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1. 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

2. Blacks Experiencing Fast-Rising Rates of Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone (pdf file)
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   February 20, 2020 - Overdose Deaths Involving Synthetic Opioids Other Than Methadone Although opioid-related overdose death

3. Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks (pdf file)
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   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…

4. 2022 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Executive Summary (pdf file)
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   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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths, Especially Among Blacks | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   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 …

8. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
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   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.

9. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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   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.

10. 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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11. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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    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.

12. Mourning the Loss of Deputy Director David Meyers, M.D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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

13. 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.

14. How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices
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    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

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. Network of Patient Safety Databases Chartbook, 2019 (pdf file)
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    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. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Creates Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Practice Guidelines Using AHRQ Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2023 - and overdose/poisoning related to substance use disorders) are the leading cause of pregnancy-related death