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www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/sepsis-state-hospital.html
March 01, 2025 - Sepsis in the United States
Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when a body's response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. It is one of the most expensive conditions treated in hospitals in the United States. This visualization presents data from the Healthcare Cost a…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/drugs-covid.html
August 01, 2021 - Drugs to Treat COVID
Drugs to Treat COVID (PDF, 459 KB)
Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Research Findings #49, Pre-COVID Retail Use and Expenditures for Drugs That Were Subsequently Used to Treat COVID .
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/spine-fusions.html
November 01, 2021 - Costs for Spine Fusions
Costs for Spine Fusions (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281: Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018 . https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb281-Operating-Room-Procedures-D…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/cesarean-sections.html
November 01, 2021 - Frequency of Cesarean Sections
Frequency of Cesarean Sections (PDF, 783 KB)
Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281: Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals , 2018.
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioids-impact-seniors.html
September 01, 2018 - Opioids' Impact on Seniors
Opioids' Impact on Seniors (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Any Use and Frequent Use of Opioids among Elderly Adults in 2015-2016, by Socioeconomic Characteristics , September 2018.
Source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Op…
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www.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/index.html
March 01, 2024 - Advancing Heart Health
An AHRQ Initiative
The Problem
The Nation's primary care practices have been challenged in recent decades by fragmentation of the healthcare system, a lack of resources to meet patient needs, and limited access to an infrastructure to support quality improvement (QI). As a result, m…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2015-07-nac/index.html
August 01, 2016 - National Advisory Council
Meeting Summary - July 2015
Minutes and Video Webcasts from the July 24, 2015, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council are available on this page.
Minutes
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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2015-03-nac/index.html
October 01, 2020 - National Advisory Council
Meeting Summary - March 2015
Minutes from the March 27, 2015, meeting of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Advisory Council are available on this page.
Minutes
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/od/index.html
January 01, 2025 - Office of the Director (OD)
The Office of the Director oversees AHRQ activities to ensure the achievement of the agency’s strategic objectives.
The Office of the Director: Provides overall leadership for the Agency. Maintains the scientific integrity and objectivity of the Agency's research. Directs and coord…
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www.ahrq.gov/gam/updates/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Guidelines and Measures Updates
Information about the National Guideline Clearinghouse
Since the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) was taken offline in July 2018, AHRQ has conducted various activities aimed at restoring what had been a highly valued resource of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/organization/nac/charter-docs.html
April 01, 2014 - Council Charter Documents
The National Advisory Council provides advice and recommendations to AHRQ's director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on priorities for a national health services research agenda. The original Charter and subsequent changes document the evolution of t…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/funding-opportunities/index.html
March 01, 2025 - Funding and Implementation Opportunities
This is a curated list of active federally sponsored implementation initiatives and funding opportunities geared toward improving patient and healthcare workforce safety to contribute to a more resilient healthcare system. Implementation Opportunities AHRQ Implementatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advances/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Advances in Patient Safety
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Table of Contents
Advances in Patient Safety
Acknowledgments
Preface
Peer Reviewers for Volume 1. Research Findings
Peer Reviewers for Volume 2. Concepts and Methodology
Peer Reviewers for Volume 3. Implementation Issues
Peer Reviewers for Volume 4. Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Office of Communications (OC)
Develops, implements, and manages programs for communicating and disseminating the results of Agency activities with the goal of changing behavior to foster improvement in the quality and safety of care.
The Director of OC is Karen Fleming-Michael . The OC promotes the communica…
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/about/whats-new.html
March 01, 2025 - NCEPCR Recent Activities
New PBRN Learning Series NCEPCR launched a new learning series ( PDF , 146 KB) designed to support and promote the work of Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs). The series includes two webinars featuring experienced leaders actively working in PBRNs who share guidance about mana…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/connect.html
March 01, 2025 - Connect with Patient Safety
LinkedIN Craig Umscheid, Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Patient Safety Email Updates Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) Email updates AHRQ's Patient Safety YouTube Channel TeamSTEPPS App
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/advancing/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Advancing Patient Safety
A Decade of Evidence, Design, and Implementation
After the Institute of Medicine released its sentinel report, To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System , the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in conjunction with its Federal partners and non-Federal…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/decolonization/index.html
October 01, 2023 - Decolonization – Universal and Targeted
Decolonization is an infection prevention practice that removes germs from a person’s skin. It is often used in healthcare facilities when patients carry methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or other dangerous germs on their bodies. It can keep them from d…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/international/index.html
September 01, 2023 - International Use of SOPS
International Survey Users
The number of international users that have administered one of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS ® ) continues to grow. This page provides information on international use, including languages into which the surveys have been translated, co…
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/resources/index.html
January 01, 2025 - SOPS Additional Resources
Action Planning Tool Review the Action Planning Tool , which assists users of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) to develop an action plan for improving patient safety culture in their organizations. Data Entry and Analysis Tools Learn about data entry and analysis t…