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4981. THE HCUP NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SAMPLE (NEDS), 2012
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2012.jsp
      January 01, 2012 - The solution is to use a third-party zip utility such as ZIP Reader, 7-Zip, or WinZip rather than the … Some States provide more than the maximum code fields retained on the NEDS. … Less than 3 percent of all ED records report more fields than the maximum allowed on the NEDS. … This is in contrast to the superpopulation model, which adopts a stochastic viewpoint rather than a deterministic … Any age greater than 90 was set to 90.

4982. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS2009Introductionv3.pdf
      September 01, 2011 - The solution is to use a third-party zip utility such as WinZip or 7-Zip rather than the built-in Windows … Some States provide more than the maximum code fields retained on the NEDS. … Less than 2% of all ED records report more fields than the maximum allowed on the NEDS. … This is in contrast to the superpopulation model, which adopts a stochastic viewpoint rather than a … The 2009 NEDS includes less than 30 percent of CT hospitals.

4983. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/NEDS_Introduction_2009.pdf
      January 01, 2009 - The solution is to use a third-party zip utility such as WinZip or 7-Zip rather than the built-in Windows … Some States provide more than the maximum code fields retained on the NEDS. … Less than 2% of all ED records report more fields than the maximum allowed on the NEDS. … This is in contrast to the superpopulation model, which adopts a stochastic viewpoint rather than a … The 2009 NEDS includes less than 30 percent of CT hospitals.

4984. Improving Hospital Inpatient Nursing Care: A Case Study of One Hospital's Intervention to Improve the Patient's Care Experience (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/hospital/compare/WR_751_AHRQ_Quigley_08_26_10.pdf
      April 01, 2010 - A large, acute-care, academic hospital with more than 600 beds, 1,000 physicians, and 2,000 nurses, … hospital’s belief that improvements should focus on the emotional support offered to patients by nurses rather … But the findings may reflect problems with survey administration rather than problems with patients … support as highest priority with greatest chance of success for improvement and chose to focus on nurses rather … Furthermore, the incentive system of “pay-for-performance” did not yet exist; rather, nurses were unionized

4985. Final Contract Report -- State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Utah (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/state-regional-demonstration-hit-ut-final-report.pdf
      November 01, 2015 - facilities (11 hospitals, one large clinic group, and one independent laboratory) have sent more than … Evaluation of outcomes should not wait until HIE is fully mature and functioning and widely used, but rather … This is more than twice the national rate. … Conclusions The clinical technical infrastructure is more complicated than initially thought. … Evaluation of outcomes should not wait until HIE is fully mature and functioning and widely used, but rather

4986. Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_1.pdf
      April 01, 2020 - • Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChI) were slightly better than placebo for cognition and function, but … had variable accuracy; SPECT plus clinical evaluation had lower sensitivity and higher specificity than … Rather, cut points most often were selected to maximize classification accuracy within the study cohort … standard clinical criteria and should define normal cognition based on a formal cognitive evaluation rather … than self- report or brief testing.

4987. Improving Care Transitions for Complex Patients through Decision Support - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017795-eisenstein-final-report-2012.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - These include: (1) healthcare and HIT systems built around the hospital or clinic rather than the patient … The email itself did not contain protected health information, but rather a link to a secure, password … Less than 6 months 1 2 0.76 0 0.28 3 6 months – 1 year 1 3 0 4 1 year to 2 years 2 2 0 4 … Less than 6 months 0 1 n/a 0 n/a 1 6 months – 1 year 0 0 1 1 1 year to 2 years 0 1 2 3 2 … Less than half of the sites were audited at 1 and 3 months; whereas, 24 sites were audited at 6 and

4988. Final Progress Report: Using an Electronic Health Record to Examine Nurse Continuity and Pressure Ulcers (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/stifter-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Very-part-time status was defined as any nurse who worked less than or equal to 24 hours (.3) per pay … Over 50% of the RNs in the dataset had a BSN, more than 75% of the RNs had greater than 2 years of experience … address patient characteristics that contribute to skin breakdown (poor nutrition, impaired mobility) rather … than adjustments to nurse staffing. … Rather, a case-by-case analysis of patient vulnerabilities for pressure ulcers with a customized intervention

4989. Respondent Payment Experiment with MEPS Panel 13
      meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/rpe_report/rpe_report_2010.shtml
      January 01, 2010 - The response rate for the $50 group was also statistically significantly higher than the $30 group … the composite response rate for the $30 group for all sample domains other than low income, though … relative to the $30 group, suggesting that the higher response rates in fact reflect lower refusal rates rather … than drops in other types of noninterviews. … refusal rates strongly suggests that the gains in response rates come from a decrease in refusals rather

4990. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary8/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
      January 15, 2014 - Less than 1% of the control group crossed over in any trial to receive elective surgery, even at the … Most (70% to 82%) screen-detected AAAs were small, measuring less than 4.0 to 4.5 cm. … , which was particularly true for aortas less than 2.5 cm. … participants with normal aortas, no matched control participants, and primary outcomes of expansion rates rather … Deaths due to AAA represented less than 3% of all deaths.

4991. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
      December 18, 2019 - s cervixes will rapidly respond to a CR intervention, while others require extended time with more than … interventions not available in the US or that are used primarily to stimulate or maintain contractions rather … than primarily for CR. … If there are more than two studies published since the review, our preference will be to use the review … Members of the TEP must disclose any financial conflicts of interest greater than $5,000 and any other

4992. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pulmonary-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
      June 01, 2013 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … Since that implementation, review of more than 16,000 leads about potential topics has resulted in … But hearing decrements were more common in the azithromycin group than in the placebo group. … predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second measurement that was 10.6 percentage points higher than … Hearing decrements were more common in the azithromycin group than in the placebo group (25% vs. 20%

4993. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pepticulcer_hi_impact.pdf
      January 01, 2012 - Rather, the reports will help to inform and guide the planning and prioritization of research resources … of more than 900 topics across the 14 AHRQ priority areas. … No more than two experts with a possible COI are considered out of a total of the seven or eight experts … Some noted that this treatment is priced less expensively than some currently approved UC treatments … and teduglutide might be viewed by patients as a treatment option that is safer and more effective than

4994. Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption of a Successful Urban Telemedicine Model - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018912-mcconnochie-final-report-2014.pdf
      January 01, 2014 - .7 To be replicated, disseminated and sustained, new service models must be as good as or better than … contact and use; (2) continuous (ongoing) care, offering a regular source of care that is person (rather … than disease) focused care over time; (3) comprehensiveness of services available and provided; and … Speed: Children can be seen and start treatment faster when they can stay at school or daycare than … Provider scarcity: As a scarce resource, providers feel that they have more than enough to do given

4995. Bladder-Cancer-Non-Muscle-Invasive Research-Protocol (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_research-protocol.pdf
      July 21, 2014 - Bladder cancer occurs primarily in men older than 60 and roughly twice as frequently in white compared … In general, these cancers are not life threatening and have five-year survival rates higher than 88 … Intravesical Therapy: A drug (chemotherapy or immunotherapy) directly into the bladder through a catheter rather … than giving it by mouth or injecting it into a vein. … Invited Peer Reviewers may not have any financial conflict of interest greater than $10,000.

4996. Labor-Nitrous-Oxide Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/labor-nitrous-oxide_executive.pdf
      August 01, 2012 - Review Number 67 Nitrous Oxide for the Management of Labor Pain Executive Summary Background More than … Although epidurals are more effective for pain relief than other pain management methods, epidurals … multiple organizations are responsible for regulating the use of nitrous oxide, and factors other than … Therefore, rather than a direct comparison of effectiveness, the more important questions are whether … As expected, epidurals provide more effective pain relief than nitrous oxide.

4997. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
      August 09, 2016 - The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. … Children with familial hypercholesterolemia can have TC and LDL-C levels 2 to 3 times higher than those … stroke in adulthood. 1 , 2 With these studies, it may be possible to consider age- and sex-specific (rather … 155 mg/dL, a TC level greater than 260 mg/dL, or both, plus DNA evidence of a genetic mutation in a … Trial duration ranged from 6 weeks to 2 years, with most lasting less than 1 year.

4998. Connecting the Dots: Improving Unit Safety Culture to Stop HAI (October 8, 2013) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-transcript.html
      December 01, 2017 - I don't advocate really effecting safety culture really any oftener than every 18 to 24 months, because … Of course, we will, and I bet you'd like to see that higher than 78 percent. … It's more than management walking around. … This is like a reverse worded item, and I am wondering is it true that a low score here is better than … And the reality is in the HSOPS that the range is rather narrow.

4999. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-transcript.doc
      October 08, 2013 - I don't advocate really effecting safety culture really any oftener than every 18 to 24 months, because … Of course, we will, and I bet you'd like to see that higher than 78 percent. … It's more than management walking around. … This is like a reverse worded item, and I am wondering is it true that a low score here is better than … And the reality is in the HSOPS that the range is rather narrow.

5000. Rafael Borja (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-transcript.doc
      September 09, 2014 - today’s event which will focus on complications dealing with catheter insertion and utilization other than … He is also the National Infectious Disease Section Leader for Ascension Health System with more than … And developing new antibiotics is more important than preventing infection and preventing suppressed … They also noted patient and family requests for catheters and for leaving catheters in for longer than … We didn’t necessary hear about disinterest on the part of most physicians, but rather that there was