What's New on the AHRQ Web Site

Items posted in the last 30 days.

Last updated June 22, 2018

News & Events

• AHRQ Press Releases
  • Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions Save 8,000 Lives and $2.9 Billion in Costs (6/5/18)
• AHRQ Views—Blog Posts
  • The Future of HSR: Beginning a Dialog with the Field (6/21/18)
  • Shifting Focus: Non-Opioid Strategies For Chronic Pain (6/19/18)
  • One Clear Path to Better Health: Wider Participation in Preventive Services (6/7/18)
  • Looking Ahead: Continuing To Build AHRQ's Future (5/24/18)
• Case Studies
  • Chicago Hospital Reduces Catheter-Related Infections to Zero with AHRQ’s CUSP Tools (6/4/18)
  • Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit (5/24/18)

Funding & Grants

• AHRQ Grantee Profiles
  • Identifying Underlying Barriers to Infection Prevention on the Front Lines of Patient Care (6/13/18)
• Advancing Evidence into Practice through Shared, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support Resources (U18) (5/23/18)
• AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03) (5/23/18)
• AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01) (5/23/18)
• AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18) (5/23/18)

Programs

• Quality & Patient Safety
  • AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2016 (PDF, 1.2 MB) (6/5/18)

Research

• Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
  • Sodium and Potassium Intake: Effects on Chronic Disease Outcomes and Risks (6/22/18)
  • Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review (6/13/18)