Disparities Between Two Common Data Sources
on Hospital Nurse Staffing. H. Jiang, C. Stocks, C. Wong,
Journal of Nursing Scholarship 38(2): Second Quarter 2006, 187-193.
Compares nurse staffing data based on the American Hospital Association Annual
Survey of Hospitals with those derived from the hospitals' annual financial
reports sponsored by California Office for Statewide Health Planning and
development. (AHRQ 06-R055)
Potential Benefits and Problems with
Computerized Prescriber Order Entry: Analysis of a Voluntary Medication
Error-Reporting Database. C. Zhan, R. Hicks, C. Blanchette,
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 63: February 15, 2006,
353-358. Assesses the potential benefits and problems associated with
computerized prescriber order entry using a voluntary medication
error-reporting system, Medmarx, sponsored by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. Explores
the potential value and proper use of voluntary error reporting in patient
safety research. (AHRQ 06-R056)
Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health
and Health Care Services Data. Agency for Health Care Research
and Quality, February 2008, 106 pp. Provides summary information and guidance
on accessing and using the child health data sets and measurement tools
available through AHRQ, including the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, and the Consumer Assessment of Health
Providers and Systems Benchmarking Database. (AHRQ 07(08)-0088)
MEPSnet. This interactive online
service presents data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
MEPSnet (http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/)
gives easy access to statistics on insurance coverage and health care use,
expenses, and sources of payment for the U.S. noninstitutionalized population
using household-reported data. MEPSnet also provides access to national
statistics and trends on job-related health insurance using
establishment-reported data.
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