PURPOSE We examined the relationship between the quality indicator for decline in activities of daily living (ADL) and the use of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for determining Medicaid skilled nursing facility reimbursement. DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the 2004 National MDS Facility Quality Indicator reports as the dependent variable in a multilevel regressio...

Double sampling plan is an examination with a certain parameter, so it cannot decide about manufactured products whose portion parameter ( ) is not certain. The main goal of this survey is to introduce double variable plan when  is indefinite to examine manufacturing products when concerned characteristics are normally distributed. Plan parameters are achieved by an optimization manner. Sum of ...

In the manufacturing processes, quantities like the proportion of defective units in a production lot may not be precisely known and most of the times the practitioners have to compromise with some imprecise (approximate) values. Prior knowledge of such quantities is required to evaluate the quality of a produced lot. In this paper, the properties of single sampling plan under situations involv...

Acceptance sampling (AS), as one of the main fields of statistical quality control (SQC),involves a system of principles and methods to make decisions about accepting or rejecting alot or sample. For attributes, the design of a single AS plan generally requires determination ofsample size, and acceptance number. Numerous approaches have been developed foroptimally selection of design parameters...

Cancer Control 3 gorizations (eg, the recognition of the negative prognostic import of multilineage dysplasia, even in the absence of excess blasts or with ringed sideroblasts), additional prognostic information is needed for the management of the patient with MDS. The International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) provides a framework to guide the caregiver in discussions with the patient and ...

background orthopedic injuries are the most common types of injuries. to identify the main causes of injuries, collecting data in a standard manner at the national level are needed, which justifies necessity of making a minimum data set (mds). objectives the aim of this study was to develop an mds of the information management system for orthopedic injuries in iran. materials and methods this d...