Essays Tagged: "Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality"

Historical Events in Nursing Development and Nursing Utilization

of this are: Florence Nightingale's contribution; development of the first Masters Degree Program; Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) established; Nursing Research published; and publ ... o higher levels of learning and continue to generate more knowledge in nursing research.In 1989 the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) was established (Burns & Grove, 2003, p. 10). ...

(3 pages) 232 0 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Substandard Patient Care

k care elsewhere. This is why accreditation and the regulations that govern it are so important.The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Joint Commissions of Accreditation of Heal ... (JCAHO) are organizations that enforce the care of patients. The AHRQ is the Nation's lead Federal agency for research on healthcare quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety. Joint Commission on ...

(4 pages) 76 0 4.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Asian-Americans' Health, 2009

er groups in the U.S. "Asians receive worse care than whites for 21% of the measures studied by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality." The Asian population in the United States has reached o ... Alaska Natives receive worse health care than whites for 40% of 44 quality measures studied by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Asians receive worse care than whites for 21% of the mea ...

(13 pages) 34 0 3.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness

Evidence is always the Primary Basis for Making a Decision

yers. For example, in the United States, Medicare relies on systematic evaluations sustained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and contribution from the Meidcare Coverage Adviso ...

(12 pages) 6 0 0.0 Apr/2012

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Alternative