There were 68.6 million outpatient prescription opioid fills between 2021 and 2022. Hydrocodone (25.2 million fills), oxycodone (19.2 million fills) and tramadol (14.1 million fills) accounted for ...

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AHRQ funds primary care research that produces actionable findings and real-world impact to improve primary care delivery and outcomes. Click on the links below to learn about just some of the recent ...

This section of the toolkit provides guidance and materials to assist you in the operationalization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical site infection (SSI) prevention ...

Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care ...

The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) is an evidence-based framework that has been widely used to address patient safety and quality improvement issues. CUSP starts with the frontline ...

IPV, which includes “any physical or sexual violence, stalking, and/or psychological aggression by a current or former dating partner or spouse,” 1 is both prevalent and underdiagnosed in primary care ...

How did you become interested in primary care research? Prior to my Ph.D. program, I worked for a few health departments, one on the border of tribal land serving mostly rural communities in the ...

The AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention was a 5-year national project aimed at implementing improvements in MRSA prevention across hospital acute care units (including both intensive care units ...

One in three American adults and a growing number of children are living with MCC. Patients with MCC have two or more chronic conditions at the same time, such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma.

The Virginia Task Force on Primary Care is a dynamic public/ private partnership designed to unite leaders from various disciplines and industries to tackle the pressing challenges and seize ...

Between 2021 and 2022, average annual total outpatient prescription costs for oxycodone totaled $1.9 billion, and costs for hydrocodone totaled $700 million, accounting for nearly 75 percent of the ...