Hospitalizations involving patients with pressure ulcers"“ either developed before or after admission "“ increased by nearly 80 percent between 1993 and 2006.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new pamphlet to help Spanish-speaking patients know what to expect and watch out for while using the blood thinner Coumadin®/warfarin.
Fatigued medical residents need protected sleep periods and increased supervision of work hour limits to improve patient safety and the training environment, according to a new Institute of Medicine report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems that allow doctors to select lower cost or generic medications can save $845,000 per 100,000 patients per year and possibly more system-wide.
More than ninety-four percent of U.S. hospitals have centralized systems for collecting reports of adverse events, but only 21 percent fully distribute and consider adverse event summary reports.
AHRQ has released two new Spanish-language checklists to help Spanish-speaking men and women over the age of 50 keep track of when they should have potentially life-saving screening exams done.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the first-ever inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its agencies and operating divisions.
Hospital admissions for lung cancer remained relatively stable "“ at roughly 150,000 a year between 1995 and 2006 "“ despite a steady decline in the number of Americans diagnosed with the disease.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), which will become effective on Jan. 19, 2009. It provides final requirements and procedures for PSOs to identify and reduce patient care risks and hazards.
Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a specific cause.
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure than pregnant women who are obese.
About 1.4 million hospitalizations in 2006 involved patients who were admitted for a mental illness, while another 7.1 million patients had a mental disorder in addition to the physical condition for which they were admitted.
Public invited to National Advisory Council meeting Nov. 7 where AHRQ will discuss such topics as patient-centered care, quality and value in health care, and updates for AHRQ's National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report.
Research finds one in 10 adults is being treated for arthritis pain.
Ten organizations have been listed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as Patient Safety Organizations. These are the first organizations to certify as PSOs.
Hospital discharges to home health, nursing homes are on the rise.
Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no health care coverage to pay for preventive or other medical needs, even though at least one of their parents is insured.
Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no health care coverage to pay for preventive or other medical needs, even though at least one of their parents is insured, according to a new study supported by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Center for Research Resources.
The rate of patients discharged from hospitals but who still needed home health care increased 53 percent (from 2 million to 4 million) between 1997 and 2006. There was a 30 percent increase (from 4 million to 5 million) in the rate of patients discharged to nursing homes or rehabilitation facilities during the same period.
New interim guidance that outlines how to become a Patient Safety Organization is now available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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