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1. Racial and Ethnic Minorities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 23, 2023 - White women reported prior screening compared with 43 percent of non-Hispanic Black women. 2 Asian Americans … For example, a 2020 study found that Asian Americans, including Asian ethnic-groups, reported lower rates … of patient-provider communication regarding breast and cervical cancer screening compared with White Americans … reported experiencing discrimination from a doctor or health clinic compared with 3 percent for White Americans … Cancer/health communication and breast/cervical cancer screening among Asian Americans and five Asian

2. Elderly | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   Census Bureau, older Americans will make up more than 20 percent of the U.S. population starting in 2030 … Safety in Older Adults Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans

3. Quality of Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   effort to align public- and private-sector stakeholders to achieve better health and health care for Americans … Improvement's Triple Aim®, supported by six priorities that address the most common health concerns that Americans

4. Alcohol Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   About 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder.

5. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance (pdf file)
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   April 01, 2016 - AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer … Americans Lack Health Insurance The percentage of Americans under age 65 who lack health insurance

6. Alcohol Consumption | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/topics/alcohol-consumption.html
   About 18 million adult Americans have an alcohol use disorder.

7. AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2018 - AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans

8. Community-Based Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans

9. Grantees Focusing on African Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   February 01, 2021 - Grantees Focusing on African Americans Brian William Jack, M.D. … improve pregnancy outcomes for mothers and babies and to reduce disparities in birth outcomes for African Americans … Promoting Early Utilization of Palliative Care for African Americans Using Culturally Informed Patient … As the first study to apply the cultural navigator program in palliative care to African Americans, this … project will determine the palliative care needs and preferences of African Americans with advanced

10. Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/kenzie_pneumococcal_vaccine.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … time Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans … In 2011 it was estimated that 65% of older whites, but only 48% of older African Americans received … The purpose of this study was to explore why older African Americans refuse the pneumonia vaccine and … Patient education materials need to encourage older African Americans to receive the pneumonia vaccine

11. Palliative Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) COVID-19 Response Resources Hub Grantees Focusing on African Americans

12. Medication Reconciliation in Pediatric Mental Health Care Settings: Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/medication-reconciliation/chipra-0179-technicalspecs.pdf
    January 21, 2020 - Lowest Quartile of non-whites if percent Non- Whites <= 11.4% Blacks <=5.7% Native-Americans <=0.8% … Lowest Quartile Non-whites <= 0.004% Blacks <=4.5% Native-Americans <=0.2% Asian <=0.5% Hispanics … Second Quartile if percent of Non-whites >.004% and <=21.4% Blacks 4.5%> & <= 17.3% Native-Americans … Third Quartile if percent of Non-whites >21.4% and <=45.3% Blacks 17.3%> & <= 33.3% Native-Americans … Second Upper Quartile (>90th percentile) if percent of Non- whites >66.7% Blacks > 51.4% Native-Americans

13. Medication Reconciliation for Children: Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/medication-reconciliation/chipra-0173-technicalspecs.pdf
    January 22, 2020 - Lowest Quartile of non-whites if percent Non-whites <= 11.4% Blacks <=5.7% Native-Americans <=0.8% … and <=11.0% d. 4th decile for Non-whites 12.3% > & <=16.5% Blacks >7.4% and <=10.0% Native-Americans … Lowest Quartile Non-whites is <= 11.2% Blacks <=2.6% Native-Americans <=0.1% Asian <=0.7% Hispanics … Second Quartile if percent of Non-whites is >11.2% and <=31.2% Blacks 2.6%> & <= 8.6% Native-Americans … Third Quartile if percent of Non-whites is >31.2% and <=56.3% Blacks 8.6%> & <= 21.9% Native-Americans

14. Black History Month | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2025 - February as Black History Month, AHRQ is pleased to highlight the significant role and impact that African Americans … equity and advancing the Agency’s mission to improve healthcare access, quality, and safety for all Americans … Month, AHRQ is highlighting research done by our Agency grantees to improve care provided to African Americans … Promoting Early Utilization of Palliative Care for African Americans Using Culturally Informed Patient … Spotlights Understanding and Addressing High Rates of Refusal of Pneumococcal Vaccination Among African-Americans

15. Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/transforming-healthcare-older-americans.html
    May 01, 2024 - Blog posts from AHRQ leaders Transforming Healthcare to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans … As we round out  Older Americans Month , it is crucial that we continue to recognize the significant … functional status, and well-being for individuals and communities as they age—not just during Older Americans

16. Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/improve/pbrn/index.html
    July 01, 2013 - improvement activities and an evidence-based culture in primary care practice to improve the health of all Americans … Recognizing the importance of this work, its ability to improve the health of all Americans, and the

17. Advancing Heart Health and Equity during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/heart-health-during-covid19.html
    February 01, 2021 - Despite effective interventions for the prevention and management of heart disease, too many Americans … The toll is greatest among African Americans, who have higher rates of mortality from heart disease and … Americans of lower socioeconomic status are also more likely to experience cardiovascular disease than … patients benefit from this intervention—particularly racial and ethnic minorities, low-income and rural Americans … small- and medium-sized primary care practices across the U.S. improve the heart health of millions of Americans

18. New AHRQ Reports Highlight Seniors’ Struggles with Opioids | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/seniors-struggles-with-opioids.html
    September 01, 2018 - Press Release Date: September 18, 2018 Nearly 125,000 hospitalizations among older Americans … hospital data, and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, the only national data source measuring how Americans … AHRQ develops the knowledge, tools and data needed to improve the health care system and help Americans

19. Multiple Chronic Conditions Chartbook: 2010 MEPS Data
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    January 01, 2010 - Percentage of All Americans with Multiple Chronic Conditions – 2010 Data Highlight In 2010, over a half … (51.7%) of all Americans had at least one chronic condition and almost 1/3 (31.5%) of all Americans … Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010 Percentage of All Americans with Chronic Conditions … Number of Chronic Conditions – 2010 Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010 Percent of All Americans … Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010 Percent of All Americans with Multiple Chronic Conditions

20. After 20 Years of Improving America’s Healthcare, AHRQ Makes Bold Plans for Future Successes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2019 - Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, whose commitment to protecting the health and well-being of all Americans … An estimated 275 million Americans receive healthcare services of some kind each year. … Improving care for Americans living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) More than 25 percent of … Americans live with MCCs, including 80 percent of Medicare beneficiaries. … We live in the digital age, a time when Americans expect—and deserve—“21 st Century Care.”