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201. Nis 1998 Design Report (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_1998_Design_Report.pdf
     January 01, 1998 - The two samples can be combined to form a single, generalizable 20 percent subsample of discharges. … an equal probability of selection for the sample, regardless of whether they had been in prior NIS samples … This deviates from the procedure used for earlier samples, which maximized the longitudinal component … Zero-Weight Hospitals Beginning in 1993, the NIS samples contain no zero-weight hospitals. … NIS Hospital Samples Regular Sample Total Sample Year Number of Hospitals Number of Discharges

202. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - ensure the reliability of the MPSMS rates and other data present in charts from these additional IQR samples … Preliminary data and calculations based on data that include the new IQR samples suggest that a method

203. Research Protocol: Clostridium difficile Infection Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
     December 23, 2014 - For example, one study isolated C. difficile spores from air samples in a UK hospital, 4 to 7 weeks … Tests to validate a technique in “known” or proven samples. … Tests in which the reference standard is not applied to all samples. … cytotoxicity neutralization assay (CCNA) or toxigenic culture as the reference standard applied to all samples … One can use RCT and controlled cohort data, but they generally have small samples and short followups

204. HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample Design Report 2000
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2000_Design_Report.jsp
     January 01, 2000 - an equal probability of selection for the sample, regardless of whether they had been in prior NIS samples … This deviates from the procedure used for earlier samples, prior to data year 1998, which maximized the … The two samples can be combined to form a single, generalizable 20 percent subsample of discharges. … This deviates from the procedure used for earlier samples, which maximized the longitudinal component … For a description of zero-weight hospitals in the 1988-1992 samples, see the special report: Design

205. HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT — HCUP (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_2000_Design_Report.pdf
     January 01, 2000 - an equal probability of selection for the sample, regardless of whether they had been in prior NIS samples … This deviates from the procedure used for earlier samples, prior to data year 1998, which maximized … The two samples can be combined to form a single, generalizable 20 percent subsample of discharges. … This deviates from the procedure used for earlier samples, which maximized the longitudinal component … For a description of zero-weight hospitals in the 1988-1992 samples, see the special report: Design

206. Integration of an NLP-based Application to Support Medication Management | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integration-nlp-based-application-support-medication-management
     January 01, 2023 - To evaluate the system, the investigators randomly selected two samples of patients.

207. Final Progress Report: Staff Nurse Fatigue and Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/rogers-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Scope: Two randomly selected national samples of full-time hospital staff nurses (n=905 registered nurses … 6.0% Currently working a second job 18.6% 16% Table 1 Sample Characteristics 6 Both samples … Half the participants in the ANA and AACN samples reported working in hospitals with over 300 beds; … Both samples were representative of the larger nursing population.24 4 Methods Part 1 of the study … Despite somewhat lower than normal response rates,29 both samples appear to be representative of the

208. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/167-hospital-level-gap-analysis.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - your laboratory have the capacity to process surveillance cultures either on-site or by sending samples … Does your laboratory have the capacity to process surveillance cultures either on-site or by sending samples

209. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Genital Herpes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review55/genital-herpes-screening-2005
     March 15, 2005 - Overall, HSV was isolated in 3 percent of samples and HSV DNA was detected in 12.1 percent of samples … HSV DNA using PCR was detected in samples of genital secretions on 2.9 percent of the days among the … Patients identified clinical lesions and collected HSV cultures and DNA PCR samples. … Amniotic fluid samples were obtained during labor, and simultaneous umbilical cord and maternal plasma … samples were collected at delivery.

210. Screening for Genital Herpes Simplex: A Brief Update (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZzZp7_aoJn73k9z25w_-qr
     March 01, 2005 - HSV DNA by PCR was examined in a study including both men and women.22 Mucosal secretions (> 36,000 samples … Overall, HSV was isolated in 3% of samples and HSV DNA was detected in 12.1% of samples. … HSV DNA using PCR was detected in samples of genital secretions on 2.9% of the days among the HSV-2 source … Patients identified clinical lesions and collected HSV cultures and DNA PCR samples. … were obtained during labor, and simultaneous umbilical cord and maternal plasma samples were collected

211. Sample Adherence Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/sample-adherence-report.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Sample Adherence Report Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 12-5 – Sample Adherence Report Use this document to build a useful report that allows for tracking of daily adherence and for drilling down as needed to identify shifts or personnel who have the lowest adherence and theref…

212. Sample Adherence Report (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/skills/sample-adherence-report.docx
     March 01, 2022 - Sample Adherence Report Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Section 12-5 – Sample Adherence Report Use this document to build a useful report that allows for tracking of daily adherence and for drilling down as needed to identify shifts or personnel who have the lowest adherence and therefore may need re…

213. Elements of an Evaluation Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/assess/evaluation-plan.html
     January 01, 2023 - Focus groups with samples of audience members Survey of audience members Observed changes in … Can you get samples of tools that you can adapt or simply use as a template for your own?

214. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review40/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - Of 3,340 samples tested, 9 (0.3%) were positive for N. gonorrhoeae ; all were confirmed positive by … DNA probe was positive in 9 samples (2%), culture in 13 (3%). … Samples with discrepant results (SDA/culture) were evaluated by LCR. … Samples were negative for 591, positive for 24, and discrepant for 3.  … samples also randomly selected.

215. Screening for Gonorrhea: Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Wezro6zTSfAWxCrneF-nxB
     May 01, 2005 - Samples with discrepa (SDA/culture) were eva LCR. … Samples were co positive if they were po culture or by two molec (SDA and LCR). … DNA probe was positive in 9 samples (2%), culture in 13 (3%). … Samples were negative for 591, positive for 24, and discrepant for 3. … in studies in Australia and Pacific islands; 50 negative samples also randomly selected.

216. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - of C. difficile test results.1 • C. difficile testing recommendations1 − Do not test formed stool samples

217. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=24
     care events, health conditions, employment characteristics, and other aspects of the MEPS household samples

218. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
     December 01, 2012 - GEP tests use defined protocols to evaluate the specimens to be analyzed: preparing the RNA samples, … This approach results in a non-standard approach to specimen-handing, especially for frozen samples, … 42 Core Gene Classifier (Eschrich 2005)19 Frozen samples Microdissected so >80% tumor cells … It is expected that 1,800 to 2,400 patients will be enrolled in order to obtain 575 analyzable samples …  Sample size (number of patients/specimens) o If samples are from previous studies, which studies?

219. Sampling, Weighting, and Synthetization Methodologies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-Sampling-Weighting-Synthetization-Methodologies.pdf
     December 01, 2023 - Systematic samples were drawn from the Medicare and Medicaid extract at these rates. … three-digit ZIP Code level because some ZIP Codes shown in the ACS files were not present in the source file samples

220. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=3
     January 01, 2022 - information regarding COVID-19 testing, including the different types of tests, their uses, and the types of samples