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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/measures2.html
June 01, 2018 - Trends:
From 2006 to 2013, there were no statistically significant changes in the overall percentage
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Lynch_37.pdf
March 21, 2008 - excluding mitigation transactions, the error rate was higher for front desk staff,
but there was no statistically … significant difference (Table 2). … The method of communicating the
medication management transaction showed no statistically significant … The difference in errors by type of medication was highly significant (P <0.00001). … significant difference (Table 2).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/supplhighlight02.pdf
August 01, 2012 - All
coefficients were statistically significant. … Inter-item correlations ranged from r= 0.14 to 0.73
and were statistically significant for nearly all … Among
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all 104 practices, the following characteristics are statistically associated with having
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/001-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-1-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - There was a decrease in complex S. aureus SSIs, with statistically significant decreases in all operations … Although fewer than half of the sites were fully adherent, there was still a statistically significant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-litreview.docx
January 01, 2017 - Use of LTVV was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease in oxygenation … No significant differences in biomarkers were detected between the Vt groups at any time. … surgical patients randomized to low Vt, suggesting morbidity may be decreased, though findings were not statistically … significant. … The use of low Vt was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-lit-review.html
January 01, 2017 - Use of LTVV was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease in oxygenation … No significant differences in biomarkers were detected between the V t groups at any time. … surgical patients randomized to low V t , suggesting morbidity may be decreased, though findings were not statistically … significant. … The use of low V t was associated with a statistically significant but clinically irrelevant decrease
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/instructions-for-analyzing-data-50.pdf
June 01, 2025 - A p-value of 0.05 is frequently used to test for statistically significant differences between the entities … For example, two health plans may have
statistically significantly differences in average scores based … Identifies statistically meaningful differences:
1 = Plan was significantly below average
2 = Plan … Identifies statistically meaningful differences.
1 = Plan was significantly below average
2 = Plan … significant amount
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-pt1.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Statistically “Significant” Differences Between Scores
You might be interested in determining the statistical … significant. … While a 1 percentage point
difference between percent positive scores might be “statistically” significant … Keep in mind that statistically significant differences are not always important, and
nonsignificant … “Significant” Differences Between Scores
Data Limitations
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/data-innovations-statbrief-statins-commercial-insurance.pdf
October 02, 2024 - All differences mentioned in the text are significant at the 0.05 level
or better. … Synthetic data are
created by statistically modeling or changing original data so that new values or
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-9.html
August 01, 2025 - Comparisons and Trends ECHO™ results provide statistically significant comparisons when produced for
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/947.html
February 01, 2025 - interventions—like patient portals, care for complex patients and electronic health records—had no statistically … significant impact on ratings.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/overall-antibiotic-stewardship-project-final-report.pdf
September 01, 2022 - A statistically significant decrease of 30.3 total antibiotic days of therapy (DOT)
per 1,000 patient-days … narrow
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antibiotics,” and “planned duration of therapy documented in progress notes” were all statistically … significant. … A statistically significant decrease of 0.41 total antibiotic starts per 1,000
resident days throughout … 67 practices for the endline survey, composite scores
for all domains improved, five of which were statistically
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/carecoordination/measure1.html
June 01, 2018 - Hospital discharge is a complex process representing a time of significant vulnerability for patients … Groups With Disparities:
In all years, there were no statistically significant differences by sex … Readmissions
Hospital readmission shortly after discharge is a marker of inpatient quality of care and a significant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/qde-mmd-webinar-on_quality-measure-use.pdf
September 24, 2015 - to Stakeholders
• Lessons learned
– Adjusting specifications for practice-level reporting takes significant … the Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Years of Life
W34 - Reported Rate 65.6 67.6 70.5 0.0000***
Significant … cumbersome and we have
had difficulty addressing this need in a learning
collaborative format
Significant … in participating health systems (n=52)
Physicians outside participating health systems (n=178)
* = Statistically … significant difference (p < 0.05).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-nhsops-dbreport-parti.pdf
January 01, 2019 - “Significant” Differences Between Scores
You may be interested in determining the statistical significance … significant. … While a 1 percentage point difference between percent positive
scores might be “statistically” significant … (that is, not due to chance), the difference is not likely
to be meaningful or “practically” significant … Keep in mind that statistically significant differences are not always important, and
nonsignificant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2019-nhsops-dbreport-parti-rev091721.pdf
January 01, 2019 - “Significant” Differences Between Scores
You may be interested in determining the statistical significance … significant. … While a 1 percentage point difference between percent positive
scores might be “statistically” significant … (that is, not due to chance), the difference is not likely
to be meaningful or “practically” significant … Keep in mind that statistically significant differences are not always important, and
nonsignificant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-148-testing-summary.pdf
June 02, 2025 - 1
1 Correlations calculated using Spearman Correlation Coefficients, Prob>|r| under H0: Rho=0; statistically … significant correlations shown in bold text. … 1.00
1 Correlations calculated using Spearman Correlation Coefficients, Prob>|r| under H0: Rho=0; statistically … significant correlations shown in bold text. … significant
° Commercial plan-level correlations showed moderate negative correlation with the Follow-up
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/helpful-resources/analysis/2020-instructions-for-analyzing-data.pdf
January 01, 2020 - A p-value of 0.05 is frequently used to test for statistically significant differences between the entities … For example, two health plans may have
statistically significantly differences in average scores based … Identifies statistically meaningful differences:
1 = Plan was significantly below average
2 = Plan … Identifies statistically meaningful differences.
1 = Plan was significantly below average
2 = Plan … significant amount
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/effectivetreatment-slides.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving = Rates of change are positive at 1% per year or greater and are statistically significant … No Change = Rate of change is less than 1% per year or is not statistically significant. … Worsening = Rates of change are negative at -1% per year or greater and are statistically significant … There was no statistically significant change among high school graduates. … There were no statistically significant differences by sex.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-intermediate-progress.pdf
November 04, 2018 - from other interventions/exposures or
populations, magnitude of association, and positive (but not statistically … significant) direction of effects
on health outcomes (Wolff et al. 2018). … • T he P-HIP team was not able to establish statistically significant
associations between process … Key Findings Key Takeaways
• The IMPLEMENT team found no significant changes in ED visits in
the intervention