Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality

Adverse events in older adults are underreported in hospitals, report says

January 09, 2012

Adverse events for Medicare beneficiaries are underreported in hospitals, where incident reporting systems only capture about 14% of errors, according to a government report released Friday.
 

Nonprofit nursing home workers are more satisfied with care, safety levels, report finds

September 15, 2011

Nonprofit nursing home workers have higher levels of satisfaction with their facilities than their for-profit counterparts, according to a new report.
 

Restraint use in nursing homes continues to decline

July 15, 2010

The percentage of nursing home patients with restraints fell to 5% in 2007, down more than half from 1999, according to a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
 

AHRQ: Healthcare spending on seniors increases by more than $100 billion in 10 years

August 28, 2009

Healthcare spending for seniors rose steadily from 1996 to 2006, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
 

Use of restraints decreases from 1999 to 2006 in nursing homes, report finds

July 01, 2009

The percentage of long-stay nursing home residents with restraints fell from 10.7% 1999 to 6% in 2006. That is from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2008 National Healthcare Quality Report.
 
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