Registration for AHRQ EPC Program Scientific Meeting - Telehealth: AHRQ News Now March 7, 2023, Issue #853 AHRQ Stats: Insurance Coverage Among Mothers at Time of Birth Baby The percentage of mothers who had no insurance at the time of birth declined from 10.4 percent to 5.9 percent between 2008-2013 and 2014-2019. The percentage who had private coverage increased from 55.4 percent to 60.5 percent in that same time frame. (Source: AHRQ Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #547, Insurance Status of Mothers at the Time of Birth, by Demographic Characteristics, 2008-19.) Today's Headlines: Food Assistance Linked to Improved Health and Reduced Emergency Care Among Low-Income Children AHRQ Grantee Identifies Strategies To Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Therapy Register Now for March 16 Evidence-based Practice Center Program Grand Rounds on Telehealth Highlights From AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network AHRQ Seeks New Director of Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement New Research and Evidence From AHRQ Food Assistance Linked to Improved Health and Reduced Emergency Care Among Low-Income Children Food Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could reduce food hardship and emergency department visits for low-income children, especially those with special healthcare needs, according to an AHRQ-funded study published in Pediatrics. Using 2016–2019 National Survey of Children’s Health data, researchers found that SNAP participation was associated with a 22 percent reduction in food hardship for children with special healthcare needs and a 17 percent reduction in those without. They also identified a 9.7 and 7.9 percent increase, respectively, in excellent health status, and a 7.7 and 4.3 percent reduction in emergency department use, respectively. Access the abstract. AHRQ Grantee Identifies Strategies To Improve Patient Safety in Radiation Therapy Masur AHRQ's latest grantee profile features Lukasz Mazur, Ph.D., an associate professor of radiation oncology and director of the Healthcare Engineering Department at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Mazur developed innovative simulation-based training to improve patient safety in radiation oncology. He also examined the effect of adding neurofeedback to simulation-based training on radiation therapists’ mental workload, situation awareness and performance. Neurofeedback is a treatment that provides real-time feedback of individuals’ brainwave patterns to help gradually train the brain to produce healthier patterns of activity, which can help improve mental clarity and concentration as well as reduce stress. Check out Dr. Mazur’s profile and the profiles of other AHRQ grantees. Register Now for March 16 Evidence-based Practice Center Program Grand Rounds on Telehealth

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