The message is clear: women who are equipped with up-to-date information and empowered to speak about their health needs and ...

Has your organization used an AHRQ tool to improve patient care, make a culture change or save costs?

In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average emergency department cost of treating traumatic dental conditions for patients aged 65 and older was $916, 3.6 times as high as the $250 ...

This section of the toolkit offers some strategies for those who seek to serve as change agents in their organizations to improve the informed consent and authorization process. Post AHRQ sample ...

This toolkit, developed through an AHRQ Patient Safety Learning Lab, consists of a formal risk assessment and tailored plan of care for each patient. The toolkit has reduced falls by 25 percent in ...

June 20, 2023 AHRQ Views Blog: At AcademyHealth’s Annual Meeting, Exchanging Ideas on Transforming Healthcare Delivery June 13, 2023 AHRQ Views Blog: At the American Society of Health Economists ...

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In acknowledgement that the U.S. healthcare system can be excessively complex, health literate organizations take responsibility to ensure that everyone, especially the vulnerable, is able to find, ...

1. Why a Daily Huddle? What is a huddle? It’s a short, standup meeting, 10 minutes or less, that is typically used ONCE at the start of each workday. In inpatient settings using huddles, there is a ...

Investment and expansion of digital healthcare, which includes mobile health (mHealth) and electronic health (eHealth), health information technology, wearable devices, and providing patient care and ...

This section covers two additional topics that are of interest to AHRQ and are relevant for primary care researchers and clinicians: COVID-19 and Patient Safety. While most of the grants related to ...

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