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AHRQ: Potential Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS ®) Survey on Prenatal and Childbirth Care Experiences in Ambulatory and Inpatient Settings: Request for Information
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking information regarding a potential Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey to assess patients' prenatal and childbirth care experiences in ambulatory and inpatient settings. This request for information also seeks comments regarding methodologically sound approaches to assess prenatal and childbirth care experiences in healthcare settings. Comments are due by May 5, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 23, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

CPAP therapy for excessive daytime sleepiness and accident risk in obstructive sleep apnoea - Mcnicholas WT, Philip P.
A 2022 report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the US Department of Health and Human Service concluded that most of the published evidence does not suggest that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

AHRQ: Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will hold a virtual public meeting on March 6, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include an update by the AHRQ director and follow-up discussion on private capital and engaging health system executive leadership, a discussion by NAC members on AHRQ's efforts to promote Safer Together: A National Patient Safety Action Plan, and a report out on Long COVID and addressing health system fragmentation. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Second Phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot Launched
Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of the second phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot with the addition of more than 700 new preprint records to PubMed Central (PMC) and PubMed. This second phase expands the scope of the Pilot to include preprints resulting from all NIH-funded research. Eligible preprints are those acknowledging direct support of an NIH award or authored by NIH staff and posted to bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv, or Research Square, on or after January 1, 2023. NLM will automatically include the full text of the preprint (as license terms allow) and associated citation information in PMC and PubMed, respectiv...
Source: PubMed Central News - January 30, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

AHRQ Highlights Uncertainty About OSA Definitions and Outcomes AHRQ Highlights Uncertainty About OSA Definitions and Outcomes
We still don ' t have a firm definition of OSA.Medscape Critical Care (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Viewpoint Source Type: news

Next Phase of NIH Preprint Pilot Launching Soon
Last month, the National Library of Medicine (NLM)announced plans to extend its NIH Preprint Pilot in PubMed Central (PMC) and PubMed beyond COVID-19 to encompass all preprints reporting on NIH-funded research. The second phase of the pilot, launching later this month, will include preprints supported by an NIH award, contract, or intramural program and posted to aneligible preprint server on or after January 1, 2023.In preparation for the launch of this second phase, we have updated PMC and PubMed site features to help users of these databases incorporate the increased volume of preprints into their discovery workflows. S...
Source: PubMed Central News - January 10, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Emergency Physicians Take Issue With AHRQ Errors Report Emergency Physicians Take Issue With AHRQ Errors Report
A systematic review suggested that 5.7% of emergency department patients are diagnosed incorrectly.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - January 4, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine News 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, decision modeling, dissemination and implementation, behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology, and communication of scientific findings to diverse audiences. Nominations of individuals with training and expertise in internal medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, and family medicine will receive the strongest consideration. Nominations are ...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 30, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Diagnostic Accuracy High in Emergency Departments
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 -- Diagnostic accuracy is high in the emergency department, with about 5.7 percent of patients misdiagnosed, according to a report published Dec. 15 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. David E. Newman-Toker,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

E.R. Doctors Misdiagnose Patients With Unusual Symptoms
Doctors fail to recognize serious conditions like stroke and sepsis in tens of thousands of patients each year, according to a new study. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Reed Abelson Tags: Emergency Medical Treatment Doctors Hospitals Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality American College of Emergency Physicians Deaths (Fatalities) Medicine and Health Johns Hopkins University Source Type: news

AHRQ: Request for Information on Creating a National Healthcare System Action Alliance To Advance Patient Safety
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeking comments on advancing patient and healthcare workforce safety through the development of a National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety (Action Alliance). The Action Alliance is intended to support improvements across healthcare delivery and between settings of care through a partnership with healthcare systems, patients, families and caregivers, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies, and other stakeholders to support sustained improvements in patient safety. This request for information seeks...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 12, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Healthcare System Level Strategies To Address Racial/Ethnic and Related Disparities in Health and Healthcare
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions to inform its review onHealthcare System Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic and Related Disparities in Health and Healthcare. Includes background information and key questions related to the review. Thefull research protocol is available for review on the AHRQ website. Submissions are due by January 11, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 12, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Patient and Provider Level Strategies To Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions to inform its review onPatient and Provider Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare. Includes background information and key questions related to the review. Thefull research protocol is available for review on the AHRQ website. Submissions are due by January 11, 2023. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - December 12, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Schiff, Stone Receive $3.8M AHRQ Grant to Study Delayed Cancer Diagnoses in Marginalized Populations
Gordon Schiff, MD, associate director of the Center for Patient Safety Practice and Research, quality and safety director for the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care and an internist in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 22, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

National Rural Health Day, Thursday, November 17
Since 2010, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health has celebrated National Rural Health Day on the third Thursday in November. It is a time to recognize the “power of rural” and highlight the work being done to reduce health care disparities in rural communities. This year’s theme is, “Advancing Behavioral Health Equity in Rural Communities.” According to the Health Resources & Services Administration, behavioral health care is a challenge in rural communities due to stigma, lack of transportation, reimbursement issues, and a limited workforce. The staff here at Region 6 recognizes ...
Source: The Cornflower - November 16, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Bobbi Newman Tags: Resource Sharing national rural health day rural health day resources Source Type: news