Clinicians & Providers

• A Compendium of Selected Public Health Data Sources
• AHRQ Data, Statistics, and Tools
• Cases of Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Can Be Identified from ICD-9-CM Coded Data
• Common Formats Allow Uniform Collection and Reporting of Patient Safety Data by Patient Safety Organizations
• Data Development and Use
• Health Care: Data Development and Use Browse Page
• Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services
• Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Users of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs: Analysis of Claims Data
• Tools for Research: Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS®)
• Tools for Research: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• Tools for Research: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Hospital & Health System Resources

• AHRQ Data, Statistics, and Tools
• Data Development and Use
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data Users' Workshop: May 8
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #151
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #152

Policymaker Resources

• AHRQ Analyses of MEPS Data Inform HHS Report on Health Insurance Reform and Costs for Small Businesses
• AHRQ Data, Statistics, and Tools
• AHRQ's MEPS Analyses and Data Used in New Report on How Health Insurance Reform Will Help America's Older Women
• Data Development and Use
• HCUP: Questions and Answers
• HCUP: Webinar Transcript (Part 1)
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data Users' Workshop: May 8
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #151
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #152
• MEPS Data in Report on Middle Class and Health Reform

Fact Sheets

March 22 2013 20130322

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #152

March 15 2013 20130315

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #151

April 1 2008 20080401

Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services Data

Full Research Reports

September 1 2012 20120901

ACSUS: Health Care Use

September 1 2012 20120901

Doctors' and Nurses' Knowledge and Attitudes

May 1 1997 19970501

A Compendium of Selected Public Health Data Sources

Other Research & Data

• AHRQ Analyses of MEPS Data Inform Estimates of the Concentration and Persistence in the Level of Health Expenditures over Time
• AHRQ Analyses of MEPS Data Inform Estimates of the Number of Long-Term Uninsured
• AHRQ Data, Statistics, and Tools
• Congressional Research Service
• Data Development and Use
• Data Infrastructure Awards
• Data Submission Specifications
• Data Tables Appendix
• Distribution of Population by Percentile Ranking of Medical Expenditures and Insurance Coverage
• Families USA
• Federal Health Care Informatics Standards Activities
• Health Care in Urban and Rural Areas, Combined Years 2004-2006: Requests for Assistance on Health Initiatives: Update of Content in MEPS Chartbook No. 13
• Health Care: Data Development and Use Browse Page
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Data Users' Workshop: May 8
• Informing Health Initiatives
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, April 2011-July 2011
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, August 2011-February 2012
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, December 2010-March 2011
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, February-May 2009
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, July 2010-November 2010
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, July-October 2009
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, June 2009
• Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, March 2010-June 2010
• MEPS Data Users’ Workshop: May 8-9
• MEPS Data in New Report on Hidden Costs of Health Care
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
• National Estimates of Health Insurance Coverage, Mental Health Utilization, and Spending for Low-Income Individuals
• Near-Elderly Adults, Ages 55-64: Health Insurance Coverage, Cost, and Access
• North Carolina Institute of Medicine
• Resource Guide to AHRQ Child and Youth Health and Health Care Services
• State of Vermont

Press Releases

June 1 2011 20110601

Health Care Quality Gaps and Disparities Persist in Every State

Other News & Events

• A "diabetes dashboard" screen helps clinicians quickly and accurately access patient data needed for quality diabetes care
• A five-point checklist can help public report sponsors avoid misclassifying the performance of health care providers
• AHRQ Data, Statistics, and Tools
• AHRQ offers interactive tool to analyze national and State health care data
• AHRQ patient safety indicator can be used to identify cases of hospital-acquired collapsed lung
• AHRQ releases 2007 hospital emergency department data
• AHRQ releases first primary care workforce facts and stats series
• Administrative data alone are insufficient to understand equivalence of two common blood pressure drugs
• Annual quality and disparities reports include data on health care-associated infections, obesity, and health insurance
• Assessment of hospital computerized physician order entry systems finds many medication errors are missed
• Coronary risk information may improve prescribing practices
• Data Development and Use
• Data Points report on disease prevalence and Medicare reimbursement is available
• Disparities Report highlights health care challenges for minorities, underscores importance of Affordable Care Act
• Elders and families find it difficult to interpret data from passive sensors that help monitor elderly activity
• Electronic health records help researchers harness data
• HCUP 2010 NEDS database now available
• Health Care Quality Gaps and Disparities Persist in Every State
• Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• Hospital Compare data may not help surgical patients find hospitals with better outcomes
• Hospital report cards on coronary bypass surgery are more accurate when based on 2-year data
• Improvements are needed to better measure mental health care quality
• Leapfrog survey may not accurately report use of safe practices in trauma centers
• MONAHRQ® gains momentum
• Measuring quality of care for middle ear infection has many pitfalls
• Participation in reporting quality data can be costly for physicians and practices
• Patient surveys are an additional useful tool for identifying adverse events occurring during hospital stays
• People harmed by unintentional, non-fire-related carbon monoxide poisoning results in hospital costs of more than $26 million
• Performance measures for gastroenterology can lead to improved accountability
• Physicians with electronic health records are more able to generate patient registries
• Public reporting of performance data seems to motivate and energize improvements to hospital performance
• Report shows physicians view e-prescribing features as cumbersome
• Research shows health IT enables quality measurement, but obstacles remain
• Study describes challenges of using electronic health record-derived measurements for quality reporting
• Study of Medicare beneficiaries validates Medical Expenditure Panel Survey's prescription drug data
• Surgical risk score does not work well for knee and hip replacement operations