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1. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-final-es.pdf
   October 01, 2022 - • The leading causes of death in the United States in 2020 were heart disease and cancer, followed … • Suicide, which had been a top 10 cause of death from 2016 through 2019, fell to the 12th in 2020, … • The leading cause of years of potential life lost (YPLL), an important cause of death that disproportionately … blood pressure that can progress to kidney and liver dysfunction, blood cell destruction, seizures, and death … • The rate of death from suicide among adolescents ages 12-17 increased by 70.3% between 2008 and 2020

2. Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/qdr-infographic-opioids.pdf
   January 01, 2013 - Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks Non-Hispanic Blacks 18-fold increase in mortality Non-Hispanic Whites 9-fold increase in mortality Hispanics 12-fold increase in mortality 0.5 to 9 deaths per 100,000 populat…

3. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-opioid.pdf
   February 20, 2020 - Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone Although opioid-related overdose death

4. The 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: We Still Have Much Work to Do | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2022 - Between 2000 and 2020, the breast cancer death rate decreased by approximately 29 percent. … The fourth-leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, after heart disease, cancer, and COVID

5. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   November 01, 2017 - For each HAC, we list the number of studies, the range of relative risk of death estimates from those … Excess mortality is calculated as the difference between the probability of death among those who have … the HAC and the probability of death among those who do not have the HAC but are at risk. … directly estimate the excess mortality using data on incidence of maternal adverse events and the risk of death

6. Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2022 - this study, nursing homes with the highest proportions of non-White residents experienced COVID-19 death

7. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_pc-pamphlet.pdf
   January 01, 2018 - Background on Community-Acquired Pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the eighth leading cause of death … CRB-65 predicts death from community-acquired pneumonia. J Intern Med. 2006;260(1):93- 101.

8. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
   November 01, 2017 - Essentially, death from one cause precludes death from another cause. … the actual overall in-hospital death rate. … They also may benefit if studies assign weights to numerous potential causes of death. … the probability of death in those at risk for, but do not acquire, the HAC. … Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016 May;353:i2139.

9. Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/qdr-opioids.html
   February 01, 2020 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

10. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/hacrate2013_0.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - events that resulted in a prolonged hospital stay, permanent harm, a life-sustaining intervention, or death … The cost savings and death reductions estimated for 2013 in Exhibit A2 are based on the measured … Preventing maternal death. Sentinel Event Alert Issue 44; January 26, 2010.

11. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts To Make Health Care Safer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2016 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

12. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
    November 01, 2017 - Essentially, death from one cause precludes death from another cause. … the actual overall in-hospital death rate. … They also may benefit if studies assign weights to numerous potential causes of death. … the probability of death in those at risk for, but do not acquire, the HAC. … Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016 May;353:i2139.

13. How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/module5/module5_slides_fallprev.pptx
    December 03, 2012 - Death: The patient died as a result of injuries sustained from the fall (not from physiologic events … muscle/joint strain Major: Needs surgery, cast, traction; results in neurological or internal injury Death … Falls with Harm by Quarter per 1000 pt days (Includes all harm categories: Minimal, Moderate, Major & Death … Falls with Harm by Quarter per 1000 pt days (Includes all harm categories: Minimal, Moderate, Major & Death … Falls with Harm by Quarter per 1000 pt days (Includes all harm categories: Minimal, Moderate, Major & Death

14. Updated Systematic Review Examines Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2023 - “Unhealthy alcohol use is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States, accounting … examines how pharmacotherapy for patients with AUD can have a significant impact on curbing preventable death

15. AHRQ Data Highlight Inequities Related to COVID-19 Hospitalizations and How Vaccination Prioritization May Effect Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - In the aggregate across nine states, the average in-hospital death rate related to COVID-19 in April … The average in-hospital death rate varied by the patient’s race/ethnicity and by the state in which the

16. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - In comparison, reported COVID-19 death counts were greater than estimates of excess natural-cause deaths … Errors were found to have contributed to temporary harm, permanent harm, or death in nearly 18% of patients … ; among patients who died, diagnostic error was judged to have contributed to death in 6.6% of cases.

17. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/871.html
    July 01, 2023 - David Meyers, M.D., a treasured colleague and friend who served as AHRQ’s deputy director until his death … ethnic health disparities for heart disease persisted, with non-Hispanic Black people having the highest death

18. Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2019 (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - the following possible responses: No harm, Unknown harm, Mild harm, Moderate harm, Severe harm, or Death … Surgery or Anesthesia Other Percentage of Incidents No Harm Mild Harm Moderate Harm Severe Harm Death … of Harm by Event Type (Data Table) Event Type No Harm Mild Harm Moderate Harm Severe Harm Death … Unknown Harm Pe rc en ta ge o f I nc id en ts No Harm Mild Harm Moderate Harm Severe Harm Death … Death resulted in 0.4% (41 / 10,024) of Device or Medical/Surgical Supply Incidents; 0.4% (38 / 10,024

19. AHRQ Views: For Women’s Health Week, Let’s Make Prevention Primary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2023 - Skip to main content An official website of the Department of Health and Human Services Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Search all AHRQ sites Search small Search Menu …

20. Smoking Cessation Evidence and Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/evidencenow/projects/heart-health/evidence/smoking.html
    March 01, 2021 - Tobacco use is a leading cause of illness, disability, and death in the United States.