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241. Microsoft Word - Deliverable #94.10 - Final 2001 NIS Comparison Report 10-2. (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/NIS_Comparison_Report_2001.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - Both the NIS and NHDS are samples, and statistics derived from them are estimates. … The report cautions that estimates cannot be expected to be identical when two different samples are … Considering all of these possible reasons for encountering significant differences among the samples … The NIS and NHDS samples closely agree across most age groups, gender, and payer categories. … The racial composition of the two samples differed greatly.

242. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/prevent/maintenance-checklist.docx
     March 01, 2017 - Urine culture samples must be processed by the lab within 2 hours, stored in a specimen refrigerator,

243. Smoking Cessation in Primary Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-detail-aid.pdf
     January 01, 2015 - E-cigarettes E-cigarettes are not associated with successful quitting in general population-based samples

244. Hiring a Vendor for a CAHPS Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/hiring/index.html
     December 01, 2018 - Be sure to ask whether your survey vendor can produce reports, and examine samples of their work.

245. Importance of Following Safe Practices for Infant Feeding and Handling Expressed Breast Milk | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/importance-following-safe-practices-infant-feeding-and-handling-expressed-breast-milk
     January 31, 2024 - to be “Baby Friendly” abandon the common practice of sending formula home with mothers, as providing samples … healthcare facilities, staff, or sponsoring meetings. 7 Providing breastfeeding mothers with free formula samples … of hospitals had an ideal response of not giving mothers any of the following items as gifts of free samples

246. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - (APRI) vs. liver biopsy High For fibrosis, the median AUROC was 0.76 (range 0.58 to 0.95) in 44 samples … ELF) vs. liver biopsy Moderate For fibrosis, the median AUROC was 0.81 (range 0.72 to 0.87) in 7 samples … For cirrhosis, the median AUROC was 0.88 (range 0.78 to 0.91) in 6 samples reported in 3 studies. … Index vs. liver biopsy High For fibrosis, the median AUROC was 0.75 (range 0.60 to 0.86) in 16 samples … For cirrhosis, the median AUROC was 0.89 (range 0.88 to 0.94) in 8 samples reported in 7 studies.

247. Statistical Brief #21: Trends in Outpatient Prescription Drug Utilization and Expenditures: 1997- 2000 (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st21/stat21.pdf
     January 01, 1997 - Over the counter medicines and free samples are not included in the outpatient prescription drug expenditures

248. To Dilute or Not Dilute: Drug Errors and Consequences in the Operating Room | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dilute-or-not-dilute-drug-errors-and-consequences-operating-room
     July 28, 2021 - the OR revealed that the measured concentration was >10% of the target concentration in 70% of the samples … and >30% of the target concentration in 23% of the samples. 8 To complicate this process even more,

249. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Depression in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary21/depression-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2009
     March 15, 2009 - Most studies restricted study samples to adolescents aged 12 years or older. … and diagnostic interviews, high levels of attrition, poor reporting of methods or attrition, small samples … The prevalence of MDD among the 2 study samples was 9 percent to 11 percent, yielding positive predictive … The majority (6 of 9) of SSRI trials included children as young as 8 years old in their study samples … Data synthesis for KQ2 was qualitative, because heterogeneity in the instruments, samples, and settings

250. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/asd-interventions-disposition.pdf
     May 26, 2017 - Comments Sensory interventions/Abstract: ”likely overlapping populations in four studies” should be ”samples … TEP Reviewer #2 Methods It seems to me that independence of samples is critical to evaluating risk … In the case where samples are not clearly independent (massage therapy), I think that there must inherently … We concur that potential overlap of samples is an important consideration that have noted explicitly … The same group repeating the same protocol in potentially overlapping samples seems to be the definition

251. HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample Design Report 1999
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/NIS_1999_Design_Report.jsp
     January 01, 1999 - 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 with the 1993 NIS, the NIS samples no longer contain no zero-weight … For a description of zero-weight hospitals in the 1998-1992 samples, see the report: Design of the HCUP

252. Info FAQs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/faqs/index.html?page=2
     October 17, 2014 - While these samples are designed to address different survey goals, the two have been combined to make

253. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/44-sample-pathway-checklist.docx
     June 01, 2023 - Sample Pathway Checklist for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Purpose of tool: Successful implementation of an enhanced recovery pathway requires coordinated care from all providers who care for surgery patients. The Sample Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Pathway Checklist can be used to track complianc…

254. URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-b.docx
     April 24, 2015 - URINARY CATHETERIZATION – Sample Policy AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Appendix B. Urinary Catheterization – Sample Policy Purpose The purpose of urinary catheterization is to facilitate urinary drainage when medically necessary. Urinary catheters should be evaluated every day for need and remo…

255. Liver-Cancer Research-Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer_research-protocol.pdf
     July 24, 2013 - technique’s test performance modified by use of various reference standards (e.g., explanted liver samples … technique’s test performance modified by use of various reference standards (e.g., explanted liver samples … technique’s test performance modified by use of various reference standards (e.g., explanted liver samples … test performance will be evaluated, including the reference standards used (e.g., explanted liver samples … test performance will be evaluated, including the reference standards used (e.g., explanted liver samples

256. Menopause Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
     March 01, 2015 - A burn-in of 20,000 samples was discarded and the subsequent 40,000 analyzed. … Effect estimates and accompanying 95% credible intervals were obtained from the samples. … Generally, the samples were not selected to represent populations with clinical depression or anxiety … However, extrapolating absolute rates from the WHI samples to the target population of this review is … enrolled women were menopausal or perimenopausal, but there were some differences in studies and samples

257. A sample article title (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/ED_MHSA_SOIpaper.pdf
     June 10, 2011 - A sample article title MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE HEALTHCARE COST AND UTILIZATION PROJECT (HCUP) Contract No. HHSA-290-2006-00009-C A SEVERITY-OF-ILLNESS CLASSIFICATION FOR MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE-USE DISORDERS FOR USE WITH HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATIVE DATA June 10, 2011 …

258. Final Research Plan: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/autism-spectrum-disorder-young-children-1
     June 10, 2021 - educational, early intervention, or home settings   Screening KQs 1, 3: Screening among unselected samples

259. Version-3-Immunity-After-Covid-19-Appendix-Table-B-1 (xls file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-3-immunity-after-COVID-19-appendix-table-B-1.xlsx
     January 24, 2022 - ELISA Abbott Diagnostics IgG quantitative assay (anti-N) Wantai Diagnostics Total-Ig RBD assay (anti-S) Samples … gender, and severity of COVID-19 at study inclusion SOT data obtained during the study; control group samples … with SOT and matched IC control patients, with available peripheral blood mononuclear cells and serum samples … gender, and severity of COVID-19 at study inclusion SOT data obtained during the study; control group samples … with SOT and matched IC control patients, with available peripheral blood mononuclear cells and serum samples

260. Medication Monitoring for Vulnerable Populations via Information Technology (MMITI) - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/medication-monitoring-vulnerable-populations-information-technology-mmiti/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - However, the instrument needs to be tested in larger samples.