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  1. 7 hours ago

    A recent AHRQ report provides important information about the best evidence on alternatives for treating chronic pain and can be used to inform future chronic pain guidelines, while reducing use. Learn more in a new AHRQ Views blog post:

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  2. 7 hours ago

    AHRQ wants feedback about your use of quality indicators (QIs). Please answer a 10-minute survey about AHRQ's QIs, to include challenges and helpful measurement tools & resources that have guided quality improvement efforts. The survey closes June 29.

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    12 hours ago

    "The healthcare system certainly helped us get to this point and has to be part of the solution going forward." 's David Meyers on solutions both right now and into the future

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  4. 11 hours ago

    AHRQ data show Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio and Connecticut were the states with the highest rates of opioid-related emergency department visits in 2014.

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  5. 12 hours ago

    AHRQ's David Meyers, M.D., speaks "America's Opioid Epidemic: A Role for Technology" about AHRQ's work in electronic clinical decision support to assist with safe prescribing for opioids.

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  6. Jun 19

    A recent AHRQ report provides important information about the best evidence on alternatives for treating chronic pain and can be used to inform future chronic pain guidelines, while reducing use. Learn more in a new AHRQ Views blog post:

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  7. Jun 18

    June is . A new systematic review from and found there are therapies and medications that are effective to decrease PTSD symptoms and depression symptoms. Learn more

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  8. Jun 18

    AHRQ wants feedback about your use of quality indicators (QIs). Please answer a 10-minute survey about AHRQ's QIs, to include challenges and helpful measurement tools & resources that have guided quality improvement efforts. The survey closes June 29.

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  9. Jun 18

    Check out this podcast by AHRQ's Amanda Borsky about a recent article on adults getting recommended preventive services.

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  10. Jun 18

    Teamwork is key to improving quality. practices participating in AHRQ’s initiative increased their use of teams for quality improvement. Learn more about how practices are using teams to improve quality with EvidenceNOW.

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  11. Jun 15

    We had a lot of great traffic at our booth during . Did you stop by?

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  12. Jun 15

    Learn which cognitive behavioral therapies and medications are effective to decrease symptoms and depression symptoms, and for PTSD symptom remission.

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  13. Jun 15

    For all those at , don't forget about the Facebook Live event for the Closing Plenary Awards Presentation.

    Don't forget to tune in to Facebook Live this afternoon 5 ET/4 CT for the Closing Plenary Awards Presentation!
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  14. Jun 15

    : Patient and family access to an anonymous, web-based safety event reporting system led to a significant number of reports (1.7 per 1,000 patient-days) and a decrease in reports to traditional Patient Family Relations Department

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  15. Jun 15

    : Hospitals in Hawaii performing colorectal surgeries reduced surgical site infections from 12% to 4.6% w/ CUSP.

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  16. Jun 15

    ’s Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) helped reduce catheter-related infections by 90% in 2014-2016 and to zero in 2017. booth 512.

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  17. Jun 15

    AHRQ data: Hospital admissions declined between 2006 and 2015 among people seeking care at emergency departments. The biggest decline – 27 percent – was among patients under age 18.

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  18. Jun 15

    . Don’t miss results of AHRQ-funded project. Room M100. Infection Prevention in Dialysis. Visit booth 512

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  19. Jun 15

    . Reduce surgical site infections. Get info at booth 512 about our toolkit for improving surgical safety

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  20. Jun 14

    : Study showed independent risk factors for dosing errors in the use of popular pain reliever acetaminophen included low health literacy (present in 39% of outpatients) and low visual acuity (present in 54%)

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