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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/health-care-quality.html
September 01, 2018 - Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare? (PDF, 234 KB)
Top-Performing States: Lowest Rates of Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women:
New Hampshire: 19
Wisconsin: 19
Rhode Island: 18
Massachusetts: 18
Top Performing States: Highest Percen…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/opioid-overuse.html
August 01, 2018 - Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across the United States
Opioid Overuse on the Rise: More Widespread Across the United States (PDF, 564 KB)
Sources: Pamela L. Owens, Ph.D., Marguerite L. Barrett, M.S., Audrey J. Weiss, Ph.D., Raynard E. Washington, Ph.D., and Richard Kronick, Ph.D., AHRQ Heal…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/substance-related-inpatient-stays.html
January 01, 2019 - Substance-Related Inpatient Stays Across U.S. States and Counties
Substance-Related Inpatient Stays Across U.S. States and Counties (PDF, 306 KB)
Source: Statistical Brief #245, Geographic Variation in Substance-Related Inpatient Stays Across States and Counties in the United States, 2013-2015 . Healthca…
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/qdr-state-snapshots.html
August 01, 2018 - Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare? (PDF, 132 KB)
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/state-compare.html
April 01, 2018 - Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare?
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Health Care Quality: How Does Your State Compare? (PDF, 128 KB)
Source: National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, State View
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www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/most-expensive-conditions.html
August 01, 2018 - Top Five Most Expensive Conditions Treated in U.S. Hospitals
Top Five Most Expensive Conditions Treated in U.S. Hospitals (PDF, 391 KB)
Source: HCUP Statistical Brief #160: National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2011
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-kho.html
April 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Disseminating Evidence-based Strategies to Improve Primary Care Delivery
Abel Kho, M.D., M.S.
Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Abel Kho, M.D., M.S.
“With AHRQ funding, I have built infrastructure to provide primary care practices with effective …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/significant-patient-safety-improvement.html
July 01, 2022 - Major Study Finds Significant National Patient Safety Improvement
Press Release Date: July 12, 2022
A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association ( JAMA ) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows that rates…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/967.html
July 01, 2025 - Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines
Issue Number
967
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
July 22, 2025
Today’s Headlines: Many Pediatric Pneumonia Patients Receive Antibiotics Outside of Guidelines . Adult P…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/lhs-scientist-training.html
January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ and PCORI Invest in Learning Health Systems Scientist Training
JAN
23
2024
By
Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
and Nakela L. Cook, M.D., M.P.H.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Out…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/patient-workforce-safety.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
In Pandemic’s Wake, We Must Recommit to Patient and Workforce Safety
DEC
13
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
Nearly three years after COVID-19’s unwelcome arrival, the U.S. healthcare s…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/951.html
March 01, 2025 - AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding
Issue Number
951
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 25, 2025
AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates by Payer Type The rate of MRSA diagnoses on admission among expected self-pay hosp…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/940.html
December 01, 2024 - AHRQ-Funded Studies Consider Tramadol Use and Safety Trends
Issue Number
940
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
December 3, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity The rate of severe maternal morbidity increased 40 percent between 20…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/impacts-gun-violence.html
March 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
We Must Not Underestimate the Impacts of Gun Violence on Healthcare Workers
DEC
5
2022
By
Robert Otto
Valdez,
Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
R. Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.
The recent shootings in a Colorado nightclub and a Virginia store are …
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/consumer-experience-measurement.html
September 01, 2023 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
Advancing the Impact of Consumer Experience of Care Measurement: What’s Next?
SEP
26
2023
By
Members of AHRQ’s National Advisory Council:
Komal Bajaj, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed., and
Elizabeth Mort, M.D., M.P.H.
Editor’s Note: This AHRQ Vi…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/delivery-primary-care.html
November 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders
AHRQ’s Research and Tools Help Transform Delivery of Primary Care
NOV
7
2022
By
Tess
Miller,
Dr.P.H.
The unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 underscored the vital role played by the Nation’s vast network of primary care practices—a…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/948.html
March 01, 2025 - Use of Copper-Infused Surfaces Reduces Clostridioides difficile Spores
Issue Number
948
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
March 4, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Insurance Types Associated With Transportation Issues In 2021, 7.9 percent of adults on Medicare …
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/PCOR.html
December 01, 2021 - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Career Development (K) Awards
AHRQ’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) training program provides an opportunity to build capacity in PCOR, specifically with regard to training in the methods used to conduct such research. This program provides support for a sustained p…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-leiferman.html
May 01, 2024 - Developing and Implementing Educational Resources to Address Perinatal Mental Health
Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. Chair and Professor University of Colorado-Denver Jenn Leiferman, Ph.D. “Since early in my research career, I have been focused on what we could do to ensure that every child has the best possible start in…
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-zhou.html
July 01, 2024 - Grantee Profile
Using Technology to Alert Clinicians to Potential Allergy, Drug Interactions
Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Lead investigator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D. “I really appreciate how AHRQ looks for ways to use technology to improve patie…