Advance Care Planning
Findings from research funded by AHRQ to help providers offer end-of-life care based on preferences held by the majority of patients under similar circumstances. Research can help physicians and other health care professionals guide patient ... [... more]
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What are Medical Errors?
Medical errors are one of the Nation's leading causes of death and injury. Rates of medication errors and adverse drug events for hospitalized children were comparable to rates for hospitalized adults in a 2001 study in the This fact sheet is ... [... more]
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Guide to Health Care Quality: How to Know It When You See It
This guide is designed to help you get quality health care. Getting quality health care can help you stay healthy and recover faster when you become sick. The tips presented here are provided to help you be active in making decisions about your ... [... more]
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Step 1: Take the time you need.
AHRQ consumer health information for people with a disease or chronic condition on how to obtain reliable treatment information. The information here is presented in a simple way to help you scan the material and read only what you need right ... [... more]
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Quick Tips-When Getting Medical Tests
The single most important way you can stay healthy is to be an active member of your own health care team. One way to get high-quality health care is to find and use information and take an active role in all of the decisions made about your ... [... more]
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What is Your Prostate?
Provides easy-to-understand explanations of the prostate and the process of the male orgasm. The prostate is part of a man's reproductive system. The prostate gland is the size of a walnut. It is found in front of the rectum and just below the ... [... more]
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HCUP Fact Book No. 10
This Fact Book examines hospital care for adults age 18 and older with mental health or substance abuse problems who were treated in community hospitals. To help fulfill its mission of providing information on the U.S. health care system, the ... [... more]
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Managed Care
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research findings related to managed care. Medicare patients with cancer don't switch from managed care to fee-for-service The impact of drug formularies and other approaches to improve medication ... [... more]
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AHRQ News and Numbers
AHRQ News and Numbers provides statistical highlights on the use and cost of health services and health insurance in the United States. The number of hospital patients stricken by an infection that can lead to diarrhea, blood poisoning and even ... [... more]
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Los pasos a seguir después de su diagnóstico
La información contenida aquí se presenta de una manera sencilla para ayudarle a que usted ojee el material y lea solamente lo que necesita en este momento. Las organizaciones, publicaciones u otros recursos están incluidos en caso [... more]
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Previous Reports
Splash page for the 2007 National Healthcare Disparities and Quality Reports For the fifth year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has produced the Online Data Query Systems-NHQRnet and NHDRnet-are available for both ... [... more]
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What To Do and When
Poster lists screening tests and tips for staying healthy for men and women over fifty. Select for print version of the Poster (PDF File, 100 KB). PDF Help. All men and women-Ages 50 and older, at least every 2 years. Women at riska-Ages 60 to ... [... more]
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