Newswise — HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare 411 audio news program offers weekly podcasts with practical information, research findings, and tools to help consumers, clinicians, researchers, and policymakers stay informed about today's health care issues.
This week's stories, found at http://www.healthcare411.org/podcast.aspx?id=488, are:
"¢ News and Numbers: Spending on outpatient prescription painkillers has tripled in the past ten years, according to the latest AHRQ data.
"¢ Research News: AHRQ is funding a new project to test methods for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units. Hospital associations and patient safety groups in 10 states will be involved in the project.
"¢ Navigating Health Care: AHRQ Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy offers tips for speaking up about your health care.
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