A new Special Emphasis Notice from AHRQ signals the agency’s interest in receiving grant applications for health services research on improving the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ...

The new third edition of AHRQ's Healthcare Simulation Dictionary (PDF, 1.8 MB) includes 170 definitions of terms ranging from “avatars” and “manikins” to “gamification” and “virtual reality.” ...

What Is an Antibiogram and Why Should a Nursing Home Use It? A nursing home-specific antibiogram may be an effective and inexpensive tool for improving appropriate antibiotic prescribing. An ...

One of the study’s key research questions focuses on identifying research gaps—understudied or underfunded areas in HSR and PCR that, if addressed, would move the fields forward and enhance the ...

The general public may not have a clear “mental model” of healthcare quality, which can make it hard for them to understand your comparative report. To overcome these common barriers, you can provide ...

STAR is a mnemonic tool that is used extensively to help elicit and share key information about activities and their consequences. Its key elements include: Situation monitoring often requires ...

Building on these successes, we are taking an important step to improve safety for patients and the health workforce.” The Secretary’s Health Workforce Initiative works to bring together all the ...

This analysis of case studies developed from participants in AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) national implementation project describes specific practices and "success factors" ...

Peter B. Angood, M.D.; Mason B. Emert, M.P.H.; Sharon Weidner Hickman, M.B.A., C.P.H.Q.; and Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, J.D. Peter B. Angood, M.D. Mason B. Emert, M.P.H ...

Nominations are being accepted for AHRQ’s biennial Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) awards for best clinical and policy research. The awards, co-sponsored by AHRQ and AcademyHealth, ...

“It is wonderful that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers funding focusing on patient safety, particularly for underserved populations. With AHRQ’s help, my goal is to improve ...

Antibiotics are often given to preterm and vulnerable newborns before infections are confirmed in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). In an article published in the Journal of Intensive Care ...