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Electronic Newsletter Archive, 2000-2015

Datesort ascending Top Story
2019
OCT
8
2019
 
Most Hospitals and Physicians Fail To Screen for Social Factors That May Impact Patient Health
OCT
1
2019
 AHRQ Releases New Resources for Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
SEP
24
2019
 Existing Sepsis Policies May Harm Safety-Net Hospitals and Widen Health Disparities
SEP
17
2019
 Readmission Among Dialysis Patients Carries Greater Risks, AHRQ Study Finds
SEP
10
2019
 One-Third of Patients Discharged From Hospitals for Sickle Cell Disease Are Readmitted Within 30 Days
AUG
27
2019
 Patient-Team Partnership at Small Primary Care Practices Needs Improvement
AUG
20
2019
 Detecting 20 Percent of Bacterial Carriers Could Significantly Reduce Infection Spread
AUG
13
2019
 Semifinalists Chosen in AHRQ’s Social Determinants of Health Challenge
AUG
6
2019
 Trauma Registries Ineffective for Capturing Data To Evaluate Care of Injured Older Adults
JUL
30
2019
 Monitoring of Low-Risk Prostate Cases Not Tracked on Timely Basis
JUL
23
2019
 AHRQ’s Opioid Medication Management Program Yields Positive Results
JUL
16
2019
 Both Hysterectomies and Myomectomies for Fibroid Removal Improve Quality of Life
JUL
9
2019
 Tobacco Users in Medicaid Expansion States More Likely To Get Help To Quit
JUN
25
2019
 AHRQ Releases First Public Database on Patient Safety Events Submitted by PSOs
JUN
18
2019
 Newly Insured Medicaid Patients in Oregon Receive Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
JUN
11
2019
 More Than 80 Percent of Antibiotics Prescribed Before Dental Procedures Are Unnecessary, Analysis Concludes
JUN
4
2019
 Opioid Prescribing Nearly 40 Times Higher Among U.S. vs. English Dentists
MAY
28
2019
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts on Clinical Decision Support, Learning Health Systems
MAY
21
2019
 Using AHRQ Data Analytics To Understand Today’s Critical Healthcare Issues
MAY
14
2019
 Data Analysis Finds Rise in Average Expenditures for Prescription Medications
MAY
7
2019
 New AHRQ Views Blog Post: Seizing Opportunities in Three Essential Areas To Improve Patient Care
APR
30
2019
 Telehealth Consultations Might Improve Some Patient Outcomes
APR
23
2019
 Routine Hysterectomies Uncover Unexpected Cancer
APR
16
2019
 AHRQ Supports New Initiative To Increase Participation in Cardiac Rehab
APR
9
2019
 AHRQ Advances Efforts To Battle Opioid Epidemic
APR
2
2019
 Apply by June 28 To Compete in New AHRQ Challenge on Using Predictive Analytics To Understand Healthcare Concerns
MAR
26
2019
 Research Proposals Due May 29 for Funding Opportunities on Diagnostic Safety and Social Determinants of Health
MAR
19
2019
 New AHRQ Competition Aimed at Understanding How Social Factors Impact Community Health Problems
MAR
12
2019
 AHRQ Joins Partners in Patient Safety Awareness Week Activities
MAR
5
2019
 Patient-Friendly App Wins AHRQ’s Step Up App Challenge Competition
FEB
26
2019
 Analysis Concludes Medicare Drug Plans Should Eliminate Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
FEB
19
2019
 Treatments After Hospital Discharge Prevent MRSA Infections
FEB
12
2019
 Researchers Find Gaps in Safety Screening for Patients Taking New Specialty Drugs
FEB
5
2019
 AHRQ Views Blog: AHRQ’s Commitment to Meeting Unmet Needs in the Healthcare System
JAN
29
2019
 AHRQ Analysis Finds Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declined By Nearly 1 Million From 2014 to 2017
JAN
22
2019
 Study of Privately Insured Patients Shows Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary
JAN
15
2019
 Harmonized Registry Developed for Atrial Fibrillation Patients
JAN
8
2019
 Hospital Claims Data May Be Inadequate To Track Infection Rates, Study Says
2018
DEC
18
2018
 
Procedure, Communication Errors at Heart of Imaging Safety Events: AHRQ Study
DEC
11
2018
 Clinicians’ Communication With Patients With Limited English Proficiency Improving
DEC
4
2018
 HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir Cites AHRQ’s Data Activities in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
NOV
27
2018
 AHRQ’s New “Data Spotlight” Series Begins With Focus on Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight
NOV
20
2018
 Study Highlights Effective Use of Blood Cultures and Diagnostic Stewardship in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
NOV
13
2018
 Screening in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Reduced Staph Infection Rate by 43 Percent
NOV
6
2018
 AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Articles Featured in November Health Affairs
OCT
30
2018
 New Research Compares Medications for Preventing Strokes Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
OCT
23
2018
 Medicare Accountable Care Organizations Not Linked to Lower Hospital Mortality Rates
OCT
16
2018
 Fewer Than Half of U.S. Adults Who Should Take Statins for Heart Disease Prevention Actually Do
OCT
9
2018
 AHRQ Views Blog Posts
OCT
2
2018
 New Funding Opportunity Aimed at Implementing Effective Strategies to Identify, Treat Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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Internet Citation: AHRQ News Now. Content last reviewed August 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/index.html
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