Results

Total Results: 2,411 records

Showing results for "americans".

41. Racial Disparities in Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) Rates in the Veterans Health Administration (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Shimada_65.pdf
    April 04, 2008 - For example, African Americans had significantly higher odds of decubitus ulcer (OR = 1.35, P < 0.0001 … African Americans had the highest rates of all racial groups for postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma … American Indians had the highest rates for the most PSIs (six PSIs), whereas Asian Americans had the … However, compared to white veterans, African Americans were significantly more likely to have a PSI … but remained for African Americans.

42. CAHPS Patient Narrative Item Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/elicitation/index.html
    December 01, 2023 - At the same time, Americans are increasingly seeking out online reviews of health care services. … researchers found that patient comments have become the form of physician quality information that Americans … Americans' growing exposure to clinician quality information: Insights and implications.

43. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=474
    January 01, 2024 - Medication, Nursing Homes, Public Reporting Thomas KS The relationship between Older Americans … between the proportion of older adults in a State who receive in-home services funded by the Older Americans … The relationship between Older Americans Act in-home services and low-care residents in nursing homes … Bowman M Acceptance of a community-based navigator program for cancer control among urban African Americans … Acceptance of a community-based navigator program for cancer control among urban African Americans.

44. EvidenceNOW: Advancing Heart Health in Primary Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/summary.html
    September 01, 2017 - care practices across the country use the latest evidence to improve the heart health of millions of Americans … 1,500 primary care practices across 12 States, with 5,000 primary care providers serving 8 million Americans

45. Multiple Chronic Conditions Chartbook (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/mcc/mccchartbook.pdf
    April 01, 2014 - In fact, 31.5% of all Americans, almost a third of the population, are now living with multiple chronic … Percentage of All Americans with Multiple Chronic Conditions – 2010 DATA HIGHLIGHT In 2010, over a … Americans had multiple chronic conditions. … Chronic Conditions Chartbook: 2010 MEPS Data | 5 Percent of All Americans with Chronic Conditions … Percent of All Americans with Multiple Chronic Conditions, by Age Group – 2010 DATA HIGHLIGHTS The

46. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - "national commitment to the measurement, improvement, and maintenance of high-quality care for all Americans … Return to Contents   Introduction Millions of Americans receive high-quality health care services … Most Americans consider it very important to know how well their health plan cares for members who are … However, the vast majority of Americans did not see any information comparing the quality of health … Return to Contents   Evidence of Quality Problems While millions of Americans receive high-quality

47. Part 1: Overviews of the Report and the Black Population | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part1.html
    December 01, 2018 - In 1980, minorities made up about 20% of the population in the United States, African Americans being … Hispanics were the largest minority group, making up more than 16% of the total population, and African Americans … A statistical profile of Black older Americans aged 65+. … non-Hispanic Blacks reported they had no usual source of health care, the same as the percentage for all older Americans

48. AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/index.html
    March 01, 2024 - Most Americans face challenges in finding, understanding, and using health information and services. … Healthy People 2030, the Nation's 10-year plan to improve the health of all Americans, recognized that

49. 2023 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-nhqdr-es-rev.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Between 2020 and 2021, the percentage of Americans with private health insurance coverage increased … Americans receive healthcare services from a diverse range of healthcare delivery systems. … • Many rural Americans lack access to primary care services, and the primary care providers who are … • Most Americans trust their healthcare professional for information about the COVID-19 vaccine. … But the percentage of Americans who received a recommendation to get the COVID-19 vaccine from their

50. For Hospice Care, a Pressing Need to Ensure Quality for Patients and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/hospice-care-ensure-quality.html
    December 01, 2022 - With the expanding patient population of older Americans, there is a dramatic rise in the need for hospice … As older Americans continue to rely on hospice for their end-of-life care, there needs to be a call to

51. Challenges and Opportunities in Home Health Quality Improvement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/home-health-quality-improvement.html
    December 01, 2022 - Among them: Americans are increasingly able and, in many instances, willing to engage in new activities … During the pandemic, Americans took to home-based care as never before in the form of remote medical

52. Seizing the Opportunity to Improve Healthcare for All | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/opportunity-improve-healthcare.html
    May 01, 2022 - But these life-saving protections were often unavailable to elderly African Americans and Latinos who … President Biden supports AHRQ’s mission to transform our healthcare system to serve all Americans with

53. Asking the Hard Questions About Telehealth | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/hard-questions-about-telehealth.html
    June 01, 2021 - In February 2020, just before the pandemic emerged, few Americans used telehealth regularly. … If we want telehealth to work for all Americans, we must make it so.

54. Addressing Historical Racism and Inequality in American Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/addressing-historical-racism.html
    April 01, 2021 - to appropriate healthcare such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons; Asian Americans … reckoning on systemic racism and the harmful impacts it has had on the health and well-being of so many Americans

55. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Nationwide, only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy.1 That means almost 9 out of 10 Americans … Federal programs are working to ensure that all Americans always receive health-literate care, including

56. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-final-es.pdf
    October 01, 2022 - effectively the healthcare delivery system provides safe, high-quality, and equitable care to all Americans … Portrait of American Healthcare: Key Findings Demographics • The median age of Americans increased … Census, 86.1% of Americans lived in metropolitan counties compared with 85.0% recorded in the 2010 Census … Many Americans cannot afford dental care due to health insurance plans that “carve out” separate coverage … Personal spending for healthcare services has increased for the most well-off Americans.

57. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt1.pptx
    October 01, 2015 - are a diverse population, including: Mexicans (64%), Puerto Ricans (9.4%), Cubans (3.7%), South Americans … (5.9%), Central Americans (9%), or Other Spanish origin groups. … Infant mortality rates range from 3.0 for Cuban Americans to 5.9 for Puerto Ricans compared with 5.1

58. Sample Conference Grant Applications | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/sample-applications.html
    December 01, 2022 - further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans

59. Person- and Family-Centered Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/personcentered/pfcc.html
    June 01, 2018 - the 2015 QDR Access to care has improved dramatically, led by sustained reductions in the number of Americans … without health insurance and increases in the number of Americans with a usual source of medical care

60. Care Affordability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/careaffordability/careaffordability.html
    June 01, 2018 - Improvements in access were led by sustained reductions in the number of Americans without health insurance … and increases in the number of Americans with a usual source of medical care.