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pcmh.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/improving-safety-diagnosis-long-desc.html
February 01, 2024 - In this risk score, X n represents baseline risk factors and in-hospital clinical factors, as well as … The high-risk cohorts included cases of patients who were transferred to the ICU after 24 hours, died … with preimplementation period (16.5 vs. 20.9, OR 0.75 [95% CI 0.43-1.29], p=0.29), or a 25 percent relative … risk reduction in overall DE. 1 In postimplementation analysis, researchers found that relative risk … reductions in DE were greater in patients in the high-risk cohort.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0243-section5.pdf
December 18, 2014 - III National Cancer Institute
2012, Radiation risks and
pediatric computed
tomography (CT): A guide … http://www.cancer.gov/cance
rtopics/causes/radiation/radia
tion-risks-pediatric-CT. … in the context of
III Berrington de González A,
Mahesh M, Kim DP et al.,
Projected cancer risks … /cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes … /radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/radiation/radiation-risks-pediatric-CT
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication
December 15, 2010 - Thus, primary analyses estimated relative risk for falling by using random-effects models 20-21 . … After 12 months, the relative risk for falling between the intervention group and usual care was 0.86 … affect the overall statistical significance for comprehensive interventions (relative risk, 0.88 [CI, … statistically significant (relative risk, 0.83 [CI, 0.71 to 0.97]). … The overall pooled relative risk for falling (n=6,322) was 0.94 (95% CI, 0.87 to 1.02), with moderate
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
December 15, 2010 - Thus, primary analyses estimated relative risk for falling by using random-effects models 20-21 . … After 12 months, the relative risk for falling between the intervention group and usual care was 0.86 … affect the overall statistical significance for comprehensive interventions (relative risk, 0.88 [CI, … statistically significant (relative risk, 0.83 [CI, 0.71 to 0.97]). … The overall pooled relative risk for falling (n=6,322) was 0.94 (95% CI, 0.87 to 1.02), with moderate
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - Introduction Women need to understand what their own risks are of death as a result
of breast cancer … for that subgroup, or
difference in relative risk. … We agree, sorting out baseline risks from elevated relative risks is
confusing. … We have included relative risk estimates for each
subgroup in the text when they are calculated. … (older age) versus relative risk
of treatment.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_disposition-comments.pdf
March 10, 2010 - Introduction Women need to understand what their own risks are of death as a result
of breast cancer … for that subgroup, or
difference in relative risk. … We agree, sorting out baseline risks from elevated relative risks is
confusing. … We have included relative risk estimates for each
subgroup in the text when they are calculated. … (older age) versus relative risk
of treatment.
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/71/Implementation%20Guide_CMS%20Million%20Hearts_ASCVD%20Risk%20Assessment_Level3_Sept_08.pdf
February 01, 2018 - CMS's Million Hearts Model Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool for Baseline 10-Year ASCVD Risk … to address this risk.
2. … Estimating Longitudinal Risks and
Benefits From Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies Among Medicare Patients … DeFelippis AP, Young R. (2016) Estimating Longitudinal Risks and Benefits from
Cardiovascular Preventive … 2017
at: http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2016/11/04/08/56/estimating-longitudinal-
risks-and-benefits-from-cv-preventive-therapies
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/platt-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Hospitals reporting higher SSI risks will receive lower
reimbursement. … In general, deep incisional and
organ/space SSIs are associated with a two- to four-fold relative risk … of death during the post-
operative hospitalization and a five- to six-fold relative risk of readmission … For modeling risks, each hospital’s risk in a given year was
assessed as a predictor of its risk in … The net result for the
SSI risks was the proportion of the following year’s risk that is the result
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/q_zxLD9JZFGoSPCrEHNk2g
June 11, 2019 - of a composite outcome of mortality, AIDS-defining events, or serious non-AIDS events
(relative risk … Relative risks (RRs) were calculated based on reported event
rates, to calculate absolute risk differences … (95% CI, 0.04-5.02)
NR
Abbreviations: HPTN, HIV Prevention Trials Network; NR, not reported;
RR, relative … 95% CI, 0.94-1.25])
Some
inconsistency
between RCT and
observational
data regarding
cardiovascular
risks … rate ratio; KQ, key
question; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; RCT, randomized clinical trial;
RR, relative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-229-opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - nonopioids alone, and opioids
plus nonopioids versus opioids alone at short-term
followup.16 Pooled relative … of overdose; risks
were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … of overdose;
risks were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … and risks related to opioid use
disorder, was lacking. … Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and
Outcomes--United States, 2017.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-229-opioid-treatments-chronic-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - nonopioids alone, and opioids
plus nonopioids versus opioids alone at short-term
followup.16 Pooled relative … of overdose; risks
were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … of overdose;
risks were higher at increased gabapentinoid doses (SOE: low). … and risks related to opioid use
disorder, was lacking. … Annual Surveillance Report of Drug-Related Risks and
Outcomes--United States, 2017.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-vaccines-update-evidence-summary.pdf
May 01, 2021 - There continues to be no evidence of
increased risk of adverse events for vaccines currently recommended … We documented the observed rates of adverse events and assessed the relative
risks between vaccinated … some observational studies showed increased risk)
Moderate: No evidence of increased risk of asthma … or to
definitively exclude a risk of such adverse events. … Potential risks of rare adverse events should be
weighed against the protective benefits that vaccines
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-244-safety-vaccines-update-evidence-summary.pdf
May 01, 2021 - There continues to be no evidence of
increased risk of adverse events for vaccines currently recommended … We documented the observed rates of adverse events and assessed the relative
risks between vaccinated … some observational studies showed increased risk)
Moderate: No evidence of increased risk of asthma … or to
definitively exclude a risk of such adverse events. … Potential risks of rare adverse events should be
weighed against the protective benefits that vaccines
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/71/Implementation_Guide_CMS_Million_Hearts_ASCVD_Risk_Assessment.pdf
September 01, 2021 - CMS's Million Hearts Model Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool for Baseline 10-Year ASCVD Risk … CMS’s Million Hearts® Model
Longitudinal ASCVD Risk Assessment Tool for Baseline 10-Year ASCVD Risk … to address this risk.
2. … DeFelippis AP, Young R. (2016) Estimating Longitudinal Risks and Benefits from
Cardiovascular Preventive … 2017 at:
http://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2016/11/04/08/56/estimating-longitudinal-
risks-and-benefits-from-cv-preventive-therapies
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-2.pdf
February 01, 2018 - individual trials considered in
meta-analyses
- More likely to be consistent
even with differing baseline
risks … interpretable than OR
Odds Ratio
(OR)
- More likely to be consistent
even with differing baseline
risks … considered in
meta-analyses
- Not easily interpretable
- Can be misleading when interpreted like
relative … risks
- Widespread use in meta-analyses may
be because of convenience and history
rather than an assessment … differ in baseline risk
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-presentation-quantitative-synthesis-chapter-2.pdf
February 01, 2018 - individual trials considered in
meta-analyses
- More likely to be consistent
even with differing baseline
risks … interpretable than OR
Odds Ratio
(OR)
- More likely to be consistent
even with differing baseline
risks … considered in
meta-analyses
- Not easily interpretable
- Can be misleading when interpreted like
relative … risks
- Widespread use in meta-analyses may
be because of convenience and history
rather than an assessment … differ in baseline risk
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/modeling-risk-reduction-interventions-for-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-mellitus.pdf
June 03, 2010 - failure
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Amputation
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0.4 … Absolute Risk Reduction = Risk X Relative Risk Reduction
Each intervention reduces risk, so ARR gets
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - complications, psychological issues, and an increased likelihood of developing diabetes later in life. 6 Risks … This will be done using the Mantel-Haenszel method for relative risks and the inverse variance method … For dichotomous outcomes, we will compute relative risks to estimate between-group differences. … correction factor of 0.5 will be added to each cell of the 2x2 table in order to obtain estimates of the relative … risk.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - and nonselective) appear to be
associated with increased risk of serious CV risks. … clear
association between longer duration of therapy with
COX-2 selective NSAIDs and increase in the relative … However, because the event rates increases in older
patients, even if the relative risk estimates are … There was
insufficient evidence to evaluate comparative risks of
GI bleeding or CV events. … anti-inflammatory drug; OR = odds ratio; PPI = proton pump inhibitor;
PUD = peptic ulcer disease; RR = relative
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - and nonselective) appear to be
associated with increased risk of serious CV risks. … clear
association between longer duration of therapy with
COX-2 selective NSAIDs and increase in the relative … However, because the event rates increases in older
patients, even if the relative risk estimates are … There was
insufficient evidence to evaluate comparative risks of
GI bleeding or CV events. … anti-inflammatory drug; OR = odds ratio; PPI = proton pump inhibitor;
PUD = peptic ulcer disease; RR = relative