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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:03 GMT

Standard Written Checklists Can Improve Patient Safety During Surgical Crises

Press Release Date: January 16, 2013 When doctors, nurses and other hospital operating room staff follow a written safety checklist to respond when a patient experiences cardiac arrest, severe allergic reaction, bleeding followed by an irregular heart beat …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:03 GMT

Intensive Care Units for Newborns in Nine States See Sharp Drop in Bloodstream Infections

Press Release Date: January 24, 2013 Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in newborns were reduced by 58 percent in less than a year in hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) participating in an Agency for Healthcare Research …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:03 GMT

New Children's Electronic Health Record Format Announced

Press Release Date: February 6, 2013 The benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) may become more widely available to children through an EHR format for children's health care announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' …

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Published on July 10, 2012 - 11:10 GMT

AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet July 13

Press Release Date: July 9, 2012 The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will meet on July 13 at AHRQ's offices in Rockville, MD. The council provides advice to the Department of Health and Human …

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Published on April 26, 2012 - 18:12 GMT

New Web Videonovela Series Helps Spanish-speaking Patients Compare Treatments for Diabetes

Underscores importance of Affordable Care Act efforts to improve health care quality and access April 26, 2012 A new Spanish-language videonovela, Aprende a vivir (Learn to Live), features messages to help diabetes patients compare their …

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Published on April 20, 2012 - 17:14 GMT

Disparities Report Highlights Health Care Challenges For Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Underscores importance of Affordable Care Act efforts to improve health care quality and access April 20, 2012 The latest National Healthcare Disparities Report released today by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows …

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Published on April 10, 2012 - 12:10 GMT

Muscle Training Effective in Treating Urinary Incontinence for Women

Press Release Date: April 9, 2012 A type of exercise called pelvic floor muscle training is effective for treating adult women with urinary incontinence (the involuntary loss of urine) without risk of side effects, according to a new report from the …

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Published on April 9, 2012 - 20:13 GMT

AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet April 13

Press Release Date: April 9, 2012 The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will meet on April 13, 2012, at AHRQ's offices in Rockville, MD. The Council provides advice to the Department of Health …

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Published on March 6, 2012 - 14:12 GMT

Study Finds Consumers Choose High-Value Health Care Providers When Given Good Cost and Quality Information

Press Release Date: March 5, 2012 When asked to choose a health care provider based only on cost, consumers choose the more expensive option, according to a new study funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that appears in …

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Published on November 21, 2011 - 20:13 GMT

New Study Finds E-prescribing Is Safe and Efficient, but Barriers Remain

Press Release Date: November 21, 2011 Physician practices and pharmacies generally view electronic prescribing as an important tool to improve patient safety and save time, but both groups face barriers to realizing the technology's full benefit, …

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Published on November 10, 2011 - 21:10 GMT

New AHRQ Campaign Encourages Hispanics to Work with Their Doctors to Make the Best Treatment Decisions

Press Release Date: November 10, 2011 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is partnering with Hispanic-serving organizations to promote the Agency's Spanish-language resources …

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Published on November 2, 2011 - 16:15 GMT

AHRQ Awards $34 Million To Expand Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections

Press Release Date: November 2, 2011 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today that it has awarded $34 million in fiscal year 2011 for grants and contracts to hospitals, …

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Published on October 28, 2011 - 20:11 GMT

AHRQ National Advisory Council to Meet November 4

Press Release Date: October 28, 2011 The National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is scheduled to meet on Friday, November 4. The Council provides advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and …

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Published on October 28, 2011 - 13:14 GMT

AHRQ Awards $4.5 Million To Create Clinical Preventive Services Research Centers

Press Release Date: October 27, 2011 The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded three-year grants totaling $4.5 million to support research in three centers that will focus on improving clinical preventive services and practices such …

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Published on October 25, 2011 - 15:10 GMT

Report Finds Parent Training Effective for Treating Young Children With ADHD

Press Release Date: October 24, 2011 Formal training in parenting strategies is a low-risk, effective method for improving behavior in preschool-age children at risk for developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while there is less …

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Published on October 19, 2011 - 12:10 GMT

Birth Defects May Be Linked to High Blood Pressure, Not Use of ACE Inhibitors in Early Pregnancy

Press Release Date: October 18, 2011 Women who take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to treat high blood pressure in the first trimester of their pregnancies are at no greater risk of having babies with birth defects than are women who …

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Published on September 28, 2011 - 12:13 GMT

"Off-label" Use of Antipsychotic Drugs for Some Conditions Not Supported by Evidence

Press Release Date: September 27, 2011 There is little evidence to support the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs for some treatments other than their officially approved purposes, even though many clinicians continue to commonly prescribe these …

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Published on September 26, 2011 - 20:14 GMT

Report Finds DMARDs Effective in Treating Juvenile Arthritis

Press Release Date: September 26, 2011 Medications known as disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMARDs, appear to be more effective than other treatments for children with arthritis, but there is not enough evidence to support one kind of DMARD …

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Published on September 23, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

New Guides Compare Benefits and Risks of GERD Treatments

Press Release Date: September 23, 2011 New plain-language publications from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) compare the benefits and risks of treatments for …

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Published on September 20, 2011 - 15:14 GMT

AHRQ Initiative Encourages Better Two-way Communication between Clinicians and Patients

Press Release Date: September 20, 2011 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today launched an initiative with the Ad Council to encourage clinicians and patients to engage in …

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