June 5, 2014. A vehicle's brake booster uses an engine's vacuum to strengthen the force of a shopper's foot application to the car's master cylinder, and it significantly reduces the effort needed to stop the car. The device is important for buyers who drive vehicles that feature power brakes.
Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale. The UPDRS scale refers to Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, and it is a rating tool used to gauge the course of Parkinson's disease in patients. The UPDRS scale has been modified over the years by several medical organizations, and continues to be one of the bases of treatment and research in PD clinics.
âAchievementâ is the comparison of each dimension in the Performance Period to the national. median for that dimension during the Baseline Period. The larger of the Improvement or. Achievement score for each dimension is used to calculate a hospitalâs HCAHPS Base Score.he survey, its methodology and the results it produces are in the public domain. Enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 created an additional incentive for acute care. hospitals to participate in HCAHPS.