Press Releases Press Releases issued by AHRQ.Hidden Show: All201620152014 Date Title 2016DEC152016 Opioid-Related Hospitalizations up 64 percent Nationwide Between 2005-2014; First State-by State Analysis Shows Wide Variations DEC122016 National Patient Safety Efforts Save 125,000 Lives and Nearly $28 Billion in Costs OCT32016 AHRQ, CMS Award $13 Million to Test and Implement New Children’s Quality Measures JUN12016 AHRQ Program Reduces Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitals MAY242016 New Tool Identifies Harms Due to Hospital Care Among Children MAY232016 AHRQ Toolkit Helps Health Care Organizations and Providers Communicate With Patients and Families When Harm Occurs MAY22016 AHRQ Report Shows Gains in Access to and Affordability of Health Insurance FEB222016 New Data Show Mastectomies Increased 36 Percent From 2005 to 2013 FEB162016 New AHRQ Resources Help Primary Care Clinicians Treat Alcohol Use Disorder 2015DEC82015 AHRQ Announces Grant Opportunities To Address Opioid Abuse Disorder in Rural Areas DEC12015 National Patient Safety Efforts Save 87,000 Lives and Nearly $20 Billion in Costs NOV192015 AHRQ Patient Safety Toolkit Helps Hospitals Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) SEP302015 AHRQ Research Conference Addresses Challenges in Improving Health Care JUL232015 AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet July 24 JUL222015 Fast Stats Online Tool JUN152015 PCOR Grant Awards MAY262015 EvidenceNOW Initiative APR102015 Access to Health Care Improving Among all Racial and Ethnic Groups Following Affordable Care Act; Additional Work Remains 2014DEC22014 HACs Decline by 17% SEP302014 PCORI, AHRQ Announce Research Team Selected to Compare Treatments for Uterine Fibroids SEP172014 Ultrasound as effective as CT in diagnosing kidney stones without added radiation risk: AHRQ-funded study JUL22014 Little benefit from corticosteroid injections for common cause of spine-related pain, AHRQ-funded study says JUL12014 AHRQ report provides important reassurances about the safety of commonly used vaccines JUN162014 Study shows that targeted patient outreach can improve colon cancer screening rates JUN102014 Insulin Use as a Secondary Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes linked to Heart Disease, Death MAY152014 AHRQ National Reports Indicate that Hospital Care Is Improving APR162014 Outpatient Diagnostic Errors Affect 1 in 20 U.S. Adults, AHRQ Study Finds APR22014 AHRQ National Advisory Council To Meet April 4 MAR262014 TeamSTEPPS 2.0 Updates, Streamlines Well-known Patient Safety Training Curriculum FEB182014 AHRQ Study Shows Low Rates of Serious Infections Following Ambulatory Surgery JAN222014 AHRQ Study Finds a Decline in Adverse Events for Heart Attack, Heart Failure Patients Internet Citation: Press Releases. Content last reviewed January 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/index.html