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4061. Making Healthcare Safer IV_Rapid Response: Patient and Family Engagement (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2023 - Background and Purpose The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Making Healthcare Safer … nor family members, whereas the rapid response only included those two groups of caregivers. 1.2 Purpose … of the Rapid Response The overall purpose of this rapid response is to summarize the most relevant … Moderate Low Low Moderate Low Serious Low Moderate Main Points Background and Purpose … 1.1 Overview of the Patient Safety Practice 1.2 Purpose of the Rapid Response 1.3 Review Questions

4062. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE AMBULATORY SURGERY SAMPLE (NASS) 2020
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      January 01, 2020 - Authorized users of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions a : Will not use the data for any purpose … from the proprietary severity adjustment software packages (e.g., 3M™ APR-DRGs) for any commercial purpose … Users will learn about the purpose of each tool and receive technical guidance for applying the tools … The following three procedures, which are primarily performed for a diagnostic purpose, are assigned … Return to Introduction   3.4.2 Post-Stratification for Weighting Post-stratification for the purpose

4063. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Authorized users of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions:a • Will not use the data for any purpose … from the proprietary severity adjustment software packages (e.g., 3MTM APR-DRGs) for any commercial purpose … Users will learn about the purpose of each tool and receive technical guidance for applying the tools … The following three procedures, which are primarily performed for a diagnostic purpose, are assigned … American Hospital Association. 3.4.2 Post-Stratification for Weighting Post-stratification for the purpose

4064. Introduction To The HCUP Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2024 - Authorized users of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions:a • Will not use the data for any purpose … from the proprietary severity adjustment software packages (e.g., 3MTM APR-DRGs) for any commercial purpose … Users will learn about the purpose of each tool and receive technical guidance for applying the tools … The following three procedures, which are primarily performed for a diagnostic purpose, are assigned … American Hospital Association. 3.4.2 Post-Stratification for Weighting Post-stratification for the purpose

4065. FRN 27 - Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - primary completion date: December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) Purpose … Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose … primary completion date: April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) Purpose … participants) Estimated primary completion date: Ongoing (currently recruiting participants) Purpose … primary completion date: May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) Purpose

4066. Disposition of Comments_Technical Brief No. 44: Measuring Primary Healthcare Spending (pdf file)
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      May 17, 2024 - balance these different perspectives, we have revised the text and figures to clarify their purpose … commonality and variation in the many definitions of primary care that have been adopted for the purpose … As the report clearly lays out, the lack of a standard approach to defining primary care for the purpose … paucity of self-funded data in APCDs, and whether self-funded data is included in MEPS data for the purpose … developed a framework for categorizing non- claims payment data according to payment structure and purpose

4067. Comparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Group Practice Linkage File, Technical DocumentationComparative Health System Performance Initiative: Compendium of U.S. Health Systems, 2016, Group Practice Linkage File, Technical Documentation (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - Similar to the purpose of the hospital linkage file, the group practice linkage file enables users to … physicians linked to group practices are likely not sufficiently large for the use of 2017 data for this purpose … Similar to the purpose of the hospital linkage file, the group practice linkage file contains information … Practices and Physicians Using MD-PPAS We used a version of the 2018 MD-PPAS data created for the purpose … physicians linked to group practices are likely not sufficiently large for the use of 2017 data for this purpose

4068. Improving the Emergency Department Discharge Process: Environmental Scan Report (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2014 - Table of Contents Introduction 1 Purpose … This report presents the purpose, methods, and results of the environmental scan the research team conducted … Purpose We conducted an environmental scan of the literature on ED discharge procedures to describe … The first purpose of the scan was to establish a foundational understanding of:  The causes, dimensions … Discharge Process: Environmental Scan Report Suggested Citation Table of Contents Introduction Purpose

4069. Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitationi (HYCR) Tools and Resources Guide (pdf file)
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      June 02, 2025 - THE WARMUP The purpose of the warm-up is to gradually increase body temperature, increase blood flow … THE COOLDOWN The purpose of a cool down is to aid in temperature regulation, to maintain blood flow to … Purpose: To enable Health Care Providers (OHCP) located at Aultman Hospital, Aultman North, or Aultman … electronic communications for the health and education of the patient or health care provider and for the purpose … The Healthcare Professional will ask for a brief health update, explain the purpose of the scheduled

4070. Introduction to the NASS, 2022 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2024 - Authorized users of HCUP data agree to the following restrictions:a • Will not use the data for any purpose … from the proprietary severity adjustment software packages (e.g., 3MTM APR-DRGs) for any commercial purpose … Users will learn about the purpose of each tool and receive technical guidance for applying the tools … The following three procedures, which are primarily performed for a diagnostic purpose, are assigned … American Hospital Association. 3.4.2 Post-Stratification for Weighting Post-stratification for the purpose

4071. Outcome Measures Framework: Literature Review Findings and Implications (pdf file)
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      April 15, 2019 - information about what is included that also allows searches of available measures (i.e., the background, purpose … The purpose was to enable a common method for re-using data that exists in EHRs. … Metadata The purpose of the metadata is to encourage appropriate use. … clinical area • Level of detail (complete specification, partial specification, summary information) • Purpose … clinical area • Level of detail (complete specification, partial specification, summary information) • Purpose

4072. Physician and Physician Practice Research Database Feasibility Report (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2024 - Physician Practice Research Database (3P-RD) Feasibility Report | Page 1 Executive Summary The purpose … Organizing Approach for Data Landscape Review Domain Data Acquisition Evaluation Purpose • For what … purpose was the data source originally developed? … APCDs were initially created with the purpose of serving as a single source for claims Physician … duplicate their own efforts or may raise existential concerns about the potential for a reduction of their purpose

4073. Guidance for the Conduct and Reporting of Modeling and Simulation Studies in the Context of Health Technology Assessment (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - cannot be established in the affirmative, a model can only be evaluated with respect to a specific purpose … in all types of modeling.271 Importantly, a model can be evaluated only with respect to a specific purpose … Do not withhold data from model development for the sole purpose of assessing model validity. … Do not withhold data from model development for the sole purpose of assessing model validity. … Generally, data should not be withheld during model development for the purpose of using them for model

4074. User Guide (v2025.1) for Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2024 - Table 5 includes additional detail on the name and purpose of the files included in the CCSR for ICD … Contents of the CCSR for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses Zip File File Name Purpose DXCCSR_vyyyy-r.csv where … Required Input Data Elements Data Element Name in Program Purpose How to Modify the Data Element … but there was not effort made to perfectly align the CCSR categories with MDCs and MS-DRGs, as the purpose … , research design, study purpose, or clinical preferences.

4075. Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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      July 17, 2020 - Surveillance Report: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Surveillance Report: July 17, 2020 Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings: Surveillance Report Background This surveillance report summarizes the search and update for the rapid review and l…

4076. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2016 - Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain A Summary of the Research for Adults e DRAFT: CONFIDENTIAL - For review only, not for dissemination - Task 3.7c- LowBackPain_consumer - Last mod on: 15-Nov-2016, 11:04 Archived: This report i…

4077. Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2012 - Recommendations to Improve Children's Health Care Quality Measures Background Report on the 2012 Process This background report describes the process used to identify, evaluate, and select children's health care quality measures to be recommended for addition to the initial core set of 24 measures released by…

4078. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 04, 2011 - Validity of selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement program data. March 4, 2011 Romano PS, Mull HJ, Rivard PE, et al. Validity of selected AHRQ patient safety indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data. Health Serv Res. 2009;44(1):182…

4079. Allowing failure for educational purposes in postgraduate clinical training: a narrative review. | PSNet
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      February 08, 2023 - Review Allowing failure for educational purposes in postgraduate clinical training: a narrative review. Citation Text: Klasen JM, Lingard LA. Allowing failure for educational purposes in postgraduate clinical training: A narrative review. Med Teach. 2019;41(11):1263-1269. doi:10.1080/014…

4080. Defining a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      November 01, 2018 - Defining a Quality Report's Audience for Promotional Purposes A key step in effective reporting is to identify the primary and other audience(s) you want to reach. Everything you do in designing your report should focus on what it will take to make your report relevant, understandable, and useful to your prim…