Making Healthcare Safer for Older, Vulnerable Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

Making Healthcare Safer for Older, Vulnerable Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

New AHRQ Grantee Profile Highlights How Work of Jerry H. Gurwitz, M.D., Protects Safety of Older Adults

Our latest grantee profile examines how AHRQ-funded research by Jerry H. Gurwitz, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, has improved healthcare safety and quality for older adults. Dr. Gurwitz has focused on reducing adverse events in a range of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes and patients’ homes. Check out his profile as well as others that illustrate how AHRQ grantees have made major advances in health services research.