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101. Procedure Manual | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 01, 2015 - Share to Email Print For the most up to date methods and procedures … #methods . … We share the USPSTF Procedure Manual with this goal in mind. … This Procedure Manual describes the methods used by the Task Force to ensure that its recommendations … is important to the Task Force that our colleagues, partners, and the American public understand our procedures

102. HCUP_methods_series_cover.ai (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004-05.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - HCUP Method Series Report # 2004-05 Online. March 19, 2005. U.S. … The sampling and weighting strategy used for the disparities analysis file is similar to the method … Statistical Methods. … For States with 30 procedure fields available, 95 percent of records captured all of patients’ procedures … We adjusted rates for age and sex using the method of direct standardization (Fleiss, 1973).

103. Methods and Processes | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 01, 2019 - The Task Force documents its methods in a procedure manual and other resources to ensure that the recommendations … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual Learn about the methods used by the Task Force to ensure … Read the Procedure Manual   Standards for Guideline Development Learn how the Task Force’s processes … For current Task Force methods, please refer to the Task Force’s Procedure Manual . … Current as of: July 2025 Internet Citation: Methods and Processes . U.S.

104. Advanced Methods in Delivery System Research – Planning, Executing, Analyzing, and Reporting Research on Delivery System Improvement Webinar #1: Fuzzy Set Analysis
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/coordination/webinar05/mixed_methods.pptx
     December 03, 2013 - Mixed Methods in Health Sciences 5 Lots of Mixed Methods Resources – Journal Articles Curry, L. … “Using Mixed Methods Effectively in Prevention Science: Designs, Procedures, and Examples.” … Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Lots of Mixed Methods Resources - Books 7 Mixed Methods in Health … Mixed Methods Design Mixed Methods in Health Sciences 13 Convergent Mixed Methods Design … Ensure the strengths and weaknesses of each selected method complement each other Continually evaluate

105. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Commonly used methods for meta-analysis of medical test performance Method Description or Comment Does … use binomial likelihood rather than normal approximations.31,38,47,48 • The generally preferred method … • Rutter-Gatsonis HSROC recommended in the Cochrane handbook,48 as it is the method with which … Comparative diagnostic performance of three radiological procedures for the detection of lumbar disk … Estimating diagnostic accuracy from multiple conflicting reports: a new meta-analytic method.

106. Procedure Manual Section 8. Workgroups of the Task Force | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 08, 2017 - Procedure Manual Section 8. … Several standing and ad hoc workgroups are committed to ensuring that the Task Force's methods … The Methods Workgroup reviews and updates Task Force methods and processes to follow best practices … The Topic Prioritization Workgroup develops procedures for prioritizing the portfolio of USPSTF topics … and procedures for making recommendations for child and maternal health.

107. Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2021 - Detailed Methods for Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities … Report Detailed Methods for the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey U.S. … research/findings/nhqrdr/index.html 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Detailed Methods … for MEPS 1 DETAILED METHODS FOR THE MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY Background The Medical Expenditure … White/other” domain, into two 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Detailed Methods

108. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2017 - Databases Measurement of Care: Systematic Review and Environmental Scan of Current Practices and Evidence Methods … Review and Environmental Scan of Current Practices and Evidence Executive Summary Project Context Methods

109. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/grants-impact/methods.html
     February 01, 2017 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Methods … Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Methods

110. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2014 - Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set Methods Previous … Background Report on 2013 Retirement of Measures from the Child Core Set Abstract Background Methods … During this meeting, AHRQ and CMS discussed with SNAC members (1) the methods that would be used to make … recommendations, (2) a proposed set of criteria for assessing measures using a modified Delphi method

111. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/research-transform-primary-care/transform/final-impact/methods.html
     October 01, 2015 - AHRQ Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Methods … Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants: A Synthesis Report Introduction Methods

112. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Methods Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents … Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report Executive Summary Introduction and Objectives Methods … CAUTI Rates CAUTI rates were calculated using two methods.

113. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/methods.html
     March 01, 2017 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families Methods … Introduction Limitations of the Environmental Scan Model of Patient Safety in Primary Care Methods … intersection of patient safety, primary care, or patient and family engagement Studies using mixed methods … or quantitative or qualitative methods, including meta-analyses and systematic reviews Well described

114. Accuracies of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis. | PSNet
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     September 06, 2017 - Study Accuracies of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis. … Accuracies of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis. Am Surg. 2013;79(1):101-106. … Comparison of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis found that a strategy relying on ultrasonography … Accuracies of diagnostic methods for acute appendicitis. Am Surg. 2013;79(1):101-106.

115. Methods Applying AHRQ Quality Indicators to Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data for the 2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/MS2021-03-NHQDRMethodsReport.pdf
     December 09, 2021 - payer data that occurred on a small proportion of discharge records, we used a “hot deck” imputation method … Using this method, we were able to calculate appropriate statistics for both national and State-level … As in prior years’, Watson Health applied a direct standardization method for risk adjustment to the … Next, a “hot deck” imputation method (which draws donors from strata of similar hospitals and patients … This method takes into account the cluster and stratification aspects when calculating these statistics

116. Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods. | PSNet
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     January 03, 2017 - Review Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods. … Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods. … Preventing medication errors requires efficient and effective methods to detect them. … This systematic review compared different detection methods and found that direct observation captured … Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods.

117. Microsoft Word - Clinical Classifications Software_lp11.doc (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2004CCSUserGuideFinal.pdf
     September 01, 2004 - Microsoft Word - Clinical Classifications Software_lp11.doc HCUP Methods Series kbr33831 HCUP … Similarly, the single-level procedure CCS aggregates procedures into 231 mutually exclusive categories … 9-CM procedure codes used to map CCS category Heart valve procedures 3500 3501 3502 3503 3504 3510 … Representation of ICD-9-CM procedure codes In practice, ICD-9-CM procedures are represented by 3- … adjustment of managed care claims data using the clinical classifications for health policy research method

118. HCUP Methods Series Calculating National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Variances for Data Years 2012 and Later
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     January 01, 2015 - Elixhauser Comorbidity Software Refined for ICD-10-CM Chronic Condition Indicator Refined for ICD-10-CM Procedure … Elixhauser Comorbidity Software for ICD-9-CM Utilization Flags for Revenue Center Codes and ICD-9-CM Procedure … However, the basis of this estimate differs from the method used prior to the 2012 NIS, which estimated … This was the method used to illustrate the diabetes analysis in this report. … Top Internet Citation: Method Series Report 2015-09.

119. Methods (continued, 3) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Methods (continued, 3) Previous Page Next Page … Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … understanding (e.g., assessing patients' understanding of discharge instructions through the "Teach-Back" method … before entering the hospital or during their hospital stay about their specific condition, treatment, or procedure … through surveys and focus groups about proposed programs or policy changes. 57 , 158 , 215 Another method

120. Methods (continued, 4) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2017 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Methods (continued, 4) Previous Page Next Page … Table of Contents Guide to Patient and Family Engagement Executive Summary Introduction Methods … to improve quality and safety, and less attention is paid in the literature to developing effective methods … such as hand washing, medication safety, bedside change of shift, and risks and benefits of specific procedures … need a compelling reason to institute changes, not only for changes in organizational policies and procedures