Prevention TaskForce, an app from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, is available to help healthcare professionals identify which screenings, counseling interventions and preventive medications ...

Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action, a new issue brief from AHRQ, addresses urgent challenges encountered in U.S. rural healthcare to achieve diagnostic excellence, with a ...

In recent days, we at AHRQ have been excited by the enthusiastic response to a Notice of Funding Opportunity that invites ...

An updated Maternal Health Chartbook (PDF, 5 MB) from AHRQ provides data from 2010 through 2019 on key trends in delivery stays with coexisting conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, mental health ...

The in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays that did not involve COVID-19 increased by 37.3 percent between 2019 and 2021 at private, for-profit rural hospitals. Mortality rates at private, ...

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Patient experience encompasses the range of interactions that patients have with the healthcare system, including their care from health plans, and from doctors, nurses, and staff in hospitals, ...

Below are sample protocols for skin decolonization with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and nasal decolonization with mupirocin or iodophor. Multiple methods for CHG decolonization and nasal ...

The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) framework is a proven method to address patient safety and quality improvement issues. The key to CUSP’s success is that it starts with the frontline ...

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

The 4 Es framework identifies four important elements when implementing patient safety interventions: Engage, Educate, Execute, and Evaluate. Engaging people encourages open communication, active ...

Clinical preventive services are essential strategies for avoiding disease and promoting well-being for people of all ages. Accessing appropriate screening, counseling, early treatment, vaccines, and ...