AHRQ Views | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

AHRQ Views | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

AHRQ Views

Insights on research and evidence to inform sound health policy and clinical care decisions.

AHRQ leaders write blog posts that draw from Agency data and research to explore changes in the U.S. health system. Blog posts examine how AHRQ-supported evidence makes health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable.

Date	Title
2018 3/12/2018	Patient Safety: Distinct Roles, One Goal
3/07/2018	Building a Future for Shared Clinical Decision Support
2/28/2018	Waging the Battle Against Adverse Drug Events
2/14/2018	AHRQ Stands Ready To Assist Secretary Azar in the Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
2/08/2018	AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Initiative: Reducing Primary Care Patients’ Risk of Heart Attacks
2/06/2018	Innovation and the Search for Health Care's Tipping Point
2/01/2018	Embracing Evidence as a Central Strategy to Tackling Childhood Mental Illness
1/17/2018	From Hype to Reality: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Transform Health and Healthcare
1/08/2018	AHRQ Intensifies the Battle Against Opioid Misuse in 2017, Commits to More Progress in 2018
2017 11/21/2017	AHRQ 2.0: The Importance of Data-Informed Insights
11/13/2017	Antibiotic Awareness Week: Why It Matters
11/02/2017	Taking a Closer Look—State-by-State—at Health Care Quality
10/31/2017	Joining the Battle Against Opioid Addiction in Rural Communities
10/23/2017	Funding the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers
10/19/2017	AHRQ's Ongoing Support for the Fight Against Breast Cancer
10/17/2017	AHRQ 2.0: Strategies for Creating Value in the Digital Age
9/29/2017	Widening the Circle of Support for Learning Health Systems
9/26/2017	A New Era for TeamSTEPPS
9/21/2017	AHRQ's Role in Combating Obesity
9/18/2017	Addressing Complexity: The AHRQ Series on Complex Interventions
9/14/2017	With AHRQ’s New Compendium, Researchers and Policymakers Gain Fresh Insights into Nation’s Health Systems
9/11/2017	Healthcare Simulation Research Helps Lower Risks, Keep Patients Safer
8/30/2017	Pulling Together In a Time of Need
8/23/2017	Providing a State-by-State Picture of the Nation's Opioids Crisis
8/15/2017	The Data Are In: Health Care Quality Continues to Improve, But Disparities Persist
8/07/2017	AHRQ 2.0: Reimagining Our Path to Better and Safer Health Care
7/24/2017	Combatting the Burnout Epidemic
7/21/2017	Improving Antibiotic Use: Helping Health Care Professionals Preserve Life-Saving Treatments for Tomorrow and Beyond
7/11/2017	AHRQ and the National Academy of Medicine: A Shared Enthusiasm for Learning Health Systems
6/27/2017	Next Steps to Improving Diagnostic Safety
6/23/2017	Change and the Road Ahead for AHRQ
6/20/2017	Shining a Spotlight on the Opioid Crisis Through the Power of Data
6/08/2017	Momentum Is Building for Health Systems That "Learn"
5/26/2017	Helping Families Navigate the Challenges of Autism
5/17/2017	Providing The Tools To Improve Women's Health Care
5/09/2017	Embracing the Joy in Nursing
5/03/2017	New Toolkit Extends Proven Safety Measures to Ambulatory Surgery Centers
4/27/2017	Health Datapalooza: That's Our Kind of Party!
4/20/2017	Supporting Internists in Improving Primary Care
4/06/2017	AHRQ Works for Public Health
3/16/2017	Helping Hospitals Improve the Safety of Patients Undergoing Surgery
3/15/2017	Health IT’s Role in Patient Safety, Patient-centered Care, and Learning Health Systems
3/14/2017	Help for Nursing Homes in Fighting HAIs
3/13/2017	AHRQ and NPSF: #UnitedforPatientSafety
2/21/2017	AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW: Putting Heart Health into Practice
1/18/2017	Bringing Moneyball to Medicine
1/12/2017	You’re Invited: Join Our Conversation about Learning Health Care Systems
2016 12/15/2016	AHRQ Data Prove What Every Hospital Knows: Opioid Stays Are Going Up
12/12/2016	We're Keeping Score: Reducing Hospital-Acquired Conditions
12/02/2016	AHRQ’s Role in Improving Care for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions
11/14/2016	Supporting Learning Health Systems
11/01/2016	AHRQ’s Simulation Dictionary: A New Tool To Support Patient Safety Efforts
10/27/2016	It’s Prime Time for Nursing Homes: New AHRQ Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Available
10/26/2016	AHRQ Quality and Safety Review System
10/25/2016	New System Aims To Improve Patient Safety Monitoring
10/19/2016	Taking Steps To Protect Safety in Ambulatory Care
10/13/2016	World Thrombosis Day: An Ideal Time to Use AHRQ Tools to Help Prevent Blood Clots
10/11/2016	AHRQ Acknowledges 50 Years of Accomplishments by the Nation’s Physician Assistants
10/06/2016	Improving Diagnosis: Patient Safety’s Next Great Frontier
9/30/2016	Working To Prevent and Eliminate MRSA Infections
9/29/2016	Comparing Health Systems: AHRQ’s Signature Effort To Improve Patient Care
9/27/2016	Making Care Transitions Safer: The Pivotal Role of Nurses
9/14/2016	Moving Evidence Into Practice by Innovating Care Delivery
9/07/2016	AHRQ’s Unique Role in Developing Surveys to Measure Patients’ Experience With Their Health Care
9/06/2016	AHRQ Summit to Highlight Challenges, Strategies to Improving Diagnostic Safety
8/22/2016	Create Positive Change—Lead From the Middle
7/26/2016	Emerging Infections: A National Patient Safety Challenge
7/19/2016	Evidence in Action: AHRQ Reports Adding to the Momentum for Evidence-Based Care
6/28/2016	AHRQ Dissemination and Implementation Initiative Demonstrates Ongoing Importance of PCOR
6/24/2016	Preparing for the 2016 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting—And the Future of Health Services Research
5/23/2016	CANDOR and the Importance of Honesty
5/20/2016	Working Together to Tackle Health Care’s "Voltage Drops"
5/19/2016	Health Datapalooza Highlights Key Challenges for Ongoing Research
5/17/2016	Pilot Testing Patient Reporting of Safety Events from the Patient and Family Perspective
5/12/2016	AHRQ Research Advances Shared Decisionmaking Strategies for Ethnic Minority LGBT Populations
5/11/2016	AHRQ Supports Hospitals As They Make Care Safer
5/10/2016	New Decision Aids Support Shared Decisionmaking for Lung Cancer Screening
5/09/2016	AHRQ Leads Efforts to Prevent Nursing Home Pressure Ulcers
5/06/2016	Strengthening AHRQ’s Role in Preventing Medical Errors
5/02/2016	AHRQ Report Shows Gains in Access to and Affordability of Health Insurance
4/18/2016	AHRQ Supports 21st Century Primary Caring
4/08/2016	AHRQ Research Advances New Approaches to Public Reporting
4/05/2016	AHRQ’s Ongoing Contribution to Improving Public Health
3/15/2016	Bridging Efforts to Improve Patient Safety and Public Health
3/14/2016	Making Primary Care Safer with TeamSTEPPS® for Office-Based Care
3/08/2016	New Models Shift Focus to Paying for Quality of Care
2/26/2016	The Patient Safety Landscape: How Patient Safety Organizations Are Leading the Charge To Improve Care
2/25/2016	Leaving AHRQ With Pride in its Successful Efforts to Improve American Health Care
2/22/2016	Mastectomies, Especially Double Mastectomies, On the Rise
2/18/2016	Putting Our Heart into Improving Heart Health
2/09/2016	Can Electronic Health Records Prevent Harm to Patients?
2/01/2016	EvidenceNOW: Helping Primary Care Offices Keep Their Resolutions To Put Evidence Into Practice
1/05/2016	Changes in Work Hours and Employer Insurance Not Borne Out
2015 12/28/2015	AHRQ Provides Evidence on Drugs in CMS Dashboard
12/03/2015	Sustained Efforts Continue Drop in National Rate of Hospital-Acquired Conditions
11/20/2015	New AHRQ Database Tracks Hospital Readmission Rates
10/09/2015	U.S. Hospital-Acquired Conditions Drop by 17 Percent Over Three Years: Progress Made; Work Remains
10/02/2015	AHRQ: Making Health Care Safer and Higher Quality for Every American
9/24/2015	New Coalition Broadens Efforts to Reduce Diagnostic Errors
9/23/2015	New Report Outlines Goals and Recommendations to Reduce Diagnostic Errors
9/18/2015	AHRQ Raises Budget Cap for Large Grants
9/11/2015	Opioids Take Increasing Toll on Mothers and Newborns
9/03/2015	Challenges, Promises for Health Care Quality Measurement
8/12/2015	AHRQ Data Show Regional Variations in Employer Health Insurance
7/23/2015	A New Tool to Analyze Hospital Discharge Data
6/16/2015	New AHRQ-funded Centers to Study Health Systems' Efforts to Disseminate PCOR
4/30/2015	Patient Safety Measures and Safety Culture Improving, but Gaps Remain
4/20/2015	New AHRQ Report Shows Patient Safety and Access Improvements, but Disparities Remain
3/17/2015	AHRQ Issue Brief Shows How Simulation Can Help Protect Ebola Patients, Health Care Workers
3/11/2015	Fewer Young Adults Rely on the Emergency Department for Routine Care
2014 12/15/2014	AHRQ Data and New Guide Highlight Need To Reduce Medicaid Readmissions
12/02/2014	AHRQ Data Show HAC Rate Continues To Decline
10/20/2014	Measuring Coding Intensity in the Medicare Advantage Program
10/09/2014	AHRQ Data Reveal Wider Impact of Opioid Overuse
8/28/2014	Insurance Coverage Data Creates Baseline for Affordable Care Act's Impact

Internet Citation: AHRQ Views. Content last reviewed December 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/index.html