older … in Medicare and Medicaid, such changes offer a powerful tool for leveraging changes to how hospitals

7271. Final Progress Report: Patient Safety Learning Laboratory to Enhance the Value and Safety of Neonatal Interfacility Transfers in a Regional Care Network (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/umoren-report.pdf
      January 01, 2025 - Umoren, MBBCh, MS Megan Gray, MD Taylor Sawyer, DO, MEd, MBA Zeenia Billimoria, MD Robert Digeronimo … the number of professionals involved on neonatal transports increase the risk of medical error, as do … Furthermore, current systems do not provide information on team proximity to the referring and receiving … Flow diagramming and storyboarding techniques were used to create a diagram of how, when, and where … Furthermore, current systems do not provide information on team proximity to the referring and receiving

7272. untitled (pdf file)
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      August 09, 2016 - The USPSTF assigns a certainty level based on the nature of the overall evidence available to assess … Serum (or plasma) TC and HDL-C levels do not change appreciably according to a fasting or nonfasting … How Does the Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding? … Although elevated lipid levels can continue into adulthood, they do so inconsistently, making it diffi … screening, although a project is currently under way to evaluate cas- cade screening.

7273. 2015-06 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2015-06.pdf
      January 01, 2015 - high cost or high volume or both, (b) result in the assignment of a case to a Diagnosis Related Group … beyond the inpatient setting to outpatient visits but allowed States flexibility in how to verify … Efforts to improve the accuracy of POA coding is likely to continue to be a focal point over the near … We applied a set of hospital and discharge-level exclusions to the 35 SID in 2011 to create a POA analysis … i=1 to dim(dx); if upcase(dx(i)) not in ('INVL', "INCN") and not missing(dx(i)) then do ;

7274. Strategies for Improving Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Tupper_73.pdf
      March 20, 2008 - National hospital patient safety initiatives promoted by purchasers and others do not always consider … The Demonstration was conceived and undertaken in the context of a growing recognition of how the differences … First, the smaller size and lower census in rural hospitals means that they do not experience a sufficient … Third, smaller hospitals often do not have the information technology infrastructure and/or resources … Each hospital agreed to commit to a 2-year demonstration and was provided a modest stipend to cover

7275. Trends and Projections in U.S. Hospital Costs by Patient Age, 2003-2013 Statistical Brief #176
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb176-Hospital-Cost-Projections-by-Age-2013.jsp
      July 01, 2014 - Login Do Your own analysis Explore Expert Research & Limited … Costs are projected to continue to increase through 2013, but at a slower rate. … Hospital charges reflect the amount the hospital billed for the entire hospital stay and do not include … 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.

7276. 2018-02 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2018-02.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - affect children’s coverage both directly (e.g., by changing how Medicaid and CHIP define income and … No studies on how hospitals determine the expected payer code have been published, but according to … Specifically, for each State, we examined (1) how many hospitals used the CHIP code and (2) whether … Researchers using these codes should be aware that they do not capture all CHIP discharges in a given … First, the majority of HCUP States do not distinguish CHIP coverage using a separate payer code.

7277. Co-occurrence of Physical Health Conditions and Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions Among Adult Inpatient Stays, 2010 Versus 2014 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb240-Co-occurring-Physical-Mental-Substance-Conditions-Hospital-Stays.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - include information on how many inpatient stays with a principal physical health diagnosis had a co-occurring … 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 … 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.

7278. Microsoft Word - Revised MHSA Hospital Flows Analysis 2010-04-13.doc (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/RevisedMHSAHospitalFlowsAnalysis20100413.pdf
      April 13, 2010 - The analysis reveals several important findings: • Patients do cross state borders to receive MHSA … state) indicate how many services are consumed by state residents. … CMS all-diagnoses net expenditure ratios for inpatient and outpatient hospitalization19 to see how … that do include profit. … used to create the CMS ratios do include Medicare revenues that reflect different payment structures

7279. Autism-Update Executive (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2014 - was observed and how stable that effect is likely to be in the face of future research. … ge /c om m un ic at io n sk il ls , al th ou gh th e sp ec ifi c do m ai n of im … er ap y; n R C T = n on ra nd om iz ed c on tr ol le d tr ia l; R C T = r an do … to how interventions are described and implemented. … It is also unclear how similar groups of children would respond to differing levels of intervention

7280. Opioid-Related Hospital Stays Among Women in the United States, 2016 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb247-Opioid-Hospital-Stays-Women.pdf
      October 01, 2018 - metropolitan area with 1 million or more residents that do not qualify as large central metropolitan … Because most State data do not identify patients in SCHIP specifically, it is not possible to present … 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. … Please e-mail us at hcup@ahrq.gov or send a letter to the address below: Joel W.