In 2021–22, 4.0 percent of adults aged 65 and older used benzodiazepines, a type of medication often prescribed for anxiety or sleep problems, without opioids, while 1.5 percent used both medications ...

The annual average number of adults with diagnosed or treated high cholesterol increased from 76.4 million per year in 2018 and 2019 to 84.2 million in 2021 and 2022.

AHRQ's tools and research to ensure safe and seamless transitions of patients from one care setting to another, reducing preventable adverse events, drug-related errors, and other problems.

Background: The purpose of this tool is to determine if your facility has a process to screen patients for pressure ulcer risk. The tool is one of a series of Facility Assessment Checklists developed ...

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 ...

Pediatric residents at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, MD, changed the way they handed off patients between shift changes by closely adhering—sometimes by as much as 100 percent—to the ...

The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021, with a faster rate of increase ...

A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic ...

As stewards of taxpayer funds, AHRQ must deliver results that matter to the public. Today, I’m pleased to announce that AHRQ is moving toward a strategy that aligns our priorities and funding ...

Robert Otto Valdez, Ph.D., M.H.S.A., internationally recognized expert in health services research, the U.S. healthcare system, and health policy analysis, has been ...

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 ...