Press Releases Press releases issued by AHRQHidden Show: All2019201820172016 Date Title 2019JUL192019 AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet July 24 APR162019 New AHRQ Project Designed to Save Lives By Increasing Use of Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary Events MAR272019 AHRQ Announces New Challenge Competition To Develop Predictive Analytics on Hospital Inpatient Data MAR122019 AHRQ’s New Question Builder App Helps Patients Prepare for Medical Visits MAR72019 AHRQ Challenge Seeks Innovative Presentations of Community-Level Information on Social Determinants of Health MAR52019 New App Designed To Help Patients Report Health Outcomes Wins Top Prize from AHRQ FEB132019 Post-Hospital MRSA Infections Reduced By 30 Percent Through Use of Antiseptic Soap, Mouthwash, and Antibiotic Nasal Ointment JAN292019 AHRQ Analysis Finds Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declined By Nearly 1 Million from 2014-2017 JAN172019 Nearly One in Four Antibiotic Prescriptions Were Unnecessary in Study of Privately Insured Patients in 2016 2018NOV52018 AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Research on Reducing Medication, Diagnostic Errors SEP252018 AHRQ and PCORI Announce Awards to Support The Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers SEP182018 New AHRQ Reports Highlight Seniors’ Struggles with Opioids SEP42018 Severe Complications Rise Sharply Among Women Giving Birth in Hospitals AUG132018 AHRQ Launches New App Challenge To Advance Care Through Patient Self-Assessments JUN52018 Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs MAY222018 AHRQ Safety Expert Chosen To Co-Chair National Effort to Reduce Patient Harm MAY92018 Some Mobile Phone Apps Help Diabetes Patients Improve Health But Hundreds Remain Unstudied, AHRQ Report Finds MAR142018 AHRQ National Advisory Council Will Meet Via Webcast March 16 MAR12018 AHRQ Data Show Impact of Opioid Crisis at County Level 2017OCT102017 Breast Reconstruction Surgeries After Mastectomies Increased More Than 60 Percent from 2009 to 2014 JUN202017 New AHRQ Report Shows Sharp Rise Among Women for Opioid-Related Hospital Stays MAY262017 AHRQ Research Reveals Massage, Sensory Interventions Improve Autism Behaviors MAY192017 Study Shows 54 Percent Drop in Infections Among Nursing Home Patients 2016DEC152016 Opioid-Related Hospitalizations up 64 percent Nationwide Between 2005-2014; First State-by State Analysis Shows Wide Variations DEC122016 National Patient Safety Efforts Save 125,000 Lives and Nearly $28 Billion in Costs OCT32016 AHRQ, CMS Award $13 Million to Test and Implement New Children’s Quality Measures JUN12016 AHRQ Program Reduces Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitals MAY242016 New Tool Identifies Harms Due to Hospital Care Among Children MAY232016 AHRQ Toolkit Helps Health Care Organizations and Providers Communicate With Patients and Families When Harm Occurs MAY22016 AHRQ Report Confirms Fewer Americans Lack Health Insurance FEB222016 New Data Show Mastectomies Increased 36 Percent From 2005 to 2013 FEB162016 New AHRQ Resources Help Primary Care Clinicians Treat Alcohol Use Disorder Internet Citation: Press Releases. Content last reviewed March 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/index.html
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