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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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5% of patients responsible for half of healthcare spending
Hospitals trying to curb rising healthcare costs should look no further than the 5 percent of patients who accounted for half of all U.S. healthcare spending in 2009, according to the latest data
Guides seek to help vendors improve EHR usability
Three federal agencies have come together to publish a pair of guides on how EHR software and application vendors can improve the usability of their products. In one report, the Commerce Department's
AHRQ: Practices still struggle with health information exchange
If the early results of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality survey are a reliable indicator, physician practices are continuing to struggle with health information exchange, writes
Is HIE responsible for lower test utilization?
Does health information exchange actually have an effect on utilization of healthcare services? That's a question the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center will attempt to answer by analyzing
Study: Hospital costs for serious infections tripled over 10 years
A group of frequently occurring serious infections proved to be a growing source of hospitalizations from 1997 to 2007, so much so that costs tripled during that period, according to new research. A
Study: Patient education saves money by cutting readmissions, ER visits
A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that patients who clearly understand their after-hospital care instructions are 30 percent less likely to be readmitted
