This document provides preliminary estimates for 2014 on hospital-acquired conditions (HACs), indicating a 17 percent decline, from 145 to 121 HACs per 1,000 discharges, from 2010 to 2014. A ...

Funding will help implement and evaluate models for delivering comprehensive, coordinated, person-centered care to people with Long COVID. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

A new paper addresses the use of algorithms in healthcare, their impact on racial/ethnic disparities in care, and approaches to identify and mitigate biases. A paper published today in JAMA Network ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), recently posted a new funding opportunity to multidisciplinary clinics that care ...

A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows ...

A warm handoff is a transfer of care between two members of the health care team, where the handoff occurs in front of the patient and family. This transparent handoff of care allows patients and ...

AHRQ Stats: Healthcare Workforce Participation The number of people working in ambulatory settings of the healthcare sector increased by 5.7 percent between January 2020 and January 2023. In the same ...

Editor’s note: Due to the July 4 holiday, AHRQ News Now will not publish next week. AHRQ Stats: Prescribed Medicine Use for Commonly Treated Conditions Between 2019 and 2020, the number of people who ...

Today, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces the publication of a new study in Health Affairs that examines the sources of financial strain for patients paying for healthcare ...

Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, an online ...

AHRQ StatsAHRQ Stats Access more data on this topic in the associated statistical brief, plus additional AHRQ data infographics. Today's Headlines: Guiding Principles Help Healthcare Community Address ...

A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic ...