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Last updated October 13, 2004

Items posted in the last 30 days

About AHRQ

• Nursing Research
  • Evidence-based Resources for Nurses (9/28/04)
  • Senior Nurse Scholar in Residence Selected (9/28/04)
• Vacancy Announcements (10/1/04)

News & Information

• Agency Press Releases
  • HHS Awards $139 Million To Drive Adoption of Health Information Technology (10/13/04)
  • New AHRQ Report on Treatment for Extremely Obese Americans Who Suffer Life-Threatening Illnesses Finds Weight-Loss Surgery More Effective (10/8/04)
  • AHRQ Releases Guide to Using Its Quality Indicators for Hospital Quality Reporting and Payment (9/30/04)
  • HHS Partners with Discovery Networks, U.S., and Clinician Groups on New Tools to Help Combat Childhood Obesity (9/27/04)
  • New Guide Helps Communities Prepare for Vaccine and Drug Dispensing in the Event of a Bioterrorism or Other Public Health Emergency (9/20/04)

Clinical Information

• Evidence-based Practice
  • Measuring the Quality of Breast Cancer Care in Women: Evidence Report (PDF Files) and Summary (10/13/04)
  • Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Evidence Report and Summary (10/8/04)
  • Strategies To Support Quality-based Purchasing: Technical Review: Evidence Report and Summary (10/7/04)
  • Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How? Technical Review (File Download; PDF Files) (9/23/04)
• What's New at: National Guideline Clearinghouse™

Consumers & Patients

• Información en español
  • Nuevo informe de AHRQ acerca del tratamiento para estadounidenses extremadamente obesos revela efectividad de cirugia bariatrica (10/8/04)
  • HHS se asocia con Discovery Networks, U.S. y grupos clínicos en la creación de nuevas herramientas para combatir la obesidad infantil (9/27/04)
  • Numerosos pacientes con enfermedades crónicas no piden a sus médicos que limiten el uso de costosos medicamentos receta de elevado costo (9/14/04)

Funding Opportunities

• Requests for Applications
  • Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety (9/24/04)

Research Findings

• State and Regional Demonstrations in Health Information Technology: Transforming Healthcare Quality Through Health Information Technology (THQIT): Fact Sheet (10/13/04)
• Bioterrorism Planning and Response
  • AHRQ Bioterrorism Preparedness Research Portfolio: Fiscal Years 2004-05 (10/7/04)
  • Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness (9/20/04)
• Research in Action
  • Women and Domestic Violence: Programs and Tools That Improve Care for Victims (10/4/04)
  • Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Trends in Cost and Access (10/1/04)
  • Programs and Tools to Improve the Quality of Mental Health Services (9/27/04)
• Research Activities Online Newsletter, August 2004 (PDF File, 580 KB) (9/15/04)

Quality Assessment

• Medical Errors & Patient Safety
  • Patient Safety Improvement Corps: An AHRQ/VA Partnership—Updated (10/6/04)
  • Partnerships for Quality: Fact Sheet (10/1/04)
• What's New at: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
• What's New at: QualityTools™

Child and Adolescent Health

• Combating Childhood Obesity: Get DVDs to Help Prevent Obesity in Children (9/27/04)

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