“Manufacturing workers have historically earned higher wages than similar workers in other industries and are more likely to be offered health insurance. But manufacturing workers tend to be less ...

Ask - Identify and document tobacco use status for every patient at every visit. (You may wish to develop your own vital signs sticker, based on the sample below). Advise - In a clear, strong, and ...

A new paper addresses the use of algorithms in healthcare, their impact on racial/ethnic disparities in care, and approaches to identify and mitigate biases. The use of algorithms is expanding in many ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), recently posted a new funding opportunity to multidisciplinary clinics that care ...

Funding will help implement and evaluate models for delivering comprehensive, coordinated, person-centered care to people with Long COVID. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ...

A study published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and funded and carried out by Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) shows ...

Note: Resources on this page were used in testing the Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families. The materials were ...

Findings inform distributional cost-benefit analyses for tobacco control policies and related research. In first-of-its-kind research to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the medical costs of ...

Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, an online ...

There were 68.6 million outpatient prescription opioid fills between 2021 and 2022. Hydrocodone (25.2 million fills), oxycodone (19.2 million fills) and tramadol (14.1 million fills) accounted for ...

Patients are at higher risk of excessive bleeding when taking both blood thinners and aspirin together, according to an AHRQ-funded study published in American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.

New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients with alcohol use disorder. An updated systematic review published today in The Journal of the American ...