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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/cahps-rr-webcast-011124-goldstein.pdf
January 01, 2023 - CAHPS Program: Improving Response Rates and Representativeness - CAHPS Surveys at CMS
CAHPS Surveys … Consumer Assessment and Plan Performance
CMS, Baltimore, MD
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CMS Efforts to Increase Response Rates … providers
► Annual payment update
► Value-based purchasing
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CMS Efforts to Increase Response Rates … • CMS is considering multiple ways to help increase response rates
across the CAHPS surveys … by mode and race/ethnicity.
• Example of ICH CAHPS response rates by race/ethnicity.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb129.pdf
April 01, 2012 - Statistical Brief #129: Rates of Obstetric Trauma, 2009
1
April 2012
Rates of Obstetric … The analyses focus on national
rates of obstetric trauma across age and racial/ethnic groups as
well … ■ In 2009, rates of obstetric trauma
were highest among mothers aged
25–34 years compared to … Over time, these rates decreased for both instrument-assisted deliveries and those performed without … Rates of Obstetric Trauma, 2009. HCUP
Statistical Brief #129. April 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/has-improved-hand-hygiene-compliance-reduced-risk-hospital-acquired-infections-among
July 10, 2024 - Hand hygiene rates remain disappointingly low among physicians and nurses, despite appropriate handwashing … This report, which used data for all hospitals in Ontario, demonstrates that overall hand hygiene rates … At baseline, rates of the two HAIs were quite low, and hand hygiene rates were relatively high, meaning … that additional improvement in HAI rates may have been difficult to achieve. … decreased over time as hand hygiene rates increased.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinars/recent-insights-webcast-parast.pdf
June 02, 2025 - AHRQ Webcast Recent Insights into CAHPS Survey Modes and Response Rates - Parast
Testing the Feasibility … Response rate < 5%
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EDPEC Survey: Feasibility Test II
• Test novel approaches to improve response rates … modes
• All arms had mail and/or telephone follow-up after web survey
invitations
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Response Rates … surveys captured a
segment of the population that may not respond otherwise and
increased response rates … EDPEC Survey: Feasibility Test II
Feasibility Test II Design
Feasibility Test II Design
Response Rates
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3b_pdi_resultspresentation.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Currently the
ICD-10 software does not
calculate expected, risk-
adjusted, or smoothed rates,
but … of Neonatal Blood
Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) to Expected Rates
Observed
Expected
Pediatric … of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 3) to National
Average Rates To Compare Case Mix
Exp … of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 3)
to National Average Rates
Risk-
Risk-
Confi
Risk- … Currently the ICD-10 software does not calculate expected, risk-adjusted, or smoothed rates, but will
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/news-and-events/events/webinar-091019.html
November 01, 2019 - Developing Invitation Messages That Increase CAHPS Survey Response Rates
September 10, 2019 … Speakers discussed what's known about the impact of survey invitations on response rates and shared the … for Survey Research
University of Massachusetts Boston
Email Messaging To Increase Web Response Rates … www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dAJ5efb8O3U
Developing Invitation Messages That Increase CAHPS Survey Response Rates … (01:01:04)
Transcript
Developing Invitation Messages That Increase CAHPS Survey Response Rates
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/neonatal.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Rates Per 1,000 Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2015 (Q1-Q3)
Neonatal Abstinence … Syndrome Rates Per
1,000 Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2015 (Q1-Q3)
Whites have higher
rates of babies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/baker_crc_screening.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Improving Rates of Repeat Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers … Services
Working to get the right services, to the right people, at the right time
Improving Rates … HS21141
Screening for colorectal cancer is recommended for all adults age 50-75, but
screening rates … remain low, especially in Black and Hispanic populations and
in areas with higher poverty rates. … The goal of this study was to improve
colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates by developing a comprehensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/statewide-collaborative-support-vaginal-birth-and-reduce-unnecessary-cesarean-deliveries
July 23, 2024 - Innovator
Summary
Started in response to rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates … From the mid-1990s through 2009, cesarean delivery rates rose by more than 50%, including increases for … WHO Statement on Caesarian Section Rates. 2015. … Health implications of increased cesarean section rates. … Cesarean Rates: Shifting the Focus from Increases to Variability in Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010-2015-interim-data-national-efforts
December 24, 2008 - Book/Report
National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015 … Citation Text:
National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality regularly tracks HAC rates, including rates of adverse … URL
Cite
Citation
Citation Text:
National Scorecard on Rates
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barcode-medication-administration-software-technology-use-emergency-department-and-medication
November 04, 2015 - medication administration software technology use in the emergency department and medication error rates … medication administration software technology use in the emergency department and medication error rates … In the emergency department of one Veterans Affairs Medical Center, medication error rates decreased … medication administration software technology use in the emergency department and medication error rates … August 4, 2021
Complication rates, hospital size, and bias in the CMS Hospital-Acquired
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapidly-increasing-rapid-response-team-activation-rates
February 18, 2015 - Study
Rapidly increasing rapid response team activation rates. … Rapidly Increasing Rapid Response Team Activation Rates. … Rapidly Increasing Rapid Response Team Activation Rates.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-covid-19-burden-and-adverse-event-rates
June 22, 2022 - Study
Hospital COVID-19 burden and adverse event rates. … Hospital COVID-19 burden and adverse event rates. … Hospital COVID-19 burden and adverse event rates. … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Analysis of hospital-level readmission rates … December 18, 2014
Trends in adverse event rates in hospitalized patients, 2010-2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overestimation-clinical-diagnostic-performance-caused-low-necropsy-rates
February 09, 2011 - Study
Overestimation of clinical diagnostic performance caused by low necropsy rates … Overestimation of clinical diagnostic performance caused by low necropsy rates. … All of these findings fall significantly below the previously reported rates. … Overestimation of clinical diagnostic performance caused by low necropsy rates. … Download Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Changes in rates
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal3.html
January 01, 2013 - and describes project penetration, the impact of the project on reducing CLABSI rates, and estimates … Figure 6 shows this reduction in adult ICU CLABSI rates overall over time. … States that started with low CLABSI rates achieved additional improvements, again demonstrating that … Non-ICU and pediatric units had similar, impressive reductions in CLABSI rates.
Figure 6. … Assuming that baseline rates would have remained stable without the study intervention, an estimated
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b1_combo_applyingqis.pdf
March 01, 2016 - and Excel Worksheets on Data, Trends, and Rates (Tool B.3), which you can use to
display your QI rates … Types of Rates for Quality Indicators
The AHRQ QI software can generate four types of QI rates, which … These are the observed rates, expected rates, risk-adjusted rates, and smoothed rates. … SID mean, compared with smoothed rates for a hospital with more reliable rates. … “smoother”
than the raw rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.xlsx
January 01, 2006 - compare-PDI-rates-average
The risk-adjusted rate is the estimate of how a hospital would perform on … an indicator for an average case mix of patients, rather than its *Note: Risk-adjusted rates … use the software with your data and obtain these rates). … Percent Difference in Rates (Lower Bound) Percent Difference in Rates (Upper Bound) Chart Label How … Rates before the 4th quarter of 2014 are calculated using ICD-9; rates calculated during the 4th quarter
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/toolkit/content-calls/zero-clabsi/slides.html
July 01, 2013 - Challenge #2: Reducing CLABSI Rates Trend Line Not Smooth
Slide 15. … Challenge #2: Reducing CLABSI Rates VA Cohort 6 CLABSI Rate Down 27%
CLABSI rates among Virginia's … Challenge #2: Rate Up for 2 Quarters; Reducing CLABSI Rates Not Smooth
The decrease in CLABSI rates … Challenge #2: Reducing CLABSI Rates Trend Line Not Smooth
What worked to get rates back on track … What worked to get rates back on track?
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-comm.html
March 01, 2020 - In non-border counties, Hispanics had lower rates of stays than non-Hispanics. … Population-Based Rates of Inpatient Hospital Stays by Service Line
Rates of Inpatient Hospital Stays … Hispanics had lower rates of surgical stays, both in border and non-border counties. … In border counties, Hispanics had higher rates of medical stays than non-Hispanics. … Population-Based Rates of Inpatient Hospital Stays for Select Conditions
Rates of Inpatient Hospital
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.pdf
January 01, 2006 - use the software with your data and obtain these rates). … Percent
Difference
in Rates
(Lower
Bound)
Percent
Difference
in Rates
(Upper
Bound) Chart … Enter Your Data Here
*Note: Use caution comparing rates before and after
2014. … Rates before the 4th quarter of 2014 are
calculated using ICD-9; rates calculated during the
4th quarter … use the software with your data and obtain these rates).