AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) allowing an additional 30 days for comments on revisions to the proposed information collection project"Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Survey Database." The (HCBS) Survey Database is designed to facilitate comparisons across state Medicaid HCBS programs throughout the country that target adults with disabilities, those with acquired brain injury, and persons with severe mental illness. Comments are now due by December 15, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - November 15, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture To Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions to inform its review on Respectful Maternity Care: Dissemination and Implementation of Perinatal Safety Culture to Improve Equitable Maternal Healthcare Delivery and Outcomes, including those that describe adverse events. 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 December 8, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - November 8, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Patient Safety Organizations: Voluntary Relinquishment for the SimCore PSO, LLC
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announcing that the SimCore PSO, LLC, Patient Safety Organization (PSO) listing was voluntarily relinquished and has been delisted. The delisting was effective October 14, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - November 1, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Supplemental Evidence and Data Request on Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking scientific information submissions to inform its review onStrategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. Thefull research protocol is available for review on the AHRQ website. Submissions are due by November 21, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - October 21, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) allowing an additional 30 days for comments on revisions to the AHRQ Safety Program for Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention. The purpose of the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of infections caused by MRSA in a variety of settings. Proposed revisions cover data collected by the ICU/Non-ICU, surgical services, and long-term care cohorts. Comments are now due by November 10, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - October 11, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) allowing an additional 30 days for comments on revisions to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to update questions related to COVID-19. The information collected on COVID-19 diagnoses will allow researchers to examine both shorter-term and longer-term impacts of a COVID-19 diagnosis on healthcare utilization and expenditures. Comments are due by November 4, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - October 5, 2022 Category: Rural Health 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 November 17, 2022, from 11:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include an update and discussion by NAC members on AHRQ's efforts to promote Safer Together: A National Patient Safety Action Plan and a report out and discussion of the final report from the Subcommittee on AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PC ORTF) investments. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - October 4, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - September 28, 2022 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

AHRQ: Challenge Competition: Announcement of AHRQ Challenge on Integrating Healthcare System Data With Systematic Review Findings
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is announcing a challenge competition to explore the resources and infrastructure needed to integrate healthcare systems data into systematic review findings in order to help fill evidence gaps and to examine the applicability of systematic review findings to real-world populations. This process will help AHRQ understand if and how sources of data and information outside of traditional systematic reviews can be used alongside systematic reviews to improve healthcare decision making, healthcare delivery and potentially patient outcomes. There are two phases to this compe...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 26, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Supplemental Solicitation for Nominations of Members From Populations Underrepresented in Medicine (URIM) To Serve on Scientific Peer Review Committee
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is requesting nominations of individuals from populations underrepresented in medicine to serve as members to the AHRQ Initial Review Group (IRG). The AHRQ IRG conducts scientific and technical review for health services research and training grant applications and is comprised of five subcommittees or study sections: healthcare effectiveness and outcomes research, healthcare safety and quality improvement research, healthcare information technology research, healthcare systems and value research, and healthcare research training. Nominations are due by December 31, 202...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 21, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Request for Information on Person-Centered Care Planning for Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is seeking information on the current state of comprehensive, longitudinal, person-centered care planning for people at risk for or living with Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) across settings of care. This request for information will inform AHRQ's work in improving care for people at risk for or living with MCC. Comments are due by November 15, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - September 16, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeking comments on the proposed information collection request titled "Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Survey Database." The (HCBS) Survey Database is designed to facilitate comparisons across state Medicaid HCBS programs throughout the country that target adults with disabilities, those with acquired brain injury, and persons with severe mental illness. Comments are due by October 18, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - August 19, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Birmingham founder, CEO appointed to serve on national health care council
A Birmingham businesswoman was appointed to serve on the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - July 26, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Laurel Thrailkill Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeking comments on a proposed revision to the AHRQ Safety Program for Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Prevention. The purpose of the AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of infections caused by MRSA in a variety of settings. Proposed revisions cover data collected by the ICU/Non-ICU, surgical services, and long-term care cohorts. Comments are due by September 19, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 21, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

AHRQ: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Notice from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeking comments on a proposed revision to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to update questions related to COVID-19. The information collected on COVID-19 diagnoses will allow researchers to examine both shorter-term and longer-term impacts of a COVID-19 diagnosis on healthcare utilization and expenditures. Comments are due by September 9, 2022. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 11, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news