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1. B3A Combo Chartsforpresentations (xls file)
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   January 01, 2006 - The confidence interval of the risk-adjusted rate is identified in the SAS output as the lower CL (lower … The confidence interval of the risk-adjusted rate is identified in the SAS output as the lower CL (lower … The confidence interval of the risk adjusted rate is identified in the SAS output as the lower CL (lower … The confidence interval of the risk-adjusted rate is identified in the SAS output as the lower CL (lower … The confidence interval of the risk-adjusted rate is identified in the SAS output as the lower CL (lower

2. State Variation in Birth Rates and Payments Among Women Ages 18-44 With Commercial Insurance (pdf file)
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   October 17, 2023 - ● Montana and Idaho had higher vaginal birth rates and lower cesarean birth rates than the national … • State rate is lower than overall U.S. rate but the difference is not statistically significant … • State rate is significantly lower than overall U.S. rate. … State Variation in Birth Rates 3 The standard errors and 95% confidence intervals (the upper and lower … , Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin) had payments lower

3. Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2022 - the impact of patient safety initiatives Higher SOPS Hospital Scores have been linked to… Lower … Fan et al, 2016 Lower readmission rates2 Better financial performance/operating margin if they had … an EHR 2 Lower adverse events3 3. … Upadhyay et al, 2020 25 Higher SOPS Nursing Home Scores have been linked to… Lower turnover rates1 … Temkin-Greener et al, 2020 Lower use of physical restraints2 Fewer falls2 Higher CMS Five-Star Quality

4. Platelet-Rich Plasma for Wound Care: Technology Assessment (pdf file)
   pbrn.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/prp/prp-wound-care.pdf
   September 17, 2020 - Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers Key points • PRP increased the proportion of completely healed lower … No study specifically described how the type of chronic ulcer (lower extremity diabetic ulcers, lower … Lower extremity diabetic ulcers have been studied the most. … Lower extremity diabetic ulcers contribute to 48 percent of all lower extremity amputations,93 with … Discussion Overview Findings in Relation to What Is Known Lower Extremity Diabetic Ulcers Lower Extremity

5. Learn Best Practices for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Community-Associated Lower … Urinary Tract Infections   Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Community-Associated Lower

6. Housing Instability and Birth Weight among Young Urban Mothers | Practice-Based Research Networks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 02, 2022 - After adjusting for important clinical, behavioral, and demographic factors typically associated with lower … birth weight, housing instability remained a significant predictor of lower birth weight (B (SE) = -

7. What Is Patient Safety Culture? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2022 - with more positive SOPS scores had: Fewer hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and patient falls. 1 Lower … surgical site infection rates. 2 Hospitals with more positive SOPS scores had: Lower rates of … Higher Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Five-Star Quality ratings. 5 Lower

8. Building Equity Improvement into Quality Improvement: Reducing Socioeconomic Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening as Part of Population Health Management | Practice-Based Research Networks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   January 02, 2022 - CRC screening completion was lower in HS patients in June 2009 (65.7 % vs. 74.5 %, p < 0.001) and remained … lower in June 2012 (69.4 % vs. 76.7 %, p < 0.001).

9. Explaining Comparisons of Health Care Quality Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2016 - When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower number of deaths. … A lower number is shown by a shorter bar on the graph below. … cognitive testing: When you are choosing a hospital, you should look for the hospital that has a lower … A lower number is shown by a shorter bar on the graph below.

10. Aspirin Use Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Evidence and Resources A substantial body of evidence shows that taking aspirin can help patients lower … Taking an aspirin every day can help these patients lower their risk.

11. Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - SHARE: More topics in this section EvidenceNOW EvidenceNOW Model Practice Facilitation EvidenceNOW Projects Advancing Heart Health About Advancing Heart Health Evidence for Advancing Heart Health Aspirin Use Evidence and Res…

12. CAHPS Survey Administration: What We Know and Potential Research Questions (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2017 - Lower cost accounts for much of the appeal of Web surveys; administration can be less expensive than … Accordingly, those with lower Internet access levels are not as well-represented in Web surveys. … This is a lower-cost alternative to traditional live interviewer-administered phone surveys. … Like traditional phone surveys, IVR is more likely to reach people that have lower response rates to … mail surveys, including racial/ethnic minorities and those with lower education levels.

13. Oral, Linguistic, and Culturally Competent Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2019 - individuals of limited English proficiency (LEP) typically experience less adequate access to care, lower … and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care , states that: "Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive a lower

14. Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower Bloodstream Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2022 - Events Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower … Internet Citation: Henry Ford Hospital's Hematology-Oncology Unit Uses AHRQ Safety Program to Lower

15. National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbook on Rural Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

16. AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower Readmissions in Dignity Health Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2015 - Studies Blog Newsletter Events AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower … 2015 Page originally created August 2015 Internet Citation: AHRQ's RED Toolkit Helps Lower

17. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - They also received lower daily doses and lower total doses. … Rural and smaller practices had lower adoption rates than urban and larger practices.

18. NQMC Measure Domain Framework | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - In practical terms, the criterion of quality determines whether a higher or lower score for a measure … evidence must indicate whether the higher of the two results represents better or worse quality than the lower

19. Biden Administration Tackles Financial Strains on Healthcare Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - address the misaligned incentives across the healthcare ecosystem to improve the quality of care and lower … Although financial strain is most prevalent among lower-income families, every sector of society experiences

20. Minimum Criteria for Antibiotics Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - residents suspected of having one of three common infections: urinary tract, skin and soft tissue, and lower … Tract Infection 2    Skin and Soft Tissue Infection 11    Lower … For residents who regularly run a lower temperature, use a temperature of 2°F (1°C) … Yes 13 No 12 Notes: For residents who regularly run a lower temperature