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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-stat-brief-4-statins.pdf
October 01, 2024 - (59.7%) or AMI (62.8%) or underwent a CABG/PCI procedure 
(64.1%) used a statin within 3 months of discharge … age 65 and older with any outpatient statin 
prescription fills during the 3 months after hospital discharge … insurance coverage from the time they were admitted to the hospital to 3 months 
after their hospital discharge … The database consists of a 
sample of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drug claims, including … These activities include identifying data needs and data gaps.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web5.html
December 01, 2017 - Plan  a Multi-Faceted Data-Informed Portfolio of Strategies. … Discharge Process Checklist. 
 Community Resource Guide. 
 Cross Continuum Collaboration. … P lan a Multi-faceted, Data-Informed Portfolio of Strategies. … provider/agency to work with you on developing a process to ensure linkage to services, optimally prior to discharge … with the behavioral health center contact, ED case management, the behavioral health crisis team, and inpatient
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/bickell-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Variability in Time to Treatment in Surgery,” we examined symptom 
onset time, ER arrival and discharge … ED arrival and discharge times for 
appendicitis and obstruction patients were used to set the time … Using the time of diagnosis data for these 
patients, we assessed the relationship of hospital inpatient … Acuity was based on nursing level of acuity assigned by nurses at the time of ED 
discharge. … Inpatient bed availability was not related to appendicitis 
patients’ ED length of stay; 29% (17/59)
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/workforce-financing/case-example-3.html
July 01, 2019 - This software uses Epic data on ambulatory charges, pharmacy orders, and inpatient, outpatient, and emergency … Recently, Fairview has combined patient risk scores with their 12-month emergency department and inpatient … As patients transition from inpatient to outpatient care, care coordinators update notes in the EHR so … Ideally, appointments are within 7 days of discharge.  … Quality data are updated monthly.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/envscan/context.html
June 01, 2017 - competitiveness of local markets. 5 
 The impact of each factor may vary by market segment (e.g., outpatient, inpatient … Similarly, hospital discharge abstract databases cover only inpatient care. … Collecting data from all payers includes all patients, and care is captured not just in the inpatient … Limitations of APCD Data 
 While APCDs offer a number of advantages over other databases, like any data … What measures or outcomes have been proposed for use with APCD data or claims data that are episode based
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/data/apcd/backgroundrpt/intro.html
April 01, 2017 - Databases 
 Introduction 
 Reviewing the Landscape of All-Payer Claims Databases 
 Measure Inventory 
 Data … omit a large portion of the overall population) or to particular components of care (e.g., hospital discharge … abstract databases, which cover only inpatient care) and posed challenges making it difficult or expensive … The environmental scan informed both the measure inventory and data analytics. … three APCDs and assess data availability, documentation, and data completeness.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Kravitz.pdf
February 09, 2005 - Our randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of WARFDOCS 
relied heavily upon inpatient … recommendation and communicate this information to the ordering clinician; and 
6) print out an Anticoagulation Discharge … assuming responsibility for subsequent outpatient 
anticoagulation care, on the day of the patient’s discharge … 30–60 days after their 
discharge from the hospital. … Anti-coagulation pharmacists routinely review the hospital charts of the vast 
majority of inpatients
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/bonafide-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - exposure to nurse workload: We analyzed the relationship between alarms and 
nurse workload on two inpatient … alarm response time simulation: In order to determine accurate response times to alarms on our 
general inpatient … We analyzed 627 inpatient stays for bronchiolitis between 
9/1/2019 and 1/1/2020, representing over 16,000 … The goal of this development was to streamline the discharge process and 
provide additional decision … Home 
pulse oximetry after discharge from a quaternary-care children's hospital: Prescriber patterns
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/ratwani-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - MedStar Health has a total of 478,000 annual ED visits, 
713,000 annual inpatient admissions, and 1.6 … MedStar data collection site characteristics. … There are 19,500 inpatient admissions per year, and 115,000 outpatient visits per year, 
2,500 employees … Data Collection. … physician asked the 
nurse to wait, finished the conversation with the 
resident, returned to finish the discharge
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7c.html
October 01, 2014 - Treat each time the patient leaves as a discharge or transfer. …   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
 
 
 
 Top of Page 
   
 5B: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Data … Background:  This tool can be used to measure key processes of care by abstracting medical records data … form by following the case inclusion and exclusion criteria outlined below: 
 
 Cases to Include:All inpatients … Use:  Use the reviewed data to evaluate key processes of care, such as performance of the daily comprehensive
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu7c.html
October 01, 2014 - Treat each time the patient leaves as a discharge or transfer. …   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
 
 
 
 Top of Page 
   
 5B: Preventing Pressure Ulcers Data … Background:  This tool can be used to measure key processes of care by abstracting medical records data … form by following the case inclusion and exclusion criteria outlined below: 
 
 Cases to Include:All inpatients … Use:  Use the reviewed data to evaluate key processes of care, such as performance of the daily comprehensive
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/973.html
September 01, 2025 - This September, AHRQ is offering provider resources and data on the seriousness of sepsis during  Sepsis … AHRQ data sources demonstrate both the problem and prevalence of sepsis. … Data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) were used to create a  report to Congress … Overview of Outcomes for Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021  (PDF, 1.7 MB). … Addendum to HCUP Statistical Brief #309,  Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-finalreport.pdf
March 01, 2020 - ............................................................................ 13 
Summary of Common Data … The initial primary care visit after an inpatient stay may be suboptimal due to lack of a shared 
care … fully integrated care delivery systems, health information exchange and 
communication between the inpatient … The Summary of Common Data Collection 
Instruments at the end of this report provides an overview of … tasks that may be helpful to care transitions 
such as “reaching in” to speak with the patient and inpatient
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/rev-finalreport-update-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - ............................................................................ 13 
Summary of Common Data … The initial primary care visit after an inpatient stay may be suboptimal due to lack of a shared 
care … fully integrated care delivery systems, health information exchange and 
communication between the inpatient … The Summary of Common Data Collection 
Instruments at the end of this report provides an overview of … tasks that may be helpful to care transitions 
such as “reaching in” to speak with the patient and inpatient
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/kutney-lee-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Data Sources
Nurse Survey Data. … Hospitals in Pennsylvania are required to submit 
information on all administrative inpatient claims … The 
PHC4 discharge files also contain an admission severity-of-illness code, which can be used to 
adjust … Administrative Hospital Data. … Using the patient discharge data, two primary outcome variables were 
examined: 30-day mortality and
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-1.html
July 01, 2022 - Published data from the Institute of Medicine and others demonstrate discrepancies in medication regimens … Meisel's internal data show that an effective medication reconciliation process can detect and avert … Below is an adaptation of the template based on sample data collection at Northwestern Memorial Hospital … on Admission 
 
 
 
 Average # of discrepancies/medication errors per patient 
 2.2 
 
 
 Number of inpatient … or by looking at error data at your own institution.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/chapter-1.html
July 01, 2022 - Published data from the Institute of Medicine and others demonstrate discrepancies in medication regimens … Meisel's internal data show that an effective medication reconciliation process can detect and avert … Below is an adaptation of the template based on sample data collection at Northwestern Memorial Hospital … on Admission 
 
 
 
 Average # of discrepancies/medication errors per patient 
 2.2 
 
 
 Number of inpatient … or by looking at error data at your own institution.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/overview/background/next-steps2.html
December 01, 2009 - Inpatient Patient Safety 
 In 2007, children ages 0-17 accounted for 6.3 million inpatient community … NICU placements are not recorded in hospital discharge data. … The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's (HCUP) Kids Inpatient Database (KID) procedures data suggest … However, experts in hospital discharge data note that other procedures for the most severely ill children … However, that information is typically available in hospital discharge records and could be reported.
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/buckley-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Interview 
data were analyzed and assessed for themes. … present in the emergency department, day surgery cases that discharged following the 
surgery, and inpatient … To provide context to the clinical data outlined above, Dr. … Discharge medication programs are
in place: ~a key transition. … present in the emergency department, day surgery  cases that discharged following the 
surgery, and  inpatient
                                     
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
September 26, 2023 - DSCHRG_STUS Frequency Percent
Cumulative 
Frequency
Cumulative 
Percent
00: Unknown Value (but present in data … hospital or psychiatric distinct unit of a hospital 
(these types of hospitals were pulled from patient/discharge … Discharged/transferred/referred to another institution for outpatient services as specified 
by the discharge … 72: Discharged/transferred/referred to this institution for outpatient services as specified by 
the discharge … Frequency Tables: PUF Commercial Outpatient File
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