Press Releases

Press releases issued by AHRQ

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2018
MAY
9
2018
 
Some Mobile Phone Apps Help Diabetes Patients Improve Health But Hundreds Remain Unstudied, AHRQ Report Finds
MAR
14
2018
 AHRQ National Advisory Council Will Meet Via Webcast March 16
MAR
1
2018
 AHRQ Data Show Impact of Opioid Crisis at County Level
2017
OCT
10
2017
 
Breast Reconstruction Surgeries After Mastectomies Increased More Than 60 Percent from 2009 to 2014
JUN
20
2017
 New AHRQ Report Shows Sharp Rise Among Women for Opioid-Related Hospital Stays
MAY
26
2017
 AHRQ Research Reveals Massage, Sensory Interventions Improve Autism Behaviors
MAY
19
2017
 Study Shows 54 Percent Drop in Infections Among Nursing Home Patients
2016
DEC
15
2016
 
Opioid-Related Hospitalizations up 64 percent Nationwide Between 2005-2014; First State-by State Analysis Shows Wide Variations
DEC
12
2016
 National Patient Safety Efforts Save 125,000 Lives and Nearly $28 Billion in Costs
OCT
3
2016
 AHRQ, CMS Award $13 Million to Test and Implement New Children’s Quality Measures
JUN
1
2016
 AHRQ Program Reduces Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitals
MAY
24
2016
 New Tool Identifies Harms Due to Hospital Care Among Children
MAY
23
2016
 AHRQ Toolkit Helps Health Care Organizations and Providers Communicate With Patients and Families When Harm Occurs
MAY
2
2016
 AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance
FEB
22
2016
 New Data Show Mastectomies Increased 36 Percent From 2005 to 2013
FEB
16
2016
 New AHRQ Resources Help Primary Care Clinicians Treat Alcohol Use Disorder
2015
DEC
8
2015
 
AHRQ Announces Grant Opportunities To Address Opioid Abuse Disorder in Rural Areas
DEC
1
2015
 National Patient Safety Efforts Save 87,000 Lives and Nearly $20 Billion in Costs
NOV
19
2015
 AHRQ Patient Safety Toolkit Helps Hospitals Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
SEP
30
2015
 AHRQ Research Conference Addresses Challenges in Improving Health Care
JUL
23
2015
 AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet July 24
JUL
22
2015
 Fast Stats Online Tool
JUN
15
2015
 PCOR Grant Awards
MAY
26
2015
 EvidenceNOW Initiative
APR
10
2015
 Access to Health Care Improving Among all Racial and Ethnic Groups Following Affordable Care Act; Additional Work Remains
Internet Citation: Press Releases. Content last reviewed March 2018. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/index.html