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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/Layde.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Outcomes included sensitivity; specificity; rate of medical injury per
the criteria; and impact of injury … The rate of medical injury
was 133.3 per 1,000 hospitalizations.* Patients with a medical injury had … , 2001
Category Cases
Rate/1000
discharges
Mean excess
LOS (days)*
Percent
increased … The table provides the
number and rate of occurrence in each category, as well as the excess length … Our estimate of the overall rate of medical
injury is within that range.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-mental-health-data-spotlight.pdf
July 01, 2024 - The rate of suicide deaths also showed notable disparities, but the disparities did not always align … In 2022, there were no statistically significant differences by age in rate of suicide deaths
among … In 2022, the rate of suicide deaths was lower for females age 20 and over (7.4 per
100,000 population … The rate of suicide deaths among females age 20 and over was higher for
American Indian/Alaska Native … In 2022, among males age 20 and over, the rate of suicide deaths was lower
for American Indian/Alaska
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/womenhealth/wm-hl2.html
September 01, 2015 - Overall Rate: In 2012, the percentage of adolescent females ages 13-15 years who received 3 or more … At the current rate of change, the total population could achieve the benchmark in less than a year, … Overall Rate: In 2012, the percentage of adolescent females ages 16-17 years who received 3 or more
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Shimada_65.pdf
April 04, 2008 - for at least two PSIs, and all minority groups also had the lowest
rate for at least two PSIs. … RA
rate At risk #PSI
Obs
rate
RA
rate
(1) Complications
of anesthesia 498,290 370 0.74 … of PSI per 1,000 hospitalizations.; d = Risk-
adjusted rate of PSI per 1,000 hospitalizations (AHRQ … RA
rate At risk #PSI
Obs
rate
RA
rate
(1) Complications
of anesthesia 15,853 8 0.50 0.53 … of PSI per 1,000 hospitalizations.;
d = Risk-adjusted rate of PSI per 1,000 hospitalizations (AHRQ
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/duration/chipra-153-section-8a.pdf
January 01, 2011 - In order to give some
leniency to a chance imbalance between the managed care rate in the appendectomy … in the appendectomy children minus the rate in
the matched controls was completely below -2%. … States were eliminated if the entire 95% CI for the rate of reported claims for
appendicitis in managed … care plans minus the rate in the matched controls was below -2%. … State
State
Apx N
State Apx
rate
Case
FFS
Case
MC
Control
FFS
Control
MC
FFS
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptmgmt/evaluation-table3b.html
July 01, 2018 - Eye exam rate.
Foot exams.
HbA1c tests. … Complications rate.
Mortality.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/iomracereport/reldata2.html
May 01, 2018 - Another hospital might be experiencing a high readmission rate; analysis of its readmission data might … reveal a higher than expected rate for a specific ethnic group. … As of 2004, those identifying with the Mexican ethnicity category had the highest rate of uninsurance … The socioeconomic profile of the groups did not always parallel the rate of uninsurance, for example … The English-speaking subgroups had a higher rate of ED visits and hospitalizations, and foreign-born
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/standalone_pdi_casestudy.pdf
December 01, 2015 - ordering temporary
lines such as peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, which had a higher rate … Measure Baseline
Status After 6
Months Impact
Permanent line rate
(number of line
days/number of … 0.49 as of project
kickoff in June 2015
0.65 as of December
2015
33% increase in
permanent line rate … over period of 6
months
Temporary line rate
(number of line
days/number of
patient days)
0.37 … as of project
kickoff in June 2015
0.16 as of December
2015
57% decrease in
temporary line rate
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
October 01, 2017 - On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest level of support, rate the overall medical staff support … Has your hospital done baseline measurement of your pressure injury rate?
… If no, will you be able to measure the baseline rate before beginning your efforts and have the resources
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/kleinman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - The DDI rate per 10,000 individuals was
1.9 in both groups, and the off-label rate per 10,000 individuals … In
enrollees without BHD, that rate was 39.7 per 100
PY. … Adjusted rate ratios also varied by age group. … (The overall rate
of contraindicated DDIs was 38.3 per 10,000
children. … The overall rate of
contraindicated DDIs was 48.1 per 10,000 children.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
April 01, 2018 - Results
In the 3 quarters before implementation of the protocol, the SSI rate was 3.19%. … Conclusions
Out of a total of 5,109 surgical procedures, with an SSI rate of 6.3%. … The overall infection rate was 1.25%. … The rate of postoperative infection after surgery for spinal tumors is in excess of 10%. … after laminectomy and a 2.1% rate following spinal arthrodesis.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation_antepart-hemorrhage.docx
May 01, 2017 - Fetal heart rate (FHR) simulator or FHR strips for teams to assess. … Pulse 100
BP 85/55
Resp Rate 16
O2 Saturation 97%
FHR 125 with decreased variability, occasional variable … Pulse 110
BP 78/52
Resp Rate 18
O2 Saturation 94%
FHR 110 with absent variability, recurrent late decelerations … provided to team in response to their assessment after Trigger #1
Pulse 60
BP [blood pressure] 90/55
Resp Rate … FHR [fetal heart rate] 135, moderate variability, no decelerations.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/Kenyon2014.pdf
February 01, 2014 - Berry, MD, MPH2,4
Objective To assess the timing of pediatric asthma rehospitalization, variation in rate … Results The rate of asthma rehospitalization ranged from 0.5% (n = 208) at 7 days to 17.2% (n = 7603) … Rates at 365 days were#10.9% for the top 10% of hospitals; if all hospitals achieved
this rate, 36.6% … The 30-day asthma repeat admission rate in our study
(<2%) is similar to the rate reported in a recent … Is
same-hospital readmission rate a good surrogate for all-hospital read-
mission rate?
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mchpcc-ps.html
June 01, 2018 - Overall Rate: In 2013, 3.4% of parents reported poor communication with their children’s health provider … Overall Rate: In 2013, the birth trauma-neonatal injury rate was 1.9 per 1,000 live births.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-section-1-tables-1-3.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Tachycardia, defined as a mean heart rate > 2 SD above normal for age in the
absence of external … elevation over a 0.5-to 4-hr time period OR for children <1
yr old: bradycardia, defined as a mean heart rate … • Mean respiratory rate > 2 SD above normal for age or mechanical ventilation for
an acute process
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/tool4a_ed-setting.pptx
January 10, 2017 - Based on specific test or disorientation to person, place, or time
Uremia BUN >20 mg/dL
Respiratory rate … 57% ICU
CURB-65 CDS Tool
Automatically extracts data from EHR (age, blood pressure, respiratory rate … Criteria Data Source
Confusion Recorded by nurse in flow sheet
BUN Last in 24 hours
Respiratory rate … Last respiratory rate in vitals section
Blood pressure Last blood pressure in vitals section
Age As
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreensum.html
April 01, 2018 - Achieve rate improvements similar to those previously reported. … These factors affected our ability to fully eliminate ineligible patients from our rate denominators … and to fully identify completed screenings (especially colonoscopies) for our rate numerators, leading … We also found that our observed screening rate was substantially lower than that achieved by the previous … approximated that study's rate.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3b_combo_resultspresentation.pptx
January 01, 2012 - Your Hospital's Performance Relative to National Averages
Rate Higher than National Average (Worse) … Rate Lower than National Average (Better)
Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
How to Improve … Examining Observed Rates of Pressure Ulcers (PSI 03)
Observed Rate 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 … Risk-Adjusted and Smoothed Rates of Pressure Ulcers (PSI 03)
Risk-Adjusted Rate 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 … Comparing Risk-Adjusted Rates of Pressure Ulcers (PSI 03) to National Average Rates
Risk-Adjusted Rate
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/toolkits/fielding-child-hcahps.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Calculating the response rate.
This guidance applies to the Child version only. … Target response
rate
30 percent, assuming rigorous data collection efforts. … The
reminder postcard is an inexpensive way to increase your response rate. … Calculating the Response Rate
In its simplest form, the response rate is the total number of completed … For the Child HCAHPS Survey, the goal is a response rate of
30 percent.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/about/fielding-child-hcahps-93.pdf
June 02, 2025 - • Calculating the response rate.
This guidance applies to the Child version only. … Target response
rate
30 percent, assuming rigorous data collection efforts. … The
reminder postcard is an inexpensive way to increase your response rate. … Calculating the Response Rate
In its simplest form, the response rate is the total number of completed … For the Child HCAHPS Survey, the goal is a response rate of
30 percent.