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E-prescribing Safe and Efficient, Barriers Remain

WASHINGTON—Physician practices and pharmacies generally view electronic prescribing as an important tool to improve patient safety and save time, but both groups face barriers to realizing the technology’s full benefit, according to a study funded by the U.S. Department of ...More

November 30, 2011

Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

AHRQ Campaign Encourages Doctor, Patient Communication

WASHINGTON—The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched an initiative with the Ad Council to encourage clinicians and patients to engage in effective two-way communication to ensure safer care and better health outcomes. ...More

September 21, 2011

Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

Nearly 4 Million Treated Annually for Kidney Disease

WASHINGTON—An average of 3.7 million adults in the United States were treated annually for kidney disease between 2003 and 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). ...More

February 15, 2011

Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

AHRQ Awards $473 Million in Patient Centered Outcomes Research Funding

WASHINGTON—The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced the award of $473 million in grants and contracts to support projects that will help people make healthcare decisions based on the best evidence of effectiveness. ...More

October 11, 2010

Posted in News, Government & Regulation

HAIs Greatly Increase the Length, Cost of Hospital Stays

WASHINGTON—Adults who developed healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) due to medical or surgical care while in the hospital in 2007 had to stay an average of 19 days longer than adults who didn't develop an infection, (24 days versus 5 days), according to the latest News ...More

August 30, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Hospitals Spent $83 Billion Treating Diabetes in 2008

WASHINGTON—U.S. hospitals spent $83 billion in 2008 caring for people with diabetes, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). ...More

August 19, 2010

Posted in News, Business

Treating Blood Infections Tops Annual Hospital Cost Increases

WASHINGTON—The hospital costs for treating septicemia increased by an average of nearly 12 percent each year from 1997 to 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More

March 22, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

AHRQ: It’s "a Big Problem" Seeing a Healthcare Specialist

WASHINGTON—Among the 36 percent of U.S. adults age 18 and older who needed to see a specialist in 2007, about 8 percent reported that getting to see one was a big problem, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More

February 9, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

AHRQ Launches New HAI Resource Web Page

WASHINGTON—The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has launched a new Web page that features research initiatives and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) for consumers and healthcare professionals. ...More

August 25, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

Health Spending for Obesity Increases 82 Percent in 5 Years

WASHINGTON—Spending on healthcare for obese Americans age 18 and older increased 82 percent between 2001 and 2006, rising from $167 billion to $303 billion, according to the latest “News and Numbers” from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ...More

July 22, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

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