Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Tools Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Modules Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide ...

While those who have initiated a focus on pressure ulcer prevention may clearly understand the needed changes and the reasons for them, there may be great variation across the organization in levels ...

In 2021, AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) asked adults in rural and nonrural areas to describe medical care availability in their neighborhoods. About 17.7 percent of those in ...

In the United States, the cost of treating adults with heart disease totaled $100 billion in 2022. A new statistical brief from AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) presents data on the ...

The American Urological Association has unveiled a new clinical practice guideline for managing genitourinary syndrome of menopause, a condition affecting numerous postmenopausal women. This ...

AHRQ Stats: Federal Insurance Spending for Diet-Related CareAmong all federal health insurance providers, Medicare was the highest spender for major diet-related conditions during 2021 and 2022, with ...

Before you decide which quality measures to report, it is helpful to know what kinds of data you will need to produce the scores for the measure. Sometimes, the data you want to report already exist ...

Health care delivery systems throughout the United States are employing the triple aim (improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, and reducing per capita costs of health ...

AHRQ Stats: MRSA Rates by Payer TypeThe rate of MRSA diagnoses on admission among expected self-pay hospitalizations decreased from 130.1 per 10,000 stays in 2019 to 114.1 per 10,000 stays in 2021, ...

In 2021, 15.5 percent of current smokers reported transportation issues that resulted in difficulties accessing daily living needs. People with chronic conditions reported similar reliability ...

New Dashboard to Track Progress Toward 50 Percent Reduction in Patient and Workforce Harm Press Release Date: December 5, 2024 ...

Evidence-based research provides the basis for sound clinical practice guidelines and recommendations.