Population. The Population shall be defined as all Paid Claims during the 12-month period covered by the Claims Review.
Population. The Population shall be defined as all Paid Claims during the three-month period covered by the Quarterly Claims Review.
Population. Based Initiatives (PBIs) and Experience Rebates: HMO may subtract from an experience rebate owed to the State, expenses for population-based health initiatives that have been approved by HHSC. A population-based initiative (PBI) is a project or program designed to improve some aspect of quality of care, quality of life, or health care knowledge for the Medicaid population that may also benefit the community as a whole. Value-added service does not constitute a PBI. Contractually required services and activities do not constitute a PBI.
Population. The Population shall be defined as all Patient Stays for which at least one Paid Claim was submitted during the 12-month period covered by the Claims Review.
Population. The Population shall be defined as all Inpatient Admission Paid Claims during the 12-month period covered by the Inpatient Medical Necessity and Appropriateness Review.
Population. A particular species in a particular group or in a definable place (i.e., the Great Basin population of Columbia spotted frogs).
Population trend estimate – in descending order: Declining, Fluctuating, Unknown, Stable and Increasing, and with estimates taken from the latest CSR.
Population. Our study included all consecutive patients older than 17 years who were transported to our ED by ambulance and for whom the paramedics made contact with the BH. We excluded patients who died on route, those for whom transportation was aborted and those who did not have a CTAS score assigned by both the BH and an ED nurse. Data collection The BH nurses did not have direct access to patients; they assigned a CTAS score on the basis of transmitted xxxxx xxxxx via the Ortivus terminal and the verbal infor- mation given by paramedics during ambulance trans- portation. For long transport times, triage had to be per- formed within 15 minutes of arrival. On arrival at the hospital, each patient was triaged by the ED nurse who was blinded to the score assigned by the BH nurse. The ED nurse completed the process of triage using the xxxx- dardized procedure with a paper-based decision support system. Of note, the study took place before the 2008 CTAS revision. The triage process was not computerized and the score was assigned by nurses from the clinical information. Once the nurse assigned the triage score, it was entered using either the BH or ED software. A trained research assistant abstracted data from the BH and ED databases into a Microsoft Excel spread- sheet using a standardized form. Abstracted variables included patient characteristics and BH and ED CTAS scores. Data analysis We estimated interrater agreement with quadratic weighted κ statistics along with asymptotic 95% confi- dence intervals (CIs). As described by Xxxxxx,11 we xxxx- gorized κ agreement as very good (0.81–1.00), good (0.61–0.80), moderate (0.41–0.60), fair (0.21–0.40) or poor (< 0.20).
Population. A collection of individuals having personal or environmental characteristics in common (AACN, 2008). Preceptor: An experienced registered nurse who provides direct supervision of student clinical learning experiences at the clinical agency where the preceptor is employed. The preceptor acts as a facilitator of student learning and serves as a role model who is immediately available in the clinical setting. Preceptors are employed by the agency where the student is placed for clinical experience (NHHS, 2006).
Population. The current population of the region is estimated at 2,311,198 (1995). The region has experienced a dramatic increase in population since 1970, with a total increase of 44.9% between 1970 and 1980. Population growth has slowed somewhat since 1980, with an increase of 26.8% between 1980 and 1990, or approximately 46,000 new residents annually. Total growth in 1990-1995, however, was only 132,647, or 26,529 annually. POPULATION STATISTICS Annual % Change 1980 1990 1995 80-90 90-95 20000* Hillsborough 646,960 834,054 892,299 2.6% 1.4% 962,229 Manatee 148,445 211,707 232,700 3.6% 1.9% 257,404 Pasco 193,661 281,131 306,401 3.8% 1.7% 340,101 Pinellas 728,531 851,659 879,798 1.6% 0.7% 919,497 District 8 1,717,576 2,178,551 2,311,198 2.4% 1.2% 2,479,231 * Population projections, University of Florida. Population growth during the 1970's was 3.8% on an annual basis. In the period 1980-1990, growth in the area dropped to 2.4% annually, in part due to the overall slowing of migration to the sunbelt. With the slowdown in the economy, growth since 1990 has been only 1.2% per year for the district. Growth is due primarily to net immigration rather than natural growth. Pinellas County has recorded the lowest percentage growth due to the dwindling supply of available land. Hillsborough County is the most populous county in the area and contains the largest city, Tampa. The second most populous county in the area is Pinellas, which is geographically the second smallest county in Florida. This makes Pinellas County the most densely populated county in Florida with over 3,122 residents per square mile. Pasco County exhibited the most dramatic growth since 1980 due to its emergence as a retirement area, and increases in employment opportunities, however, as with other counties, Pasco County growth has slowed considerably. The average age of the population for the region is 39 years, as compared to 36 years for the State of Florida. The average age for the counties are 43 years for Manatee, 33 years for Hillsborough, 48 years for Pasco, and 42 years for Pinellas. The more mature populations in Manatee, Pasco and Pinellas Counties are primarily due to their history as retirement areas. Recent years have shown a slight drop in average age due to the increase in office and manufacturing employment opportunities. This is particularly true of Pinellas County, where the retirement population is being replaced by younger, working age, families.
