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Electronic Newsletter Archive, 2000-2014

Datesort ascending Top Story
2018
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
SEP
25
2018
 AHRQ Funds Grants To Support the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers
SEP
18
2018
 New Reports Highlight AHRQ’s Support for National Opioids Awareness Week
SEP
11
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts
SEP
6
2018
 AHRQ Offers Free Print Resources To Help Improve Care and Outcomes
SEP
5
2018
 AHRQ Report Details Sharp Increase in Severe Complications Among Women Giving Birth in Hospitals
AUG
28
2018
 Study Recommends Training Community Pharmacists on Opioid Safety, Drug Monitoring Programs
AUG
21
2018
 Aug. 23 Webinar Offers Insights on Entering App Challenge for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes
AUG
14
2018
 Contest Challenges Technologists To Develop App for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes
JUL
31
2018
 Almost Half of People Eligible for Statins Do Not Take Them
JUL
24
2018
 AHRQ Contributes to Identifying Eight Functions Needed for High-Performing Primary Care
JUL
17
2018
 Higher Payments Not Significantly Associated With Physician Participation in Medicaid
JUL
11
2018
 Burnout Rate Lower Among Small Primary Care Providers
JUL
3
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts
JUN
26
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts: AHRQ at AcademyHealth’s 2018 Annual Research Meeting
JUN
19
2018
 Electronic Reminders Can Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Rates
JUN
12
2018
 Report Affirms Effectiveness of Some Non-Opioid Alternatives for Managing Chronic Pain
JUN
5
2018
 Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs
MAY
22
2018
 AHRQ Safety Expert To Co-Chair New National Committee To Reduce Patient Harm
MAY
15
2018
 AHRQ Report Shows Some Mobile Apps Improve Diabetes Patients’ Health, but Hundreds Remain Unstudied
MAY
8
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Post—Today’s Nurses: Poised To Fill Needs in Primary Care
MAY
1
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Post: AHRQ Dives Into a Dialogue With Health Data Community
APR
24
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts
APR
17
2018
 Free April 25 Listening Session Before Datapalooza Will Explore Data’s Potential To Improve Health Care
APR
10
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Post—Research From AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Initiative Sets the Stage for Advances in Primary Care
APR
3
2018
 Injectable and Oral Immunotherapies Reduce Use of Asthma Medications, AHRQ Review Finds
MAR
27
2018
 Revisions to Health Information Technology Designs Could Help Seniors Prepare for Health Emergencies
MAR
20
2018
 Combining Asthma Treatments Works Best for Daily Control and Relieving Attacks, AHRQ-Supported Study Finds
MAR
13
2018
 AHRQ Speaks Up for Patient Safety During Patient Safety Awareness Week
MAR
6
2018
 County-Level Hospitalization Rates Show Impact of Opioids, Other Substances
FEB
27
2018
 New Checklist Evaluates Health Care Decision Aids
FEB
20
2018
 Informal Physician Interaction Could Result in Lower Payments for Surgery, AHRQ Study Finds
FEB
13
2018
 Safety-Net Hospitals Finding Ways To Offset Quality Penalties, AHRQ Study Suggests
FEB
6
2018
 New AHRQ Views Blog Posts
JAN
30
2018
 Study Examines Balancing Cost Containment, Quality Care for Surgeries at Children’s Hospitals
JAN
24
2018
 Updated Toolkit Advises Medical Practices on Improving Diagnostic Testing
JAN
16
2018
 Patient Concerns Not Compromised When Practices Switch Ownership From Physicians to Systems
JAN
9
2018
 New Toolkit Boosts Safety, Quality of Ambulatory Care Transitions
2017
DEC
19
2017
 
New AHRQ Toolkit Helps Hospitals Reduce Surgical Site Infections
DEC
12
2017
 Better Connections Among Health Information Technology Systems Can Reduce Patient Safety Events
DEC
5
2017
 Analysis Finds Trade-Offs Associated With ACA-Enabled Medicaid, Marketplace Expansion
NOV
28
2017
 Opioid Overdose Medication May Be Effective When Taken Nasally or Injected
NOV
21
2017
 AHRQ-Funded Study Helps Providers Screen for and Treat Depression in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome
NOV
14
2017
 Study Finds High Rates of Errors, Missed Opportunities for Diagnosing Pediatric Patients
NOV
7
2017
 AHRQ Grantees Named 2017 Million Hearts® Hypertension Control Champions
OCT
31
2017
 AHRQ's Updated State Snapshots Show Variations in Health Care Quality
OCT
24
2017
 Hospital Participation in Value-Based Reforms Linked to Lower Readmission Rates
OCT
17
2017
 While Hospital Admissions Decline, Observation Stays and Emergency Department Visits on the Rise

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