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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2019_Core_MaskedStats.PDF
January 01, 2019 - please refer to the section on Description of Data Elements.
For more information about the coding of HCUP data elements,
HCUP Summary Statistics Report: NEDS 2019 Core File
Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label N N Miss Min Max Mean Std Dev
AGE : Age in years at admission 33,145,373 1,878 0.00 90.00 4…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/stats/NEDS_2020_Core_MaskedStats.PDF
January 01, 2020 - please refer to the section on Description of Data Elements.
For more information about the coding of HCUP data elements,
HCUP Summary Statistics Report: NEDS 2020 Core File
Means of Continuous Data Elements
Variable / Label
N N Miss Min Max Mean
Std
Dev
AGE : Age in years at admission 28,036,349 685 0.00 90.00 43…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848107/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality
April 26, 2023
Al-Khafaji J, Lee M, Mossburg S. Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/improving-diagnostic-safety-and-quality
Introduction
During an annual editorial review of featured articles in the Agency for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42422/psn-pdf
November 18, 2013 - Resilient actions in the diagnostic process and system
performance.
November 18, 2013
Smith MW, Giardina TD, Murphy DR, et al. Resilient actions in the diagnostic process and system
performance. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(12):1006-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001661.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resilient-actions-diagnos…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/advancing-quality-measurement-and-care-improvement-health-information-exchange/citation/expanding
January 01, 2023 - Expanding health information exchange improves identification of frequent emergency department users.
Citation
Han X, Lowry TY, Loo GT, Rabin EJ, Grinspan ZM, Kern LM, Kuperman GJ, Shapiro JS. Expanding health information exchange improves identification of frequent emergency department users. Ann Eme…
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-il-mattoon
January 01, 2023 - USA, IL, Mattoon
Ambulatory Electronic Medical Record and Shared Access
Description
Implements an emergency medical records system that will provide shared access to patient records across various community health care providers and incorporates electronic tools for prescripti…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement-7
January 01, 2023 - The marginal value of pre-visit paper reminders when added to a multifaceted electronic health record based quality improvement system.
Citation
Baker DW, Persell SD, Kho AN, et al. The marginal value of pre-visit paper reminders when added to a multifaceted electronic health record based quality impr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-precision-performance-measurement-conduct-focused-quality-improvement-5
January 01, 2023 - Changes in performance after implementation of a multifaceted electronic-health-record-based quality improvement system.
Citation
Persell SD, Kaiser D, Dolan NC, et al. Changes in performance after implementation of a multifaceted electronic-health-record-based quality improvement system. Med Care 201…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-measurement-point-care/citation/intended-and-unintended-consequences
January 01, 2023 - The intended and unintended consequences of quality improvement interventions for small practices in a community-based electronic health record implementation project.
Citation
Ryan AM, McCullough CM, Shih SC, et al. The intended and unintended consequences of quality improvement interventions for sm…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/transform-qi/facilitation/qi-report.html
April 01, 2021 - Primary Care Quality Improvement (QI) Progress Tracker: Template
Resource: Practice Progress Notes Template
This reporting template can be used by practice facilitators to track progress on goals and measures for quality improvement projects. It can help facilitators plan their own work and keep the primary…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-information-technology-provide-measurement-based-care-chronic-illness-2
January 01, 2023 - Predictors of attrition during one year of depression treatment: a roadmap to personalized intervention.
Citation
Warden D, Rush AJ, Carmody TJ, et al. Predictors of attrition during one year of depression treatment: a roadmap to personalized intervention. J Psychiatr Pract 2009 Mar;15(2):113-24.
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/magic-valley-regional-medical-center
January 01, 2023 - Magic Valley Regional Medical Center
Rural Community Partnerships - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Implementation Project - 2008
Principal Investigator
Mullen, R'Nee
Project Name
Rural Community Partnerships - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Implementation Proj…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-health-information-technology-primary-care-workflow-and-financial-3
January 01, 2023 - The financial and nonfinancial costs of implementing electronic health records in primary care practices.
Citation
Fleming NS, Culler SD, McCorkle R, et al. The financial and nonfinancial costs of implementing electronic health records in primary care practices. Health Aff (Millwood) 2011; 30(3): 481-…
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/postpartumdep.html
June 01, 2018 - Efficacy and Safety of Screening for Postpartum Depression
Patients who receive screening for postpartum depression show some improved outcomes compared with patients who receive no screening, according to a new review from AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, but the overall effect of the improvement on long-…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/quality-care.html
Quality of Care
AHRQ has information on the National Quality Strategy, data on health care quality, details on quality measurement projects, and AHRQ resources on quality.
National Quality Strategy The National Quality Strategy is a national effort to align public- and private-se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37767/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0.
June 1, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-survey-patient-safety-culture-20
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Hospital Survey and accompanying toolkit were
developed to collect …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39222/psn-pdf
January 13, 2010 - Surgical site signing and "time out": issues of compliance
or complacence.
January 13, 2010
Johnston G, Ekert L, Pally E. Surgical site signing and "time out": issues of compliance or complacence. J
Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91(11):2577-80. doi:10.2106/JBJS.H.01615.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-signin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43086/psn-pdf
March 26, 2014 - International Comparisons: A Focus on Quality of Care.
March 26, 2014
Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information; January 23, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-comparisons-focus-quality-care
This report compared the quality of care in Canada with 34 other countries to identify areas in whi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43682/psn-pdf
November 19, 2014 - Pearls, Pitfalls, and Errors in Musculoskeletal Diagnosis.
November 19, 2014
Blankenbaker DG, ed. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014;203(3):476-593.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pearls-pitfalls-and-errors-musculoskeletal-diagnosis
Articles in this special issue discuss common pitfalls in musculoskeletal imaging that can con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44553/psn-pdf
October 07, 2015 - A medical detective story: why doctors make diagnostic
errors.
October 7, 2015
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 26, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-detective-story-why-doctors-make-diagnostic-errors
In light of the recent IOM report on improving diagnosis, this newspaper article features an inte…