Other Patient & Consumer Resources

• Healthy Men

Clinicians & Providers

• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Articles and Publications, 2005
• Articles and Publications, 2006
• Articles and Publications, 2007
• Articles and Publications, 2008
• Articles and Publications, 2009
• Articles and Publications, 2010
• Asthma Care Quality for Children with Minority-serving Providers
• Cardiovascular Safety of Central Nervous System Stimulants in Children and Adolescents: Population Based Cohort Study
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
• Comparison of Different Approaches to Confounding Adjustment in a Study on the Association of Antipsychotic Medication with Mortality in Older Nursing Home Patients
• Medication Adherence in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Evidence-based Review
• Quality of Care for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Primer for Gastroenterologists
• Race, Place, and Obesity: the Complex Relationships among Community Racial/Ethnic Composition, Individual Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity in the United States
• Racial Differences in PSA Screening Interval and Stage at Diagnosis
• Resource Burden at Children's Hospitals Experiencing Surge Volumes During the Spring H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
• SNAC-recommended Initial Core Set, September 18, 2009
• The Medical Home, Preventive Care Screenings, and Counseling for Children: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• The Prevalence and Determinants of Antepartum Mental Health Problems among Women in the USA: a Nationally Representative Population-based Study
• Variations in Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Future Risk by Metabolic Syndrome Classification in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
• Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005
• Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006
• Women's Health

Hospital & Health System Resources

• Comparison of Different Approaches to Confounding Adjustment in a Study on the Association of Antipsychotic Medication with Mortality in Older Nursing Home Patients
• Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Long-term-care Facilities: A Pilot Study Implementing Standardized Nurse Aide Documentation and Feedback Reports
• Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006
• Women's Health

Policymaker Resources

• AHRQ Analyses of MEPS Data Inform HHS Report on Health Insurance Reform and Costs for Small Businesses
• AHRQ's MEPS Analyses and Data Used in New Report on How Health Insurance Reform Will Help America's Older Women
• Cardiovascular Safety of Central Nervous System Stimulants in Children and Adolescents: Population Based Cohort Study
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
• Comments on AHRQ Preliminary Policy on Inclusion of Priority Populatio
• MEPS Data in Report on Middle Class and Health Reform
• Most Health Care Costs Incurred by Few Americans
• Race, Place, and Obesity: the Complex Relationships among Community Racial/Ethnic Composition, Individual Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity in the United States
• Strategic Plan: Children as a Priority Population
• Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005
• Women's Health

Fact Sheets

September 1 2012 20120901

Cardiovascular Disease and Other Chronic Conditions in Women

September 1 2012 20120901

Excellence Centers to Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED)

September 1 2012 20120901

Health Care for Minority Women

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2005

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2006

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2007

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2008

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2009

June 1 2010 20100601

Articles and Publications, 2010

Full Research Reports

September 1 2012 20120901

Women With Diabetes: Quality of Health Care, 2004-2005

September 1 2012 20120901

Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006

September 18 2009 20090918

SNAC-recommended Initial Core Set, September 18, 2009

Other Research & Data

• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Annual Report on Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Focus on Trends in Hospital Use and Quality
• Cardiovascular Safety of Central Nervous System Stimulants in Children and Adolescents: Population Based Cohort Study
• Clostridium difficile Infection in Hospitalized Children in the United States
• Comparison of Different Approaches to Confounding Adjustment in a Study on the Association of Antipsychotic Medication with Mortality in Older Nursing Home Patients
• Dissertation Grants Focused on Priority Populations: Projects Funded FY 2010 - FY 2012
• Distribution of Population by Percentile Ranking of Medical Expenditures and Insurance Coverage
• Quality of Care for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Primer for Gastroenterologists
• Race, Place, and Obesity: the Complex Relationships among Community Racial/Ethnic Composition, Individual Race/Ethnicity, and Obesity in the United States
• The Medical Home, Preventive Care Screenings, and Counseling for Children: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
• Variations in Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease and Future Risk by Metabolic Syndrome Classification in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study
• Women's Health

News & Numbers

January 12 2012 20120112

Most Health Care Costs Incurred by Few Americans

December 14 2011 20111214

Bronchitis and Asthma Most Commonly Treated Conditions Among Children

November 9 2011 20111109

More Seniors Getting Pneumonia Shots, But Some Lag Behind

November 3 2011 20111103

Knee Replacements Up Dramatically Among Adults 45 to 64 Years Old

October 27 2011 20111027

Heart Disease, Cancer and Trauma-Related Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Men

October 12 2011 20111012

Children's Use of Asthma Controller Drugs Doubles

August 10 2011 20110810

Hospitalizations for Children with Influenza and Skin Infections Increased in the Last Decade

July 28 2011 20110728

Drug Expenses for Children With Asthma More Than Doubled in 10 Years

July 21 2011 20110721

Heart Disease, Cancer and Mental Disorders Among the Most Costly Conditions for Women

June 29 2011 20110629

Black Children More Likely to Be Hospitalized for Severe Asthma Attacks

June 16 2011 20110616

Six of Every 10 Rural Emergency Departments Visits Made by Poor Patients

Other News & Events

• Comments on AHRQ Preliminary Policy on Inclusion of Priority Populatio
• Consolidating blood draws may help reduce blood loss in critically ill children
• Grant applications requested that focus on health care for priority populations
• Health information technology-supported quality improvement initiative reduces some ambulatory care disparities
• Hospitalizations for kids with inflammatory bowel disease are frequent and costly
• Improving care for patients with disabilities
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer yields fewer side effects than other radiation treatments
• Living in Hispanic or black communities increases risk for obesity
• Many black parents believe soft bedding will keep their infants safe from sudden infant death syndrome
• Many hospitalized children receive numerous medications, raising potential safety concerns
• Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients less likely to receive drug-eluting stents than the privately insured
• Mother-infant interactions associated with use of health services
• New Patient-Centered Medical Home Brief and White Paper Now Available
• New Spanish-language Guides Help Consumers with Treatments for Common Illnesses
• New Study Finds E-Prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain
• Nighttime-Breathing Treatments Backed by Strongest Evidence Among Options to Treat Sleep Apnea
• Report Finds Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Not Supported By Evidence for Some Conditions
• Report Finds Parent Training Effective for Treating Young Children with ADHD
• Restorative care appears to lower emergency department visits and falls
• Routine Osteoporosis Screening Recommended for All Women Over Age 65
• Seniors learn some things from prescription drug advertisements, but can also be misled
• Studies find emotional and health problems and elevated deaths among recently released prisoners
• Study questions usefulness of hospital readmission rates as marker of care quality for pediatric sickle cell disease
• Women's Health