Building on these successes, we are taking an important step to improve safety for patients and the health workforce.” The Secretary’s Health Workforce Initiative works to bring together all the ...

The rate of severe maternal morbidity increased 40 percent between 2016 and 2021, from 72 cases for every 10,000-delivery hospital stays in 2016 to 101.1 per 10,000 in 2021. (Source: AHRQ Healthcare ...

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This analysis of case studies developed from participants in AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) national implementation project describes specific practices and "success factors" ...

Diagnostic safety events are a significant challenge across healthcare settings, contributing to preventable harm in 1 in 20 outpatient visits and up to 250,000 inpatient stays annually. To address ...

Peter B. Angood, M.D.; Mason B. Emert, M.P.H.; Sharon Weidner Hickman, M.B.A., C.P.H.Q.; and Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, J.D. Peter B. Angood, M.D. Mason B. Emert, M.P.H ...

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Letters of intent are due by close of business Dec. 9 for applicants seeking to become one of up to 15 cooperatives in AHRQ’s State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation ...

“It is wonderful that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers funding focusing on patient safety, particularly for underserved populations. With AHRQ’s help, my goal is to improve ...

Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care ...

Nominations are being accepted for AHRQ’s biennial Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) awards for best clinical and policy research. The awards, co-sponsored by AHRQ and AcademyHealth, ...