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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2010_05.pdf
January 01, 2010 - It is a census of discharges, not a sample of discharges. … This sample estimate is labeled a “point estimate.” … For a given sample, the sample mean is just one point estimate out of many point estimates
that would … distribution of sample means that
would occur if we calculated sample means from many different random … In
particular, when the sample size n equals the population size N, the sample becomes a census
and
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/prevention-taskforce-app-communications-toolkit
June 21, 2025 - Sample Newsletter/Website Blurb Add this blurb to your organization’s newsletter, blog, or website to … Sample Social Media Messages Post these messages on your social media pages. … Sample X (formerly Twitter) Post: Want to stay up to date on #USPSTF recommendations? … Download the Prevention TaskForce app: bit.ly/3WmBBor (attach graphic) #prevention #health Sample LinkedIn … Sample Email Send this email to your colleagues to encourage downloads of the app.
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digital.ahrq.gov/document-type/letter
January 01, 2023 - Improve Rural Primary Care Quality
Letter for PCPs
Description
Sample … Medicaid Health Plan
SFHP Letter to PCP
Description
This is a sample … Medicaid Health Plan
SFHP Letter to Patient
Description
This is a sample … a Medicaid Health Plan
Welcome Letter for Study
Description
Sample … a Medicaid Health Plan
Welcome Letter Wait List
Description
Sample
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/guide-to-evaluating-hie-projects-appendix-a.pdf
June 16, 2021 - size:
Measure 2 - Sample size:
Measure 3 - Sample size:
Measure 4 - Sample size:
Measure 1 - … Sample Size for Quantitative Methods:
Measure 2 - Sample Size for Quantitative Methods:
Measure … 3 - Sample Size for Quantitative Methods:
Measure 4 - Sample Size for Quantitative Methods:
Measure … 1 - Sample Size for Qualitative Methods:
Measure 2 - Sample Size for Qualitative Methods:
Measure … 3 - Sample Size for Qualitative Methods:
Measure 4 - Sample Size for Qualitative Methods:
Measure
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nisdbdocumentation.jsp
May 01, 2025 - National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database Documentation
The National (Nationwide) Inpatient … Sample (NIS) is the largest publicly available all-payer inpatient care database in the United States … Its large sample size is ideal for developing national and regional estimates and enables analyses of
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/KIDIntroduction2022.pdf
December 01, 2024 - KID Sample Design
Design Considerations
The overall design objective was to select a sample of pediatric … THE FINAL KID SAMPLE
In Appendix I, we present tables and figures that summarize the final KID sample … hospitals, and sample discharges. … • “KID Sample Hospitals” lists the hospitals selected for the KID. … of sample other newborns in KID_STRATUM
S_UNCB_U Number of sample normal newborns in KID_STRATUM
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedsdbdocumentation.jsp
May 01, 2025 - Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) Database Documentation
The Nationwide Emergency Department … Sample (NEDS) produces national estimates about emergency department (ED) visits across the country. … One of the most distinctive features of the NEDS is its large sample size, which allows for analysis
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2003_Design_Report_Edited_012506.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Final Hospital Sample
The final 2003 sample included 7,977,728 discharges from 994 hospitals selected … Sample Weights
It is necessary to incorporate sample weights to obtain nationwide estimates. … number for the total sample. … The total sample exceeded the target by 27 hospitals, with a resulting
sample of 20.6% of the total … and Ns(sample) were
the number of community hospitals within stratum s in the universe and sample,
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-hie-evaluation-toolkit
January 01, 2023 - Appendix B: Sample Literature Search Strategy ( PDF , 130 KB) is a sample literature search strategy … Appendix D: The Importance of Sample Size ( PDF , 119 KB) includes a sample calculation and discussion … of the importance of sample size.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/databases.jsp
January 01, 2025 - National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS)
NIS Database Documentation
Kids’ Inpatient Database … (KID)
KID Database Documentation
Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS)
NASS Database … Documentation
Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS)
NEDS Database Documentation
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2005_Design_Report.pdf
January 01, 2005 - Final Hospital Sample
The final 2005 sample included 7,995,048 discharges from 1,054 hospitals selected … number for the total sample. … The total sample exceeded the target by 25
hospitals, with a resulting sample of 20.5% of the total … and Ns(sample) were
the number of community hospitals within stratum s in the universe and sample, … The sampling design consisted of a stratified, single-stage
cluster sample.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/nischecklist.jsp
September 01, 2025 - QUERY TOOLS
Checklist for Working with the NIS
The National Inpatient Sample … For detailed information, review the HCUP Methods Report# 2014-04: Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) … To learn more about the NIS sample design, view the Sample Design On-line Tutorial on the Tutorial … With great power comes great responsibility: big data research from the National Inpatient Sample. … Adherence to methodological standards in research using the National Inpatient Sample.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/tech_assist/standarderrors/508/508course_2016.jsp
January 01, 2016 - deviation of the sample divided by the square root of the sample size. … To review the sample designs, refer to the HCUP Sample Design Tutorial . … sample, similar to the NEDS. … The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample
The NEDS is a stratified two-stage cluster sample. … of the hospitals in the sample, and thus take all of the hospitals, or clusters, in the sample into
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2004_Design_Report.pdf
January 01, 2004 - Final Hospital Sample
The final 2004 sample included 8,004,571 discharges from 1,004 hospitals selected … Sample Weights
It is necessary to incorporate sample weights to obtain nationwide estimates. … number for the total sample. … The total sample
exceeded the target by 23 hospitals, with a resulting sample of 20.5% of the total … and Ns(sample) were
the number of community hospitals within stratum s in the universe and sample,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36469/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a
practice-based research network study. … Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-
based research network study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-sample-medications-primary-care-practice-based-research-network … -
study
This survey of primary care practices found that, while sample medications were dispensed at … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-sample-medications-primary-care-practice-based-research-network-study
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr28/mr28.shtml
October 01, 2013 - The MEPS-IC comprises two independent samples: the private
sector sample and the governments sample … The 2011
governments sample had 3,017 in-scope parent and dependent agencies selected
for the sample … sample. … At the conclusion of this process, the sample weights have been corrected such
that the weighted sample … as a separate, independent sample.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/NIS88-92Overview_122104.pdf
November 01, 2015 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
OVERVIEW OF
THE HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE … ................................................................... 2
HCUP NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE … .................................................... 3
Correction to the 1993 Nationwide Inpatient Sample … OVERVIEW OF DATA PRODUCTS FROM THE NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE
(NIS) ............................... … The HCUP-3 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), Release 1, includes:
20% sample of U.S. community hospitals
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/kid/reports/KID_2000_Design_Report.pdf
January 01, 2000 - This report describes the 2000 KID sample design and summarizes the sample contents. … Sample Design
Design Considerations
The overall design objective was to select a sample of pediatric … resultant sample. … • “KID Sample Hospitals@ lists the hospitals selected for the KID. … In some instances, strata were collapsed for sample weight calculations.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40117/psn-pdf
March 18, 2011 - Impact of sample size on variation of adverse events and
preventable adverse events: systematic review … Impact of sample size on variation of adverse events and
preventable adverse events: systematic review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sample-size-variation-adverse-events-and-preventable-adverse-events … In general, smaller studies (sample
size less than 1000 patients) found a much higher incidence of errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-sample-size-variation-adverse-events-and-preventable-adverse-events-systematic-review
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/Evidence%20Summary_0_0.pdf
April 01, 2020 - age >12
and ≤18]: RCTs, children [sample age ≤12]) to
5
capture all available evidence. … We also
note special characteristics of the sample required
for study inclusions such as females only … CBT)
(CDRS): 11.1;
95% CI, 17.68
to 4.52
1 RCT
(n=63)64, 65
Imprecision
(small
sample size), … bupropion
(based on
BDI)
5.2; 95% CI,
9.31 to 1.09
1 RCT
(n=65)68
Imprecision
(small
sample … CBT)
(CDRS): 11.1;
95% CI, 17.68
to 4.52
1 RCT
(n=63)64, 65
Imprecision
(small
sample size),