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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/ahrq-stats.html
July 01, 2025 - AHRQ Stats
New data nuggets from AHRQ News Now posted weekly to highlight AHRQ statistical reports on health care trends. Adverse Drug Events Involving Hypoglycemic Agents In 2021, 7.5 percent of Hispanic patients, 6.6 percent of Black patients, 6.2 percent of patients with an “other” or unknown race, and 4.0…
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/about/policyix.html
August 01, 2024 - Electronic Policies
Information on AHRQ's electronic policies and links to Federal Government privacy resources.
Accessibility Copyright Digital Strategy Disclaimers Linking Open Government Plain Language Information Security & Privacy Publications & Communications Accessibility AHRQ Section 508 Accessibili…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess2.html
October 01, 2014 - Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Session 2
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Table of Contents
Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Additional Tools and Resources
Changes That Matte…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess1.html
October 01, 2014 - Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Session 1
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Table of Contents
Module 1: Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Learning and Performance Objectives
Session 1
Session 2
Conclusion
Additional Tools and Resources
Introduction
Cas…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/public-health.html
Topic: Public Health
Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical De…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/partnership/tools/partnerbuttons.html
June 01, 2018 - Download Buttons
National Partnership Network
As a partner, you can share evidence-based resources by posting buttons to your Web site. Whether your organization serves patients, caregivers, clinicians, or policymakers, a variety of buttons are available below to direct your members and community to resources…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/medical-errors.html
Topic: Medical Errors
Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system--in hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients' homes--and can have serious consequences. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. AHRQ has sponsore…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/transform.html
December 01, 2017 - Transforming Hospitals
Designing for Safety and Quality
Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality , a video from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), reviews the case for evidence-based hospital design and how it increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety, quality of …
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/guide/getready.html
October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Get Ready
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Table of Contents
Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide
Overview
Get Ready
Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases
Appendix A. RACI Chart
Appendix B. Prioritize Opportunities for I…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/report/sum.html
June 01, 2010 - Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Executive Summary
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Table of Contents
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services
Executive Summary
Introduction and Scan Methodology
Evalua…
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www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthcare411.html
August 01, 2016 - Healthcare 411
Healthcare 411 was an AHRQ-produced podcast series that shared news and information as concise 60-second audio news bites, as well as some longer, more in-depth stories. The current research on important health care topics featured in each item was designed to provide your patients with informati…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/pressureulcer.html
December 01, 2017 - Pressure Ulcers
Long-term care resources about pressure ulcers
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention is funded by AHRQ, generally in collaboration with a State Department of Health, a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), or …
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
October 01, 2002 - Chapter 1
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Benefit Plan Models: Literature Review
Introduction
There is a growing need for public and private health and social services programs to serve people with disabilities. Rehabilitation services may include medical or surgical therapy, environmental measures, or so…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision2.html
October 01, 2002 - Chapter 2
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Benefit Plan Models: Literature Review
Applying the Framework to Vision Rehabilitation
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) 28 describes two national systems that exist to serve people with visual impairments—the blindness system and the health ca…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/ereports.html
December 01, 2017 - Electronic Reports
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Healing
On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
Table 1: Sample On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
On-Time Existing Pressure Ulcers Report
Unit: A
Date: 02/10/14
Resident Name (last, first)
Room Number
D…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision5.html
October 01, 2002 - Chapter 5
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Benefit Plan Models: Literature Review
References
1 McNeil, JM. Americans with disabilities 1994-95. Current Population Reports P7061:3-6; August 1997.
2 Verbrugge LM, Patrick DL. Seven chronic conditions: their impact on U.S. adults' activity levels and use o…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision4.html
October 01, 2002 - Chapter 4
Vision Rehabilitation: Care and Benefit Plan Models: Literature Review
Appendix. Disability Primer
Definition of Disability and Goals of Rehabilitation
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, defines an individual with a disability as
any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairm…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/breast-feeding.html
Topic: Breast Feeding
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force offers evidence-based recommendations on breast feeding.
For more information on Breast Feeding, you may want to visit Effective Health Care .
Patient Satisfaction and Breastfeeding Rates Improve After Hospit…
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/blood-thinners.html
Topic: Blood Thinners
AHRQ has patient information on how to safely take blood thinner medications, which are used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by reducing the formation of blood clots in arteries and veins.
Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them S…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/kawdsummccarthy.html
October 01, 2014 - McCarthy, Melissa
Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards
Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards.
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Grant Title: The Quality of Emergency Care and Relationship to Patient-Reported Outc…