Stewardship engagement slashes antibiotic use across hundreds of LTCFs
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2022
More than 400 U.S. long-term care facilities were able to reduce the number of urine cultures, treatment courses and length of antibiotics therapy during a year-long program. “Those who do the work,...
Long-term care toolkit highlights the ‘4 moments of antibiotic decision making’
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2021
Experts from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provide specific guidance for prescribing clinicians, including how to create a culture of safety around antibiotic prescribing, and learning...
Providers critical of Trump budget, which would cut Medicare, kill AHRQ, slash IT agency
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 13, 2018
President Donald Trump has unveiled his spending priorities for 2019, releasing a budget that would eliminate 22 programs and agencies — including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — and...
AHRQ to host webinar on fall prevention
Aug 07, 2014
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar on fall prevention in long-term care facilities on Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
One-third of knee replacements may be inappropriate, new study finds
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 03, 2014
About one-third of knee replacement surgeries in the U.S. were classified as “inappropriate,” which is higher than expected, Virginia researchers assert in a new study.
Federal program would help consumers report medical mistakes, flaws
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 25, 2012
Government officials are developing a program that would make it easier for patients and their families to report medical mistakes made by healthcare providers.
House Appropriations Subcommittee spending plan takes axe to new health law
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 18, 2012
The House Appropriations Subcommittee passed a draft 2013 spending bill Wednesday that dramatically slashes healthcare outlays.
Measuring performance, coordinating care both crucial to lowering costs among the chronically ill, report...
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2012
The federal government should take advantage of Affordable Care Act funds to improve the coordination and quality of care for the chronically ill, a new report recommends.
Adverse events in older adults are underreported in hospitals, report says
Jan 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
Sep 15, 2011
Nonprofit nursing home workers have higher levels of satisfaction with their facilities than their for-profit counterparts, according to a new report.