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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202401.html
February 01, 2024 - Eastern Virginia Medical School Uses, Contributes to AHRQ's Healthcare Simulation Dictionary
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February 2024
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia, uses and contributes to the AHRQ Healthcare Simulation Dictionary , which international simulation experts d…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/hispanic-heritage-month-2023.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, AHRQ Salutes Promotores de Salud
SEP
25
2023
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
It was many years ago, but I recall with admiration the promo…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202203.html
April 01, 2022 - American College of Physicians Uses AHRQ Research to Create Clinical Guidelines for Physicians
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April 2022
Since 2003, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has used AHRQ research to create clinical guidelines for its physician members. Just within the last 10 years, ACP has…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/breast-cancer-radiotherapy.html
February 01, 2023 - New AHRQ Report Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches
New AHRQ Report Compares Early Stage Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Approaches (PDF, 470 KB)
Source: AHRQ, Effective Health Care Program Comparative Effectiveness Review #259: Partial Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer . https://ef…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-walsh.html
October 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Preventing Medication Errors Among Children With Chronic Conditions in Outpatient and Home Settings
Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc.
Director, Patient Safety Research Core
Boston Children’s Hospital
Kathleen Walsh, M.D., M.Sc.
“AHRQ funding enables researchers to build a body of w…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-dalal.html
January 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Using Digital Health Tools to Improve Patient Safety during Acute Care
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Anuj Dalal, M.D.
“If we want to ensure safe, seamless care transitions for patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-halamek.html
August 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Designing and Testing Novel Solutions To Make Labor and Delivery Safer for Moms and Newborns
Louis P. Halamek, M.D.
Neonatologist
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health – Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Louis P. Halamek, M.D.
“AHRQ is a unique funding agency, one that is incr…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/ed-visits-flu-age.html
May 01, 2021 - Emergency Department Visits Related to Flu and Flu-like Illnesses, by Age Group
Emergency Department Visits Related to Flu and Flu-like Illnesses, by Age Group (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #269: Emergency Department Visits Involving Influenza and I…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/retail-drug.html
April 01, 2021 - Reduced Median Annual Spending for Retail Drugs by People Under Age 65
Reduced Median Annual Spending for Retail Drugs by People Under Age 65 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Source: AHRQ, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #532: Out-of-Pocket Spending for Retail Prescription Drugs by Age and Type of Prescr…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/influenza-ed-visits.html
November 01, 2019 - Treat and Release Emergency Department Visits (in Thousands) Involving Influenza, 2006-2016
Treat and Release Emergency Department Visits (in Thousands) Involving Influenza, 2006-2016 (PDF, 784 KB)
Source: AHRQ Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #253, Inpatient Hospital Stays and …
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/aian-diabetes.html
December 01, 2018 - Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving Among American Indians and Alaska Natives [PDF, 58 KB]
For more information, refer to the related Data Spotlight [PDF, 349 KB].
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/ed-visits-opioids.html
September 01, 2021 - More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment
More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment (PDF, 587.7 KB)
Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid-related diagnoses grew by an average of 12.3% per year, 2014-2017, but access to treatment …
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/health-literacy.html
March 01, 2022 - More Adults Report Always Being Asked To Teach Back Providers' Instructions
More adults report always being asked to teach back providers' instructions (PDF, 133 KB)
For more information, go to the Data Spotlight (PDF, 753 KB) and the Data Query Tool .
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/926.html
August 01, 2024 - Healthcare Spending Higher Among Adults Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
Issue Number
926
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
August 20, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Sepsis-related Inpatient Stays Increased between 2016-2021 From 2016 to 2019, the number…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/918.html
June 01, 2024 - Emergency Departments Don’t Coordinate How They Collect, Use Social Needs Information
Issue Number
918
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 25, 2024
AHRQ Stats Access more data on this topic in the associated statistical brief , plus addition…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/932.html
October 01, 2024 - Highlighting the Urgent Need for Research on Improving Delivery of Preventive Services to People with Disabilities
Issue Number
932
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 8, 2024
AHRQ Stats: In-Hospital Sepsis Mortality Rate Disparities While…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/915.html
June 01, 2024 - Racial and Ethnic Disparities Widened in Well-Child Visits During COVID-19
Issue Number
915
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
June 4, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Maternal Deaths by Area Income In 2020, among women living in the lowest-income areas, an aver…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/946.html
February 01, 2025 - New Predictive Model May Help Hospitals Reduce Length of Antibiotic Treatment
Issue Number
946
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
February 18, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Transportation Access Among Adults About 6 percent of U.S. adults reported that a lack…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/935.html
October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Healthcare’s Next Technological Frontier—21st Century Artificial Intelligence
Issue Number
935
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
October 29, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Long COVID Rates by Geographic Area As of spring 2023, 19.7 percent of adul…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/index.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care – I aims to improve the patient safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units and decrease maternal and neonatal adverse events resulting from poor communication and system failures.…