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Weekly Postings
See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight Funding Available Now! NNLM MAR Members can apply by 11:00 PM ET on April 13 for projects starting May 15, 2018. Need more information? Review our new Requests for Proposals Keep up with Weekly Funding Tips – this week: Funding Tip 6 – Review the Criteria Contact us to set up a consultation! Check out the Winter 2018 edition of The MAReport! This quarter, Erin Seger is highlighting the natural connection between libraries and public health education in her article, “Libraries as Health Equity Partners.&#...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - March 23, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Weekly Postings Source Type: news

AHRQ Is in Trouble
(MedPage Today) -- And why you should care (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 20, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Weekly Postings
See something of interest? Please share our postings with colleagues in your institutions! Spotlight Funding Available Now! NNLM MAR Members can apply by 11:00 PM ET on April 13 for projects starting May 15, 2018. Need more information? Review our new Requests for Proposals Register for MAR Funding Office Hours to ask specific questions about your proposal Keep up with Weekly Funding Tips – this week: Funding Tip 5- check out previously funded projects Contact us to set up a consultation! Check out the Winter 2018 edition of The MAReport! This quarter, Elaina Vitale is highlighting “Citizen Science and the Na...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - March 16, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Weekly Postings Source Type: news

Costs for hip and knee replacements could be reduced, saving billions every year
The U.S. could save billions of dollars per year by controlling costs related to elective hip and knee replacements,according to an article by members of theCenter for Health Advancement at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The analysis was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in 2014, approximately 505,000 hip replacements and 723,000 knee replacements were performed in the U.S.“With the U.S. currently spending nearly 18 percent of its gross domestic product on medical care, almost twice as much as other high-income c...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Request for Information Regarding Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
AHRQ is seeking information submissions from the public to inform their work on patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Access to information regarding physical function PRO measure use will assist the selection of measures for AHRQ ' s efforts to develop and implement user-friendly technical tools to collect and integrate PRO data in electronic health records or other health information technology products. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - March 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AHRQ is seeking information from the public, hospitals and other health care organizations, clinicians, quality improvement experts, researchers, and quality measure developers about current use of the AHRQ Quality Indicators (AHRQ QIs) for quality improvement efforts. Comments are requested by March 8, 2018. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - March 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

AHRQ Data Show Impact of Opioid Crisis at County Level
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released anonline statistical resource that provides county-level comparisons of hospitalization rates for substance use, including opioids, alcohol, stimulants, and other drugs. They've also updated theirinteractive online map to provide county-specific data on opioid-related hospitalizations for 32 states. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 1, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ 2018 Summer Intramural Fellowship Program
Fellowship Program provides opportunities for individuals to work with leading health services researchers in the conduct and support of research on " real life " issues that support the Agency ' s mission and contributes to improvements in health care. Applications are due by March 5, 2018. (Source: HSR Information Central)
Source: HSR Information Central - February 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Solicitation for Nominations for Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking nominations to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Specific areas of expertise being sought include public health, health equity and the reduction of health disparities, application of science to health policy, behavioral medicine, and communication of scientific findings to diverse audiences. Nominations of women, members of minority populations, and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Nominations are due by May 15th. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 28, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Request for Information Regarding Patient-Reported Outcome Measures
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking feedback by April 1, 2018 on patient-reported outcomes (PRO). The feedback will be used to inform a planned Challenge Competition to be released in the fall of 2018 seeking the development of technical tools that can be used to collect PRO data in electronic health records. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 28, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
Discussion will include, among other things, an update on the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's (HCUP) release of county-level statistics on hospital stays for alcohol, opioids, and other drugs. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 27, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Correction
Corrects the deadline to March 20, 2018 for comments on aFebruary 16, 2018 AHRQ quality measures. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 27, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) request for comments on a change to a currently approved information collection titled "Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component and MEPS Medical Provider Component." The survey is used by researchers to analyze healthcare use, expenses, and health policy. The change will update the Adult Self- Administered Questionnaire portion of the survey. Comments are due by March 28, 2018. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 26, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Comment request from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on an information collection for the certification of new and continued Patient Safety Organizations, relinquishment of certification, and the complaint form used by individuals filing patient safety confidentiality complaints. Comments on the information collection are due by April 27, 2018. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 26, 2018 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news