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721. Race and Ethnicity Data Improvement Toolkit
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/data_improve_edu.jsp
     October 01, 2014 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … themselves, and highlights the important role that frontline staff have in recording complete, high quality … R/E/L data that meet state requirements and can be used to improve quality in hospitals. … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

722. Adding Clinical Data Project Overview Presentation
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/OverviewAHRQSupportedAddingClinicalDataPilots09.jsp
     November 01, 2010 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … ogical O bservation I dentifiers N ames and Codes (LOINC) Provided education and feedback on quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

723. ___APS-DRGs-Weights_Public.book (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGs%20V23%20Weights%20Manual.pdf
     August 01, 2006 - sample of hospital discharges, the charge, length of stay, and mortality benchmarks can be used to measure … This data source was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality using a stratified … Finally, a series of summary statistics were calculated from the output files to assess data quality … IDENT IF Y AND ASSESS ATYPIC AL PAT TERN S T HA T MIGH T AFF ECT WEIGHTS As an additional quality-control … measure, certain APS-DRGs® were identified and examined, especially when they involved atypical patterns

724. Clinical Content Enhancement Toolkit
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/about_grants_cd.jsp
     July 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … The database serves as a sustainable tool for research, quality improvement, and enhancement of overall … Mogos MF, August EM, Salinas-Miranda AA, Sultan DH, Salihu HM. " A Systematic Review of Quality of Life … Measures in Pregnant and Postpartum Mothers. " Applied Research in Quality of Life , 2013. … The end result is an enduring infrastructure that will improve research and quality.

725. ___APS-DRGs-Weights_Public.book (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/APS-DRGsWeightsV25Public.pdf
     June 01, 2009 - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Data Quality … sample of hospital discharges, the charge, length of stay, and mortality benchmarks can be used to measure … This data source was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality using a stratified … Finally, a series of summary statistics were calculated from the output files to assess data quality … IDENTIFY AND ASSESS ATYPICAL PATTERNS THAT MIGHT AFFECT WEIGHTS As an additional quality-control measure

726. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2010-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - The 12 measures were selected for inclusion because they are: (1) endorsed by the National Quality Forum … Although discharge-level weights were calculated for the NRD, hospital-level weights were not calculated … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Users should not equate the discharge- level weights to weights that can be used to estimate population … Variance Calculations It may be important for researchers to calculate a measure of precision for

727. Calculating Variances Using the 1999 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2003_02.pdf
     January 01, 2003 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … weights. … One approach to consider in hospital-level longitudinal analyses is to use repeated-measure models that … e.g., produce more precise estimates) if they account for the potential correlation between repeated measures … "Analyzing Repeated Measures and Cluster-Correlated Data Using SUDAAN Release 7.5" (1997).

728. Statistical Brief #140
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb140.jsp
     August 01, 2012 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Weights for national estimates were developed using post-stratification on hospital characteristics ( … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period since the outcome measure assessed here … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … An administrative claims measure suitable for profiling hospital performance based on 30-day all-cause

729. Linking Clinical Data to Administrative Data - AHRQ Contract with MHA
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/5MHAProjBenefits011508.jsp
     December 05, 2010 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … January 15, 2008 Potential Benefits to Participants Evaluation and improvement of data quality … Evaluation of comparative performance as a guide to quality improvement Optional opportunity to … explore value of enhanced coding of symptoms and clinical findings Importance of Data Quality … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

730. Virginiahospitalqualityimprovementopportunity (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/VirginiaHospitalQualityImprovementOpportunity.pdf
     July 09, 2007 - Virginia Hospital Quality Improvement Opportunity The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association … Health Information (VHI) in support of a contract proposal to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … VHI will work with participants to identify the data elements to be collected and develop enhanced quality … a potential method to enhance the patient level data system for measurement and improvement of the quality … will include hospital influence in the development process, including information collected, enhanced quality

731. Microsoft Word - PSI report-revised to AHRQ_031208_rev.doc (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_02.pdf
     January 01, 2008 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Correlations are statistical tools that measure associations. … to deal with these excluded, external factors that influence the relationship is either to find a measure … Further, the area-level indicators measure the incidence of an event relative to an area’s population … Note that the E code measure used in the correlation was not specific to PSIs but, rather, reflected

732. Virginia Hospital Recruitment Letter
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicaldata/Hospital_Recruitment_Letter_VA.jsp
     July 01, 2016 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … VHI is one of three states to win a contract with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality entitled … Hospitals will also benefit from a series of quality reports using the AHRQ Quality and Patient Safety … in "Adding Clinical Data to Statewide Administrative Data" The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

733. HCUP Facts and Figures 2007: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/definitions.jsp
     January 01, 2007 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … Supplemental Variables for Revisit Analyses American Hospital Association (AHA) Linkage Files AHRQ Quality … This measure indicates the prevalence of hospitalizations, procedures or diagnoses within the population … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures … Search Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD

734. eHHIC: Data Acquisition (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi25.pdf
     October 01, 2011 - Data specifications were provided to all participating hospitals to allow for receipt of high-quality … test and the unit of measure. … information system personnel at your facility if you have questions regarding the laboratory units of measures … test and the unit of measure. … information system personnel at your facility if you have questions regarding the laboratory units of measures

735. Statistical Brief #96: Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations among Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles, 2008 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb96.pdf
     September 01, 2010 - From HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Lack of access to care, poor quality of care, and inadequate management of health conditions, could … Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) The PQIs are part of a set of AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs) developed … The PQIs are a set of measures that can be used with hospital inpatient discharge data to identify quality … ), which includes the hospital discharge rate measures for pediatric asthma and pediatric gastroenteritis

736. Incorporation of Laboratory Results into Statewide Hospital Data (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/clinicalcontentenhancementtoolkit/hi31.pdf
     March 23, 2010 - Manager RATIONALE FOR ADDING CLINICAL DATA • Adding limited clinical data elements improves quality … Quality Review/Standardization 3. Linking 4. … Last Name Results Status *Patient Middle Initial Observation Value *Admission Date/Time Unit of Measure … Physician Identifier * Variables used for linking Lab data to HHIC Inpatient discharge data DATA QUALITY

737. Microsoft Word - CaseforPOAIndicator_final_060806 _2_.doc (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2007_05.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … of casemix index is used here, such as used for calculating Medicare national DRG relative payment weights … The total cost of such ED care for those patients is not measurable, but we do measure the effect of … #111 from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

738. Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012 #192
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb192-Pediatric-Preventable-Hospitalizations-Asthma-Diabetes.jsp
     June 01, 2015 - Procedure Classes for ICD-9-CM Surgery Flags for ICD-9-CM HCUP Supplemental Files NIS-Trend Weights … At the time of this analysis, NIS trend weights to make national estimates compatible between 2003-2011 … The PDIs contain measures of potentially preventable hospitalizations for children with asthma, gastroenteritis … NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

739. Potentially Preventable Pediatric Hospital Inpatient Stays for Asthma and Diabetes, 2003-2012 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb192-Pediatric-Preventable-Hospitalizations-Asthma-Diabetes.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - At the time of this analysis, NIS trend weights to make national estimates compatible between 2003–2011 … The PDIs contain measures of potentially preventable hospitalizations for children with asthma, gastroenteritis … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … NHEA spending or revenue measures the amount of income received by the hospital for treatment and other … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

740. Statistical Brief #140: Readmissions for Heart Attack, 2009 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb140.pdf
     August 01, 2011 - JAMA 2011 ality, Rockville, M aims measure su yocardial infarctio Agency for Hea Research and ghlights … Weights for national estimates were developed using post-stratification on hospital characteristics … No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period since the outcome measure assessed … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.