In recent days, we at AHRQ have been excited by the enthusiastic response to a Notice of Funding Opportunity that invites grant proposals to examine the impact of artificial intelligence (AI)* on ...

To successfully address these urgent challenges, healthcare organizations must have the ability to measure maternal ...

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As of spring 2023, 19.7 percent of adults with a prior COVID-19 infection living outside of metropolitan statistical areas reported having experienced Long COVID, compared with 12.7 percent of those ...

Diagnostic safety events are common and pervasive across all healthcare settings. AHRQ has developed several resources to improve diagnostic safety: Calibrate Dx, Measure Dx, and the Toolkit for ...

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 ...

These are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for applicants to the National Coordinating Center, Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, and National Evaluation Center Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) ...

The average total hospital cost for sepsis stays was 52 percent higher at public, nonfederal urban hospitals when compared with private, for-profit urban hospitals, ranging from nearly $30,000 at ...

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, ...

While the in-hospital mortality rate among all patients increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hispanic patients saw the greatest impact, with mortality rates rising by 64.3 percent between 2019 and ...

Care coordination means different things to different people; no consensus definition has fully evolved. A recent systematic review identified over 40 definitions of the term "care coordination." 2 ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality of healthcare for all Americans. Providing high-quality care means providing safe, ...