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81. The Challenge and Potential for Assuring Quality Health Care for the 21st Century | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/quality-measures/21st-century/index.html
    June 01, 2018 - percent did not receive life-saving beta-blocker treatment, leading to as many as 18,000 unnecessary deaths … health care delivery lead to missed or delayed diagnoses, higher costs, and unnecessary injuries and deaths … study of New York State hospitals found 1 in 25 patients were injured by the care they received and deaths … Negligence was blamed for 27.6 percent of the injuries and 51.3 percent of the deaths. … Based on this study, researchers estimated that preventable errors in hospital care led to 180,000 deaths

82. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsisum.html
    January 01, 2013 - course of the study, an estimated 131 infections were prevented which translates to an estimated 14-41 deaths … Approximately $906,000 was invested in the national NCLABSI project resulting in infections prevented and deaths

83. Priorities in Focus–Effective Treatment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/priorities-in-focus/priorities-in-focus-effectivetreatment.html
    November 01, 2016 - number of chronic illnesses affect a large percentage of the population and account for a majority of deaths … One important measure of effective treatment for cardiovascular disease is the rate of inpatient deaths … Inpatient deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions for heart attack, by race/ethnicity and insurance

84. Priorities in Focus–Healthy Living | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/reports/priorities-in-focus/healthy-living.html
    November 01, 2016 - least one chronic condition, and chronic conditions are responsible for 70 percent of the Nation's deaths … Chronic conditions are responsible for 70 percent of the Nation's deaths each year. … were born after 1994 would prevent 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations, and 732,000 deaths

85. Data Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2025 - that feature its data and Data Tools for exploring data sources in-depth. 2024 In-Hospital Maternal Deaths … Opioid Fills by Race Expenditures for COVID-19 Care in 2020 Heart Failure Admissions Down but Hospital Deaths … Hospital Inpatient Stays for Opioid Use Disorders and Endocarditis Dramatic Rise in Opioid-Related Deaths

86. Preventing One Million Heart Attacks and Strokes: Start With the ABCS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/preventing-heart-attack-stroke-abcs.html
    September 01, 2018 - Let's start with some numbers: 415,480 deaths. 2.2 million hospitalizations. … provocative findings: States with the highest rates for preventable hospital costs, hospitalizations, and deaths … rehabilitation is another essential step to preventing unnecessary CVD events, hospitalization, and deaths

87. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt2.pptx
    July 01, 2015 - Documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths each year. … The Heckler Report documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths each … These include cancer; cardiovascular disease and stroke; chemical dependency (measured by deaths due … per 1,000 hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), age 18+ Same No Change Deaths … per 1,000 hospital admissions with congestive heart failure (CHF), age 18+ Better No Change Deaths

88. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Creates Perinatal Mental Health Clinical Practice Guidelines Using AHRQ Research | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/202302.html
    September 01, 2023 - According to recent CDC data , mental health conditions (including deaths from suicide and overdose/ … Nearly a quarter (23 percent) of all maternal deaths can be attributed to mental health causes.

89. Chartbook on Hispanic Health Care: Slide Presentation—Part 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/hisph-slides-pt2.html
    May 01, 2018 - Documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths each year. … The Heckler Report documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths each … These include cancer; cardiovascular disease and stroke; chemical dependency (measured by deaths due … radiation therapy to the breast within 1 year of diagnosis Worse No Change Breast cancer deaths … Slide 20 Inpatient deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with heart attack, by race/ethnicity

90. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cancer.html
    June 01, 2018 - included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined Worse No Change Colorectal cancer deaths … surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically examined, and deaths … Cancer Care for Blacks Measure Most Recent Disparity Disparity Change All cancer deaths … rectal exam for prostate cancer screening within the past year Same No Change Lung cancer deaths … Rates among Blacks and Whites were similar for Pap smears, prostate cancer screening, and lung cancer deaths

91. Tobacco Use Counseling | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/healthier-pregnancy/fact-sheets/tobacco.html
    December 01, 2018 - and Resources Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death , resulting in over 400,000 deaths … to 30% of low–birth weight babies , up to 14% of preterm deliveries and about 10% of all infant deaths … Overall Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death, resulting in about 480,000 deaths … respiratory disease, and cancer. 3 Pregnancy During pregnancy, tobacco use results in roughly 1,000 infant deaths … birth weight 23-34% cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 5-7% of preterm-related infant deaths

92. Appendix B: Trends in Access, Quality and Disparities for Measures in 2016 Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqdr16/appendixb5_qualitytrends.html
    June 01, 2017 - during procedure per 1,000 medical and surgical admissions, age <18 0.001 -0.009 2000-2014 Deaths … per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with acute myocardial infarction -3.946 -4.795 2000-2014 Deaths … 1,000 adult hospital admissions with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair -1.667 -2.130 2000-2014 Deaths … per 100,000 female population per year -0.435 -0.469 2000-2014 Colorectal cancer deaths per … 100,000 population per year -0.441 -0.664 2000-2014 Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population

93. HIV and AIDS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/effectivetreatment/hiv.html
    April 01, 2018 - Outcome: HIV infection deaths. … Number of Deaths Due to HIV Infection Number of deaths due to HIV infection per 100,000 population, … The number of deaths due to HIV reflects the effectiveness of HIV treatment and ART adherence. … Overall Rate: In 2013, the total rate of HIV infection deaths was 2.1 per 100,000 population. … In all years, the rate of HIV infection deaths was higher for males than for females.

94. QDR 2014: Chartbook for Hispanic Health Care, Part 2 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth-pt2.pdf
    July 01, 2015 - The Heckler Report documented persistent health disparities that accounted for 60,000 excess deaths … These include cancer; cardiovascular disease and stroke; chemical dependency (measured by deaths due … Other Cancer Care for Hispanics Measure Most Recent Disparity Disparity Change All cancer deaths … per 1,000 hospital admissions with coronary artery bypass graft, age 40+ Same No Change Deaths … Inpatient deaths per 1,000 adult hospital admissions with heart attack, by race/ethnicity, 2001-2012

95. AHRQ Issue Brief Calls on Healthcare Leaders To Drive Improvements in Diagnostic Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/issue-brief-improve-diagnostic-safety.html
    July 01, 2021 - errors can involve up to 12 million patients in U.S. ambulatory settings alone and contribute to the deaths

96. New Toolkits Can Help Improve Patient Safety for Mothers and Their Newborns | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/perinatal-care-toolkits.html
    August 01, 2023 - hemorrhage and severe high blood pressure during pregnancy, two leading known causes of preventable maternal deaths

97. Severe Complications Rise Sharply Among Women Giving Birth in Hospitals | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/complications-hospital-births.html
    September 01, 2018 - For example, although deaths decreased overall, black women were three times more likely than white women … to die as a result of delivering a baby in 2015 (11 versus 4 deaths per 100,000 delivery hospitalizations

98. Discussion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-discuss.html
    November 01, 2017 - This means that the sum of deaths from studies that focus on the effects of a single HAC, and do not … Because of this, the sum of deaths for each individual HAC exceeds the sum of deaths from any HAC. … In the extreme, summing across excess deaths from a list of HACs could lead to implied death rates exceeding … Both of these improvements combined with methods to weight likely causes of deaths would generate more

99. AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014-2016 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/natlhacratereport-rebaselining2014-2016_0.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - reductions lead to projections that about $2.9 billion in costs were saved, and about 8,000 inpatient deaths … Projected cost savings and deaths averted due to HAC changes to date in 2015 and 2016 2015 Change … 2016 Change From 2014 Baseline Deaths Adverse Drug Events -$388,700,000 -$855,900,000 -800 … National Goals for 2019 Based on 2014 NHR Baseline (Projected Reductions in HACs, Costs, and Deaths) … National Goals for 2019 Based on 2014 NHR Baseline (Projected Reductions in HACs, Costs, and Deaths)

100. The Science of Improving Patient Safety
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/modules/understand/scisafety.pptx
     March 01, 2009 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections resulting in 13,000 deaths … infections (HAIs) each year, and the cost of HAIs is $28 to $33 billion per year7 Estimated 30,000 to 62,000 deaths … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002.