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261. 2001 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2001niscomparisonrpt.jsp
     November 01, 2015 - 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 … RESULTS Estimates from different samples will not be identical because of sampling variation. … The NIS and NHDS samples closely agree across most age groups, sex, and payer categories. … The racial composition of the two samples differed greatly.

262. About the CAHPS Patient Narratives Elicitation Protocol (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/CG/administering_cg_narrative_items.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - In fact, across a number of samples and settings, more than two- thirds of those who responded to Q1 … of all actionable feedback that was associated with each of the narrative items for two different samples

263. Appendix 1-C. AV Checklists (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/publications/pubcomguide/Audio-Video-Concept-Review-Form.docx
     July 01, 2024 - See samples linked from the Publishing and Communications Guidelines home page.

264. Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions To Reduce Diagnostic Error | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
     August 01, 2024 - been involved in interpreting and communicating test results for rapid microbiology testing from blood samples

265. Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/resources/letter-emergency-contact.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families Dear Representative/Family Member, As part of our Emergency Preparedness Plan, we are updating the emergency contact information we have on record for our residents. We value the health, safety, and dignity of your loved one and a…

266. Sample first email to practice contact (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/ncepcr/resources/sample-practice-contact-email.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Sample first email to practice contact Sample first email to practice contact

267. Breast-Biopsy-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-update_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2014 - need additional imaging, and 5–7 percent will have biopsies.2, 3 Three techniques for obtaining samples … Fine-needle aspiration samples cells and does not assess tissue architecture, is generally considered … Lesion samples obtained by core needle or surgical biopsy are Effective Health Care Program The Effective … Open surgical biopsy samples most or all of the lesion, and is therefore considered to have a smaller … vacuum to assist in tissue acquisition, the use of needles of varying diameter, and the numbers of samples

268. Long-Term-Care-Adults Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/long-term-care-adults_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - Applicability is limited; many of the samples are not generalizable (often small, limited by geography … Most of the studies were conducted on samples of Medicaid patients. … limited • More studies that trace change in status over time Applicability/generalizable populations • Samples … were often drawn from unique settings • More generalizable samples Differences within subgroups … • No studies performed subgroup analysis • More attention to samples that capture various subgroups

269. Methodology Report #30: Sample Design of the 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr30/mr30.shtml
     June 01, 2015 - Data are collected from samples selected from two sampling frames that, together, cover nearly all of … The samples are specifically designed to enable national and State estimates each year. … Once these probabilities of selection are finalized, the allocated samples are selected using systematic … See following link for full list of additional samples purchased by States in earlier years.

270. Methodology Report #27: Sample Design of the 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr27/mr27.shtml
     March 01, 2013 - Data are collected from samples selected from two sampling frames that, together, cover nearly all of … The samples are specifically designed to enable national and State estimates each year. … Once these probabilities of selection are finalized, the allocated samples are selected using systematic … See following link for full list of additional samples purchased by States in earlier years.

271. Methodology Report #27: Sample Design of the 2011 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr27/mr27.pdf
     March 01, 2013 - Data are collected from samples selected from two sampling frames that, together, cover nearly all of … The samples are specifically designed to enable national and State estimates each year. … Once these probabilities of selection are finalized, the allocated samples are selected using systematic … See the following link for full list of additional samples purchased by States in earlier years.

272. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
     December 01, 2009 - A core-needle biopsy is a procedure that involves removing small samples of breast tissue through a hollow … Multiple core-needle samples may be taken from the suspicious area. … The device uses vacuum suction to help remove tissue samples. … Multiple samples may be taken from the suspicious area without reinserting the needle.

273. Methodology Report #30: Sample Design of the 2014 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (pdf file)
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr30/mr30.pdf
     June 01, 2015 - Data are collected from samples selected from two sampling frames that, together, cover nearly all of … The samples are specifically designed to enable national and State estimates each year. … Once these probabilities of selection are finalized, the allocated samples are selected using systematic … See following link for full list of additional samples purchased by States in earlier years.

274. Final Research Plan: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
     May 02, 2019 - gonococcal infections in biological specimens from various anatomical sites (such as urine specimens and samples

275. MAINTAIN AND EXPAND (pdf file)
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2000NISComparisonReportFinal.pdf
     February 28, 2003 - Both the NIS and NDHDS 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 … Nearly all of the average length of stay estimates were consistent between the two samples. … The racial make-up of the two samples is very different.

276. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectious-disease-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
     December 01, 2015 - tuberculosis and antibiotic resistance for positive samples.106 For a clinician to fully determine an … Sputum samples tested positive for M. tuberculosis in 2.7% of samples tested by culture, 2.1% of samples … tested by the Xpert MTB/RIF test, and 1.3% of samples tested by microscopy. … MTB/RIF test sensitivity was 76.9% in smear-negative, culture-positive patients (296 of 385 samples … ), and 99.0% specific (2846 of 2876 non-tuberculosis samples).”

277. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectious-disease-horizon-scan-high-impact-1412.pdf
     December 22, 2014 - Sputum samples tested positive for M. tuberculosis in 2.7% of samples tested by culture, 2.1% of samples … tested by the Xpert MTB/RIF test, and 1.3% of samples tested by microscopy. … MTB/RIF test sensitivity was 76.9% in smear- negative, culture-positive patients (296 of 385 samples … ), and 99.0% specific (2846 of 2876 non- tuberculosis samples).” … Samples were analyzed by a combination of acid-fast smear, solid culture, liquid culture, and Xpert

278. Using Electronic Records to Detect and Learn from Ambulatory Diagnostic Errors (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017244-thomas-final-report-2010.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - Trained physician-reviewers determined presence or absence of diagnostic errors in random samples of … Data Collection and Error Assessment We performed detailed chart reviews on random samples of control … our study settings by extrapolating the PPVs to the larger cohort of patients from where our random samples … Based on the rates of diagnostic error in our samples, we estimated the overall prevalence of diagnostic

279. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - Either perirectal or rectal swabs or stool samples can be used to detect colonization with toxigenic … polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to detect the C. difficile toxin B gene on perirectal swab samples … February 2015 were screened for colonization using PCR testing for C. difficile toxin B in stool samples … Samples were collected from rectal or perirectal areas or from fecal incontinence bags and tested using … In this pre-post study, the authors compared single testing of stool samples upon admission to weekly

280. Spotlight (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-01/final_spotlight_near_miss_transfusion_01082020_tocme.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - . – Labeling blood samples at the bedside rather than sending remotely pre-labeled empty containers