Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter Archives Sign up: Patient Safety email updates Sign up: Health IT email updates From 2004-2011, the AHRQ Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter summarized important patient safety news and information from the agency. The final issue, Issue #73, circulated in October 2011.To better provide you with up-to-the-minute news about AHRQ's patient safety and health information technology (IT) programs, we now provide patient safety and health IT updates separately.Archives: 2004 - 2009 Show: Date Title 2011 October 11 2011 20111011 New AHRQ Report Highlights Hospitals' Progress in Reducing Bloodstream Infections September 1 2011 20110901 New AHRQ Safety Culture Report Shows Strengths, Areas for More Effort in Nursing Homes July 7 2011 20110707 New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Medical Practices Examine the Impact of Health IT on Workflow June 7 2011 20110607 Technology, Collaboration Help Improve Hepatitis C Outcomes in Community Settings, AHRQ-Funded Study Shows May 9 2011 20110509 New Quality Initiatives Should Push Pace of Health Care Improvement April 7 2011 20110407 HHS Releases National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care Report March 2 2011 20110302 Health Care Quality Still Improving Slowly, But Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist, According to New AHRQ Reports February 11 2011 20110211 Landmark Initiative to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Cuts Deaths Among Medicare Patients in Michigan Intensive Care Units January 14 2011 20110114 AHRQ Health IT Portfolio 2009 Annual Report Now Available 2010 December 6 2010 20101206 AHRQ Director's Commentary Provides Insight on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform November 4 2010 20101104 AHRQ Awards $34 Million To Expand Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections October 6 2010 20101006 Dr. Atul Gawande Discusses Challenges in Health Care with Attendees at AHRQ's Annual Conference September 2 2010 20100902 New AHRQ Data Show Healthcare-associated Infections Greatly Increase the Length and Cost of Hospital Stays June 10 2010 20100610 AHRQ Study Shows Using Bar-code Technology with eMAR Reduces Medication Errors March 11 2010 20100311 AHRQ Tools Support Teamwork and Patient Safety Awareness Week
October 11 2011 20111011 New AHRQ Report Highlights Hospitals' Progress in Reducing Bloodstream Infections
September 1 2011 20110901 New AHRQ Safety Culture Report Shows Strengths, Areas for More Effort in Nursing Homes
July 7 2011 20110707 New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Medical Practices Examine the Impact of Health IT on Workflow
June 7 2011 20110607 Technology, Collaboration Help Improve Hepatitis C Outcomes in Community Settings, AHRQ-Funded Study Shows
March 2 2011 20110302 Health Care Quality Still Improving Slowly, But Disparities and Gaps in Access to Care Persist, According to New AHRQ Reports
February 11 2011 20110211 Landmark Initiative to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Cuts Deaths Among Medicare Patients in Michigan Intensive Care Units
December 6 2010 20101206 AHRQ Director's Commentary Provides Insight on Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform
November 4 2010 20101104 AHRQ Awards $34 Million To Expand Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections
October 6 2010 20101006 Dr. Atul Gawande Discusses Challenges in Health Care with Attendees at AHRQ's Annual Conference
September 2 2010 20100902 New AHRQ Data Show Healthcare-associated Infections Greatly Increase the Length and Cost of Hospital Stays