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Electronic Newsletter Archive, 2000-2015

Datesort ascending Top Story
2019
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
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

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