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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/demo-program/grants/findings.html
August 01, 2022 - Comparing results from the first to the second survey, there were significant improvements in respondents … This modification was a significant expansion of the scope of the project that put enormous stress on … There were no significant decreases in the other measures of harm (WAOS, SI, and the PSI 17). 14 … Ultimately, the Fairview researchers found that the intervention was associated with statistically significant … From the first to the second survey, there were no significant differences between the average staff
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/2018hospitalsopsreport.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Statistically “Significant” Differences Between Scores
You may be interested in determining the statistical … significant. … While a 1 percent 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/hospital/2018hospitalsopsreport-rev0921.pdf
March 01, 2018 - Statistically “Significant” Differences Between Scores
You may be interested in determining the statistical … significant. … While a 1 percent 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/2024-01/lambert-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Using
a subgroup of patients who presented with significant pain (pain score>4; n=7,762 encounters), … There are significant challenges in associating patients with clinicians, because each patient typically … Across two distinct pharmacy systems, there is a strong and significant association between drug name … harm, such errors have the potential to
seriously injure and even kill patients.2,3 One of the most significant … If 6.5% were clinically significant,5 that would mean
potential harm to roughly 325,000 people annually
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Hannah_23.pdf
February 24, 2008 - Where we found significant differences between job classes, we tested for confounding by
other demographic … We considered a
probability value of <0.05 to be statistically significant. … No significant differences were noted among overall scores at
baseline and remeasurement in any of the … Several of the dimensions of patient safety showed significant changes in positive response rate
from … Overall perceptions of safety have increased, although a significant difference remains between
nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/newman-toker2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Secondary analyses were conducted to test for significant
demographic (age, sex, race, education) or … Secondary Analyses and Data Handling
Secondary analyses were conducted to test for significant heterogeneity … All P values were two sided,
with P<0.05 considered statistically significant. … Once the “save your life” stake was removed from the analysis, no statistically significant differences … By
contrast, there were no clinically meaningful or statistically significant differences across the
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/PrimaryCareEffortsToReduceReadmissions-envscan.pdf
March 01, 2020 - None of the studies reported a statistically significant impact of the telephone intervention
on hospital … another systematic review of hospital-based
telephone follow-up interventions, which generally found no statistically … However, patients who had an additional in-person
meeting with the pharmacist had near statistically … Patients who received
a pharmacist intervention had statistically decreased readmission rates at 7 and … • Significant
improvements in
quality measures for
both sets of practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - embolism
Barotrauma
Pulmonary edema
Increase in healthcare costs
Increase in length of stay
Poses a significant … including VAP
Reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay (LOS), and mortality
To achieve significant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/phillips-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - study):
Healthcare-associated infections, such as Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), pose a
significant
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/primary-care-based-efforts.pdf
March 01, 2019 - None of the studies reported a statistically significant impact of the telephone intervention
on hospital … another systematic review of hospital-based
telephone follow-up interventions, which generally found no statistically … However, patients who had an additional in-person
meeting with the pharmacist had near statistically … Patients who received
a pharmacist intervention had statistically decreased readmission rates at 7 and … • Significant
improvements in
quality measures for
both sets of practices.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
August 01, 2025 - Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Misuse
Issue Number
969
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 5, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medic…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/apiii.html
June 01, 2010 - Sampling and survey administration protocol provided to ensure statistically significant results. … Sampling and survey administration protocol provided to ensure statistically significant results.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cvd.html
May 01, 2018 - Note: Data for Asians in 2012 were statistically unreliable.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-200-fullreport.pdf
November 01, 2017 - The results from a case-based survey administered by Nahum and
colleagues showed significant variation … Enrolled patients were randomly assigned to two treatment groups with
no significant differences in … This was
statistically significant (p=0.01).
7.B. … This
difference is statistically significant (p<.0001). … This difference was
statistically significant (p<0.0001).
Section 8.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/infusion-pumps-1.pdf
March 01, 2020 - Smart infusion
systems were found
to statistically reduce
the rate of
medication errors. … There was significant
increase in
proportion of omitted
medications and
wrong dose. … Majority of
the tasks had a
statistically significant
time difference. … Difference was
not statistically
significant. … Study did not find
significant
differences in
learner-centered
outcomes or
performance
measures
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-November_45.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The majority of AEs were judged to
have significant consequences but a high degree
of preventability … The result was a significant hypoglycemic episode during labor, which
required a cesarean delivery, … 29
Minimal/none 0
Error without significant
injury 26 32
None of the above 11 13
Total … A recent
study indicated significant variations of incident reporting amongst the different medical … Although only a few minutes per day are involved,
this time has significant value for busy clinicians
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/measures/measure-6.html
November 01, 2017 - Return to Contents
Comparisons and Trends
PHDS results can be used for statistically significant
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirementapd.html
July 01, 2018 - the HHS National Healthcare Disparities report currently considers a difference a disparity if it is statistically … significant and a 10% difference.
1.a.i.1.a
Variation by race and ethnicity
CAVEAT: Counts
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www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/nashp-webinar-slides.html
January 01, 2016 - * = statistically significant difference (p < 0.05)
Source: Survey of child-serving physicians
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web6.html
December 01, 2017 - A May 2016 external claims-based analysis demonstrated a statistically significant 20% reduction in all