Research on ED boarding and crowding is highlighted by AHRQ's Patient Safety Network (PSNet), a national resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. Emergency Medical ...

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To successfully address these urgent challenges, healthcare organizations must have the ability to measure maternal ...

As of spring 2023, 19.7 percent of adults with a prior COVID-19 infection living outside of metropolitan statistical areas reported having experienced Long COVID, compared with 12.7 percent of those ...

These are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for applicants to the National Coordinating Center, Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, and National Evaluation Center Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) ...

The average total hospital cost for sepsis stays was 52 percent higher at public, nonfederal urban hospitals when compared with private, for-profit urban hospitals, ranging from nearly $30,000 at ...

The in-hospital mortality rate for sepsis stays that did not involve COVID-19 increased by 37.3 percent between 2019 and 2021 at private, for-profit rural hospitals. Mortality rates at private, ...

While the in-hospital mortality rate among all patients increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hispanic patients saw the greatest impact, with mortality rates rising by 64.3 percent between 2019 and ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality of healthcare for all Americans. Providing high-quality care means providing safe, ...

The Role of the Nurse Manager module of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (or CUSP) Toolkit addresses the role of nursing leaders for your quality improvement initiative. This module ...

The elevation of the head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence of aspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The ...