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The rate of MRSA diagnoses on admission among expected self-pay hospitalizations decreased from 130.1 per 10,000 stays in 2019 to 114.1 per 10,000 stays in 2021, and the rate among hospitalizations ...

In rural areas, adult inpatient hospital stays with MRSA diagnoses on admission dropped from a rate of 106 per 10,000 stays in 2019 to 97 per 10,000 stays in 2021. In large metropolitan areas during ...

Health services research (HSR) is the field of study that examines the quality, safety, and affordability of healthcare delivery from the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and clinical ...

A new interactive tool from AHRQ allows researchers, policymakers and others to explore trends in hospital care for sepsis, a life-threatening condition that is among the most expensive to treat in ...

Because pressure ulcer care is complex, efforts to improve pressure ulcer prevention require a system approach that will involve organizational change. Bringing about organizational change of any type ...

In 2021, 7.9 percent of adults on Medicare and 20.4 percent of adults on Medicaid faced challenges with daily living due to unreliable transportation. By comparison, just 3.4 percent of adults using ...

Review the following list of meetings in which falls risk and prevention is potentially discussed by the interdisciplinary team. For every meeting that occurs at your facility, indicate the type of ...

About 6 percent of U.S. adults reported that a lack of reliable transportation kept them from medical appointments or other important activities for daily living in 2021. In that timeframe, 15.1 ...

Once you have determined that you are ready for change, the Implementation Team and Unit-Based Teams should demonstrate a clear understanding of where they are headed in terms of implementing best ...

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The Institute of Medicine defines health care quality as "the degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent ...