AHRQ Press Releases http://www.ahrq.gov/ Final Rule Issued for Patient Safety Organizations http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/psorulepr.htm The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). More

]]> Some Pregnancy-related Complications Minimized for Women Who Have Had Weight-loss Surgery http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/barsurgpr.htm Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. More

]]> New Inventory of HHS Quality Measures Released to Improve Public- and Private-Sector Performance Measurement Efforts http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/qualmeaspr.htm The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the first-ever inventory of quality measures that are used for reporting, payment, or quality improvement by its agencies and operating divisions. More

]]> More than 2 Million Children with Insured Parents Are Uninsured; Most Are Low or Middle Income http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/childuninspr.htm Some 2.3 million children a year, mostly from low- to middle-income families, have no health care coverage to pay for preventive or other medical needs, even though at least one of their parents is insured, according to a new study supported by HHS' AHRQ and the National Center for Research Resources, part of HHS' National Institutes of Health. More

]]> HHS Issues Interim Guidance For Patient Safety Organizations http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2008/psointerimpr.htm New interim guidance that outlines how to become a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is now available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.More

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