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221. Statistical Brief #74: Potentially Avoidable Injuries to Mothers and Newborns During Childbirth, 2006 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb74.pdf
     June 01, 2009 - , it also had significantly worse rates of injury to the newborn. … The Northeast had significantly worse rates of injury to the newborn, with rates 24 to 32 percent higher … In fact, the highest rates for this complication occurred in the Midwest, where rates were 19 percent … The patient safety event rates were weighted for national estimates. … Relative rates Adjusted relative rates are calculated by dividing the comparison group adjusted patient

222. Geographic Variation in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Acute and Chronic Conditions, 2005-2011 #178
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb178-Preventable-Hospitalizations-by-Region.jsp
     September 01, 2014 - Rates are per 100,000 population. … Rates are per 100,000 population. … The Northeast had more variable rates. In 2005, the rate was 1107. … Rates are per 100,000 population. … Rates are per 100,000 population.

223. Neonatal Intensive Care: All Condition Readmissions Without Gestational Age Reported: Technical Specifications (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0208-technical-specs.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Adjusted Metric: Rates are adjusted for race, gender, and complications. … analyses that focus solely on the overall quality of care of the NICU; some variation in readmission rates … may occur because of differential rates of complications at the hospital level. … After imputing, models and rates were determined by stratifying by imputation then combining to determine

224. Statistical Brief #10
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb10.jsp
     July 10, 2006 - Specifically, rates for blacks were 3.5 and 3.4 times higher, while admission rates for Hispanics were … These disparities were highest in the hospitalization rates for hypertension. … , with blacks generally having the highest rates and Hispanics the second highest rates. … PQI rates can also be affected by other factors, such as disease prevalence. … Relative rates Adjusted relative rates are calculated by dividing the minority group adjusted hospitalization

225. Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part3-nqs2.html
     June 01, 2018 - For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.  … In 4 of 5 years, Blacks had higher rates compared with Whites. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. 

226. RESEARCH FINDINGS #37: Ever Uninsured During the Calendar Year, 2013-2015: Estimates of Non-Elderly Adults Ever Uninsured During Each Calendar Year, by Selected Population Sub-groups and State Medicaid Expansion Status
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf37/rf37.shtml
     August 01, 2017 - In Medicaid expansion states, in 2014 and then again in 2015, "ever uninsured" rates declined for adults … In non-expansion states, "ever uninsured" rates for adults without a high school diploma did not decline … In non-expansion states, "ever uninsured" rates for Hispanic adults declined between 2014 and 2015, but … National uninsured rates for both sexes declined in 2014 and then again in 2015. … In non-expansion states, rates declined for women in both years but only declined for men in 2014.

227. Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program: Accelerating the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices To Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/summary/index.html
     September 01, 2017 - and catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units with persistently elevated rates … Results CUSP has a track record of success and effectiveness in reducing the rates of various HAIs … CUSP reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates by 30 percent in more than 700 hospital … CUSP reduced catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates by 54 percent in more than 400 nursing … CUSP reduced surgical site infection rates in hospitals by 25 to 40 percent, depending on the type of

228. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection Readmission Measure (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-131-fullreport.pdf
     April 05, 2017 - Comparison of readmission rates among hospitals would be fully valid only if the rates were standardized … The information includes guidance on interpretation of readmission rates, clarifying that low rates … Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions. … Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions. … Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions.

229. Sustaining Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices at Your Hospital (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar8_pu_sustainingpractices.pdf
     April 01, 2011 - Staff may leave and be replaced by others who do things differently. 7 Risk-Adjusted Rates of … Monitor pressure ulcer rates and pressure ulcer prevention practices. … Support electronic data collection. 20 Measuring Pressure Ulcer Rates and Prevention Practices … Examine process measures and change practices, if pressure ulcer rates are not where they should … Measuring pressure ulcer rates and prevention practices.

230. HCUP Statistical Brief #10: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, 2003 (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb10.pdf
     July 01, 2006 - table hospitalizations, lacks generally having the t rates and Hispanics the d highest rates. … had higher rates of table hospitalizations for 7 indicators. … Specifically, rates for blacks were 3.5 and 3.4 times higher, while admission rates for Hispanics were … These disparities were highest in the hospitalization rates for hypertension. … Relative rates Adjusted relative rates are calculated by dividing the minority group adjusted hospitalization

231. Variability in Statin Use After Hospitalization for Cardiovascular Events or Procedures Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Ages 45-64 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/data-innovations-statbrief-statins-commercial-insurance.pdf
     October 02, 2024 - Brief, No. 5 October 2024 Highlights ● For commercially insured beneficiaries ages 45-64, national rates … Commercially insured beneficiaries in California and Louisiana generally had the highest and lowest rates … Utilization rates by region Among those hospitalized for IS/TIA, the overall statin rate was lower … 4-6 display the overall U.S. and state-level rates of statin use within 3 months of hospitalization … Utilization rates by region Utilization rates by state Data Source Definitions Use of Statins

232. RESEARCH FINDINGS #35: The Uninsured in America, 2013-2015: Estimates for Non-Elderly Adults Uninsured Throughout Each Calendar Year, by Selected Population Sub-groups and State Medicaid Expansion Status
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rf35/rf35.shtml
     August 01, 2017 - Uninsured rates were lower in Medicaid expansion than non-expansion states throughout the 2013 to 2015 … Between 2013 and 2014, uninsured rates declined for adults in each age group at the national level and … Between 2014 and 2015, uninsured rates declined for adults ages 18-35 and 36-54 at the national level … Uninsured rates declined for both sexes in 2014 and then again in 2015. … ) so that there was no longer a significant difference in rates between these groups.

233. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45556/psn-pdf
     June 29, 2017 - Readmission rates after passage of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: a pre–post analysis. … Readmission Rates After Passage of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: A Pre-Post Analysis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/readmission-rates-after-passage-hospital-readmissions-reduction-program- … This pre–post study examined rates of hospital readmissions before and after the Centers for Medicare … They found that across all levels of hospital performance, readmission rates for acute myocardial infarction

234. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43001/psn-pdf
     March 19, 2014 - Variability in the measurement of hospital-wide mortality rates. … Variability in the measurement of hospital-wide mortality rates. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-measurement-hospital-wide-mortality-rates Hospital-wide mortality … rates are widely used as a marker of health care quality, but it remains unclear how to most accurately … These methods produced varying rates of hospital mortality, and classification of hospitals as either

235. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/012-blood-culture-practices-webinar.docx
     October 01, 2024 - , with rates as high as 20 percent. … rates are not typically shared with staff. … This coincided with the recent spike in contamination rates. … Contamination rates are updated as soon as they are available. … The team continues to work to reduce contamination rates to the CLSI standard of 1%.

236. 0129Table8 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/0129table8.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Eligible studies had readmission rates as the primary outcome. … Readmission rates were measured at 30, 90, and 180 days. … J Hosp Med. 2009;4(4):211–218.70 Intervention group readmission rates and ED visit rates were … Public reporting of discharge planning and rates of readmissions. … Variation in Surgical- Readmission Rates and Quality of Hospital Care.

237. Final Progress Report: Reduction of Nephrotoxic Medication-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/goldstein-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Three of the measure rates were all similar to the final rates previously reported from the single center … acute kidney injury rates by the end of the study period. … three of these centers achieving rates below the aggregate collaborative acute kidney injury rates. … Figure 3 – Biweekly Collaborative Exposure Rates Figure 4 – Biweekly Collaborative AKI Rates Table 4 … The ultimate collaborative rates achieved after dissemination were the same or lower than the rates

238. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cardiovascular Diseases | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cvd.html
     June 01, 2018 - Groups With Disparities: The rates between Blacks and Whites were similar for those who received … Blacks and Whites had similar rates of receipt of fibrinolytic medication for heart attack and these … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better. White and Black are non-Hispanic. … In 2013, poor (851.1 per 100,000) and low-income (707.0 per 100,000) Black adults had higher rates of … Note: For this measure, lower rates are better.

239. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45208/psn-pdf
     April 22, 2017 - Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. … Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based … memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains. … potential for confusion prior to approval, these tests have not reliably predicted real-world error rates

240. Final Progress Report: Changes in Hospital Care Organization and Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/kutney-lee-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Rates of adverse nurse job outcomes increased in hospitals where the work environment worsened over … time, whereas hospitals that improved their work environments reduced the rates of these adverse nurse … Risk-adjusted rates for each outcome were calculated at both time points. … Risk-adjusted rates for each of the nurse outcomes were calculated for each year. … Improvements in nurse staffing were associated with reduced rates of nurse burnout.