AHRQ Press Releases http://www.ahrq.gov/ Mon 21 Nov 2011 14:30:00 EDT New Study Finds E-prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/eprescribepr.htm Physician practices and pharmacies generally view electronic prescribing as an important tool to improve patient safety and save time, but both groups face barriers to realizing the technology's full benefit, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study is published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association." More

]]> Thu 10 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EDT New AHRQ Campaign Encourages Hispanics to Work with Their Doctors to Make the Best Treatment Decisions http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/riendaspr.htm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is partnering with Hispanic-serving organizations to promote the Agency's Spanish-language resources and to encourage consumers to become more active partners in their health care." More

]]> Wed 2 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EDT AHRQ Awards $34 Million To Expand Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/haify11pr.htm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today that it has awarded $34 million in fiscal year 2011 for grants and contracts to hospitals, academic medical institutions, and health care research organizations to expand the fight against healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)." More

]]> Thu 27 Oct 2011 17:20:00 EDT AHRQ Awards $4.5 Million To Create Clinical Preventive Services Research Centers http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/cpscenterspr.htm The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded three-year grants totaling $4.5 million to support research in three centers that will focus on improving clinical preventive services and practices such as screening, counseling and use of preventive medications for patients. The project will be led by three universities and includes a separate award for coordination and evaluation of the research." More

]]> Mon 24 Oct 2011 18:30:00 EDT Report Finds Parent Training Effective for Treating Young Children With ADHD http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2011/adhdpr.htm Formal training in parenting strategies is a low-risk, effective method for improving behavior in preschool-age children at risk for developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while there is less evidence supporting the use of medications for children younger than 6 years old, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)." More

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