• Cite this: Standing BP Measures Improve Hypertension Diagnosis - Medscape - Nov 08, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Delft Measures 2023 is about to start! (tudelft.nl)
  • Weights and Measures Act ( R.S.C. , 1985, c. (gc.ca)
  • The Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology Department has hiked the verification and stamping fee for weights, measures, auto and taxi meters across various categories. (deccanherald.com)
  • Multifold hikeThe department has also hiked the licensing and renewal fees for manufacturers, repairers or dealers of weights and measures. (deccanherald.com)
  • Weights and measures are classified into 17 divisions with hundreds of categories under them. (deccanherald.com)
  • The sources added that non-conformity to standards or failing to get verification and stamping done could lead to compounding of weights and measures and imposition of a penal fee. (deccanherald.com)
  • FEMA will use this measure to track progress toward evaluating and reporting outcomes for each program. (fema.gov)
  • GFOA recommends all organizations identify, track, and communicate performance measures to monitor financial and budgetary status, service delivery, program outcomes, and community conditions. (gfoa.org)
  • Further, when identifying and using performance measures, organizations may find it helpful for comparison purposes or a recognized standard to assess current outcomes, facilitate discussion or share ideas that lead to improvement efforts. (gfoa.org)
  • If all future SSD intervention studies measure these core outcomes as a minimum, we can more easily compare results of different studies, improve research quality, and enhance clinical decision-making. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Further research is currently underway to help determine 'how' these core outcomes should best be measured. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Title : Measuring Population Health Outcomes Personal Author(s) : Parrish, R. Gibson Published Date : Jun 15 2010 Source : Prev Chronic Dis. (cdc.gov)
  • SLPs can use the search or filter functions within the CMS MIPS measures and activities tool to view and download full CMS measure specifications. (asha.org)
  • Please refer to the NNYFS Body Measures Procedures Manual ( https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nnyfs/manuals.htm ) for further details on obtaining body measures. (cdc.gov)
  • Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measures%20%28up%29. (merriam-webster.com)
  • Unlike other primary care measures, the PCPCM PRO-PM measures the high value aspects of primary care based on a patient's relationship with the provider or practice. (acponline.org)
  • Kids can practice their measuring and ruler skills with this printable, which asks them to solve a math riddle. (familyeducation.com)
  • This measure will assess if participants in FEMA trainings report being better prepared to address the impacts of climate change after attending training that has incorporated climate adaptation information. (fema.gov)
  • This measure will assess if individuals and communities at risk for climate impacts have increased knowledge and application of climate adaption. (fema.gov)
  • Adequate - ensure enough and also an appropriate variety of measures are used to measure performance and that measures do not incentivize behavior that adversely impacts the measures - such as a quantity versus quality scenario. (gfoa.org)
  • The tobacco epidemic is a significant contributor to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases in Africa and I urge other countries in the region to fully implement the WHO MPOWER measures to curb the health impacts of tobacco. (who.int)
  • It is the first national, geographic-driven tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lenses of human health and health equity. (cdc.gov)
  • The main parts of this is to use hydrological modelling and remote sensing together with measured data to investigate the spatial relationships of vegetation, landscape morphometry, peatland content hydrology and their impact on DOC. (lu.se)
  • This paper introduces a new tool so called Multi-scales H-measures to analyse the effect of heterogeneities occurring at several scales. (aimsciences.org)
  • The entire spectrum in the field of trade and commerce, industrial transactions - be it the goldsmith or old-paper mart dealer, the petrol bunk owner or the local grocery and vegetable vendor using weighing scales, volumetric scales, dispensers - will have to get their measuring instruments verified from time to time. (deccanherald.com)
  • Core-outcome scales, development of hearing-test materials and methods, objective measures and ecological momentary assessments. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Measure can be ipsative through the properties of the item response format such as rank-ordered scales or through forced choice responses in which the respondent must choose items that are "most like me" or "less like me" from a set of items with equal social desirability. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires MIPS-eligible providers to report at least six quality measures for eligible Medicare patient visits to earn an incentive payment and avoid future penalties. (asha.org)
  • The NHFPC also urged local bodies to tighten supervision in key sites including medical institutions, disease control and prevention centers, schools and kindergartens, and take early measures to deal with risk of epidemic outbreak. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced streamlined clinical quality measures aimed at easing the reporting burden on physicians and improving patient care. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Our collaborative must now work to make sure that all payers, public and private, fully implement and fully harmonize these core measure sets in their pay-for-performance or quality improvement programs. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Port Louis/Brazzaville - Mauritius has become the first African country to fully implement the entire World Health Organization's (WHO) package of tobacco control measures aimed at reducing tobacco use and reducing related deaths. (who.int)
  • She emphasized, "It is very important to translate the results and recommendations of the latest national STEPwise survey into actionable interventions in line with updated scientific evidence and approved health standards," highlighting the importance of identifying the needs necessary to effectively implement these measures effectively, in coordination with all relevant partners. (who.int)
  • The course is open for anyone who wants to get a broader understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals and their interlinkages, how to implement them, measure them and how to lead the way for sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • The theme of this year's Forum is Measuring Climate Change: The Economic and Financial Dimensions . (imf.org)
  • During the first day , the Forum will feature empirical and conceptual papers on climate-related topics, particularly on measuring how economic activity is damaging the environment, risks to economic and financial stability, effects on the sustainability of growth, and actions and activities to mitigate or adapt to climate change. (imf.org)
  • During the second day , there will be two high-level panel discussions on international efforts to measure climate change in macroeconomic statistics and the role of these statistics in informing decision makers and the public. (imf.org)
  • This measure will assess if sponsors of exercises believe their organizations are better prepared to address the impact of climate change after participating in FEMA exercises that have incorporated climate change adaptation information. (fema.gov)
  • This measure reports the percent of states, territories, tribal nations and local jurisdictions that respond affirmatively that they have taken climate adaptation actions after receiving climate information. (fema.gov)
  • This year, we are expanding our measurements from rain to measuring local climate. (tudelft.nl)
  • While the changing climate certainly causes different rainfall patterns, measuring climate is not only about rainfall, but also about local temperature, temperature differences, soil moisture and evaporation of water from soil and plants. (tudelft.nl)
  • Masahiro Yasumoto "Finitely additive measures on $\mathbf{N}$," Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A, Mathematical Sciences, Proc. (projecteuclid.org)
  • Measuring systemic risk ," Proceedings 1140, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. (repec.org)
  • The NNYFS Body Measures Procedures Manual includes detailed descriptions of the quality assurance and quality control measures that are used in the NNYFS body measures component. (cdc.gov)
  • In some countries, insufficient attention is devoted to the establishment of effective transfer control regimes, through functioning export/transit/import mechanisms and adequate preventive control measures. (unodc.org)
  • This measure reports the amount of investment in mitigation through FEMA programs and those of other federal agency partners. (fema.gov)
  • Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation and Riverstone Holdings LLC affiliate RJS Power Holdings LLC filed a joint response Tuesday (1/27) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepting additional market power mitigation measures required for FERC approval of the previously announced spinoff of PPL Energy Supply and its combination with competitive generation assets owned by RJS Power Holdings. (prnewswire.com)
  • In an order issued Dec. 18, 2014 , FERC conditionally approved the transaction pending additional measures that would satisfy concerns it expressed with the original mitigation proposal. (prnewswire.com)
  • Yet, a number of preventive and security measures can be implemented to enhance regulatory mechanisms and policies in the fight against these serious threats. (unodc.org)
  • In this context, the Global Firearms Programme (GFP) assists and supports Member States in implementing the preventive and security measures envisaged by the Firearms Protocol and other relevant instruments. (unodc.org)
  • In his speech, Professor Hawari stressed the importance of preventing and combating NCDs by taking quick and effective measures, primarily by developing an NCD strategy and action plan with the involvement of main stakeholders, strengthening the NCDs surveillance and monitoring systems at all levels of health service providers, improving NCDs programmes at the primary health care level, and implementing preventive interventions that promote a healthy lifestyle. (who.int)
  • See the appendix of the 2022 Part B Claims Submission Quick Start Guide [PDF] for an example of how measures are reported on a claim form. (asha.org)
  • This measure will enable FEMA to monitor progress made toward the outcome of partners having the capability and tools required to advance equity into their programs. (fema.gov)
  • The Person-Centered Primary Care Measure Patient Reported Outcome Performance Measure (PCPCM PRO-PM) uses the PCPCM PROM (a comprehensive and parsimonious set of 11 patient-reported items) to assess the broad scope of primary care. (acponline.org)
  • Although none of these measures can reliably predict the outcome of individual patients, some measures could be added to the commonly used hazard ratio to provide a more patient-oriented assessment of treatment benefit. (medscape.com)
  • Our goal is to help clinicians understand the strengths and limitations of the traditional and novel measures used to denote the effect of treatment in randomized trials. (medscape.com)
  • It is well known that clinicians are affected by the choice of measures used to report trial results, [ 4 ] and the way such results are communicated by clinicians may in turn influence the acceptance of different treatments in oncology. (medscape.com)
  • A way to understand and measure the intensity of aerobic activity is by understanding intensity and how physical activity affects heart rate and breathing. (cdc.gov)
  • The talk test is a simple way to measure relative intensity. (cdc.gov)
  • It boasts many features for measuring the intensity of sound around you built into a nicely-designed, intuitive user interface. (healthyhearing.com)
  • A quantity indicated by a unit of measure is singular, even when the unit is spelled out, except in the case of nonabsolute or informal units. (cdc.gov)
  • As the part of the NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) specific data collection effort, the body measures data are used to study the associations between body weight and measures of physical activity and fitness, and to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in U.S. children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • This measure will evaluate the number of adults who responded affirmatively to the National Household Survey regarding questions assessing whether they had taken more than one preparedness action in the past year. (fema.gov)
  • Considering the variations in goals, how then is progress measured? (bartleby.com)
  • Further, associated variations in the vegetation derived by remotely sensed data such as satellite and aerial imagery is evaluated against the measured and modelled hydrological data. (lu.se)
  • The NNYFS body measures data were collected in the Mobile Examination Center (MEC) by trained health technicians. (cdc.gov)
  • The body measures examination areas in each of the MECs were identical with respect to layout and equipment. (cdc.gov)
  • The proposed core measure set for primary care includes about 21 measures -- versus 50 to 100 in the current environment. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Thank you for your interest in research measures and materials developed by Dr. Celia Fisher and colleagues. (fordham.edu)
  • Researchers have always measured the pulse immediately as it exited the laser, so they didn't realize the extent to which the pulse became distorted by the time it reached the focus after traveling through the optics and lenses in the system," said Rick Trebino, a professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology's School of Physics and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Ultrafast Optical Physics. (eurekalert.org)
  • The research team - which also included former graduate students Pablo Gabolde and Selcuk Akturk - used the concept of interferometry to measure a pulse in space and time. (eurekalert.org)
  • Before this study, metamemory in adults was studied extensively but due to children's lack of ability to assess their own memory this area little research or appropriate measuring tools exist for children. (bartleby.com)
  • 14:05 Dr. G. Jager (Wageningen University and Research): "Ambiguity in food-related implicit measures: Is implicit really implicit? (utwente.nl)
  • The measures include clarification of an existing law on background checks and gun dealer registration as well as new investments in mental health and gun safety research. (go.com)
  • A final body measures component status code (BMDSTATS) provides analysts with a quick method of identifying survey participants with complete or partial body measurement data. (cdc.gov)
  • During Delft Measures Rain, we try to increase the number of rain gauges, so that we can do a daily measurement for every km2 of Delft. (tudelft.nl)
  • A blood pressure measurement is a test that measures the force (pressure) in your arteries as your heart pumps. (medlineplus.gov)
  • And when we ask them to devote precious resources to measurement, it will be for measures that matter. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Then the paper gives the definition and the framework of Semi-Classical Measures, presents their capability, and illustrates some of their limitations. (aimsciences.org)
  • The article discusses psychometric limitations of ipsative measures considering the Classic Test Theory, which must be taken into account at the determination of internal properties of the instruments, since its value overcomes its limitations, when prevention of item response distortion is needed. (bvsalud.org)
  • Since hardening cockpit doors and taking other measures after the 9/11 al Qaeda attacks, the U.S. aviation security focus has shifted primarily from hijackings to plastic and other explosives that can be carried aboard a plane or hidden in baggage. (cnn.com)
  • The measures, which target primarily physician quality programs, were developed with input from key stakeholders, and are critical to a healthcare system that is continually shifting toward value-based care, officials said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • To better understand the distortions, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed the first device to directly measure complex ultrashort light pulses in space and time at and near the focus. (eurekalert.org)
  • Measuring the pulse at the focus is important because that's where the beam is most intense and where researchers typically utilize it. (eurekalert.org)
  • To address those issues, the new device, called SEA TADPOLE (Spatial Encoded Arrangement for Temporal Analysis by Dispersing a Pair of Light E-fields), allows researchers to measure complicated ultrashort pulses simultaneously in space and time as they go through the focus. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers tested the device by measuring ultrashort pulses focused by various lenses, since each lens can cause different complex distortions. (eurekalert.org)
  • There's a sense in which we hope that these ideas can be used by other researchers to create measures for studies around the world," Sampson said. (eurekalert.org)
  • The researchers examined in 368,277 EPIC participants the associations between various body measures and the risk of colon and rectal cancer. (news-medical.net)
  • I am going to talk about measuring systemic risk, based on my joint paper, "Measuring Systemic Risk," with Lasse Pederson, Thomas Philippon, and Matt Richardson, who are all my colleagues at NYU Stern.The way bank regulations have been thought and implemented so far has invariably focused only on the risk of individual banks. (repec.org)
  • Managing and Measuring Risk Emerging Global Standards and Regulations After the Financial Crisis , chapter 3, pages 65-98, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. (repec.org)
  • All survey participants aged 3 to 15 years were eligible for the body measures component. (cdc.gov)
  • A new report from NCHS updates estimates for 15 selected health measures based on data from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and presents estimates from 1997 through 2012 for comparison. (cdc.gov)
  • Most of the 60 people Amnesty International interviewed said that harsh measures were applied with little or no explanation and sometimes excessive force. (amnesty.org)
  • Emergency measures have had a significant impact on the human rights of the people targeted. (amnesty.org)
  • Everywhere you go in healthcare people ask universally for one thing: Simplify, simplify, simplify," said Andy Slavitt , the acting administrator for CMS, on a press call announcing the new measure sets on Tuesday. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Yet hair cortisol concentration (HCC) in association with stress, depression or anxiety has not been measured in people with HL. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Modification of the home environment is the primary measure to reduce allergen exposure. (medscape.com)
  • Douglas Henley, MD , executive vice president and CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians, applauded the measures aimed at primary care physicians, ACOs, and patient centered medical homes, calling them "a huge step forward in the goal of administrative simplification for our members. (medpagetoday.com)
  • In addition, many measures may seem similar, but have a different definition of how the measure is calculated making a true comparison impossible. (gfoa.org)
  • The "excellent diagnostic performance" for standing BP measures revealed by the study "highlights that standing office BP has acceptable discriminative capabilities in identifying the presence of hypertension in adults," the authors write. (medscape.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the feasibility of developing artificial neural networks that are able to provide confidence measures for their diagnostic advice. (lu.se)
  • A measure of the impact and effectiveness of economic stimulus programs. (esri.com)
  • Reliable - collection methods and measure definitions need to be understood so stakeholders can rely on the information. (gfoa.org)
  • the CROSSSD study gathered international opinions via Delphi surveys and a web-based consensus meeting and found agreement on three measures that should always be reported on in SSD intervention studies. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • As a result, organizations need to identify and track measures at an operational, managerial, policy making, and community level. (gfoa.org)
  • The NNYFS body measures data were reviewed for unusual and erroneous values. (cdc.gov)
  • Review criteria were based on NHANES 1999-2010 body measures data for children ages of 3 to 15 years. (cdc.gov)
  • None of the original body measures data were changed and there are no imputed values in this file. (cdc.gov)
  • Unusual body measures values were noted during the review of the data. (cdc.gov)
  • Regardless if an organization has a centralized collection system for performance measures, the use of performance data should be integral to an organization's decision making processes and leaders within an organization should set expectations that key decisions are supported by evidence. (gfoa.org)
  • This validates the importance of this survey and data in implementing smart policy measures to reduce disease incidence and deaths in Jordan. (who.int)
  • Measuring systemic risk ," Working Papers (Old Series) 1002, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. (repec.org)
  • Measuring Systemic Risk ," CEPR Discussion Papers 8824, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. (repec.org)
  • Aggressive Measures is the fourth studio album by Dutch death metal band Sinister. (wikipedia.org)
  • Purpose - emphasize that performance measures are used to inform decisions and facilitate improvement and understanding. (gfoa.org)
  • We encourage statisticians and clinical scientists to include various measures of treatment benefit in the reports of phase III trials, acknowledging that different clinical situations may call for different measures of treatment effect. (medscape.com)
  • If you do not use an EHR, do not report this measure. (asha.org)
  • Most of those interviewed by Amnesty International for the report said that the current emergency measures are implemented in a discriminatory manner, specifically targeting Muslims, often on the basis of their beliefs and religious practices rather than any concrete evidence of criminal behaviour. (amnesty.org)
  • It's part of an update to security measures aimed at combating potential new threats from terrorists in the Middle East and Europe . (cnn.com)
  • While there was no specific threat prompting the enhancements, U.S. officials are concerned about the possibility that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula might develop bombs which could pass through current security measures undetected. (cnn.com)
  • The UK Department for Transport confirmed Wednesday that it is stepping up some of its aviation security measures. (cnn.com)
  • The UK has some of the most robust aviation security measures, and we will continue to take all the steps necessary to ensure that public safety is maintained. (cnn.com)
  • The updated security measures only apply to airports overseas, and Johnson said he doesn't think the enhancements will make their way to domestic airports at this time. (cnn.com)
  • While those security measures were obviously quite strict, they were not enough to prevent several photos of the device in testing from leaking out the night before the iPad was unveiled. (macrumors.com)
  • image: Georgia Tech physics professor Rick Trebino and graduate student Pam Bowlan pose with SEA TADPOLE, a device that allows non-laser scientists to easily measure complicated ultrashort pulses. (eurekalert.org)
  • A lot of chemists and biologists use ultrafast lasers, so it was important that our device be easy to use because non-laser scientists don't want to spend all day measuring their laser pulses," noted Bowlan. (eurekalert.org)
  • Performance measures are used by governments to collect information about operational activities, achievement of goals, community conditions, or other environmental factors to better understand a situation and make informed decisions. (gfoa.org)
  • Once collected, governments should ensure that measures are communicated and well understood. (gfoa.org)
  • Governments should be careful to avoid performance measures that are collected to simply show achievement for the purpose of soliciting recognition or rewards. (gfoa.org)
  • While governments can use exceptional measures in exceptional circumstances, they must do so with caution. (amnesty.org)
  • The below performance measures outline how we will measure progress. (fema.gov)
  • FEMA's commitment to ensuring its leadership and workforce reflect the diversity of the nation will be captured through this performance measure. (fema.gov)
  • All government should identify, track, and communicate performance measures. (gfoa.org)
  • For optimal use, performance measures need to be developed considering the potential audience for the information. (gfoa.org)
  • Sakala, a member of the collaborative, added that performance on these measures would provide consumers and others with "meaningful and actionable information for making wise decisions. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Over 18 months, representatives of these groups reviewed current CMS measures and other health plans' metrics, as well as those recommended by the NQF, before reaching consensus on seven sets of core metrics. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Asked how the measures related to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) -- one of two payment channels established under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act -- Conway said details of that program would be released later this year and the current initiative would help to determine categories that need to be added. (medpagetoday.com)
  • A comprehensive strategy should include determining the allergens to which the individual is sensitive and implementing specific avoidance measures to reduce exposure to the offending allergens. (medscape.com)
  • The QDC you select will either be a MIPS-specific G-code or CPT II code (CPT II codes may also require a modifier), as outlined in the measure specifications. (asha.org)
  • Because the laser pulses enter SEA TADPOLE through optical fibers, which only collect a very small portion of the light, the device naturally measures pulses with high spatial resolution and can measure them at a focus spot size smaller than a micron," explained Bowlan. (eurekalert.org)
  • These are neighborhoods that score high on common traits measuring "disadvantage" -- such as concentrated poverty, unemployment, and how many residents receive public assistance -- but also have deep connections with similarly disadvantaged neighborhoods through its resident's own mobility and through mobility into the neighborhood from around the city. (eurekalert.org)
  • Often, "high-minded" ideas about quality lead to overlapping or unaligned measures that increase physicians' workload without improving care, he said. (medpagetoday.com)
  • This measure is only reported via certified electronic health record technology (EHR) and not claims. (asha.org)
  • Measuring and Mapping Policy Progress: One of the Necessary Steps in Increasing Accountability, is a well written article about increasing accountability for women's and children's health. (bartleby.com)
  • The Core Quality Measure Collaborative will reduce needless complexity for physicians and accelerate the country's movement to quality," Slavitt said, referring to a quality reporting initiative by America's Health Insurance Plans. (medpagetoday.com)
  • Therefore, the GFP assists States to build systems of authorizations for import and export, transit and brokering control, in order to better monitor and measure the arms flow in/from or through their territory and to improve transparency in the arms trade. (unodc.org)
  • Please note that these apps are unlikely to be as accurate as handheld sound level meters, which are used by professionals to measure sound. (healthyhearing.com)
  • Like most sound meter apps, this one uses your smartphone microphone to measure the sound in your environment. (healthyhearing.com)
  • Apps, such as Buienradar, measure rain per 1 square kilometre, but because the radar measures the rain in an indirect way, it is often inaccurate. (tudelft.nl)
  • The measures are aimed at assisting countries to curb the demand for tobacco. (who.int)
  • Thanks to modern technology, your smartphone can measure decibels to determine if your environment exposes you to harmful noises that may cause permanent or temporary noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). (healthyhearing.com)
  • Measure noise at home or in the workplace and calibrate home or professional audio equipment with this free app which includes a noise dosimeter, spectrum analyzer with RTA, FFT and Spectogram, as well as a hearing test. (healthyhearing.com)