Thursday, November 10, 2005

AHRQ - launched its first audio newscast


This audio podcast features current news and information from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Features include:

  • A look at this week's AHRQ’s News & Numbers.
  • AHRQ’s patient safety research found that physician groups are slow to adopt electronic health records.
  • "Learning from Errors" segment reports on two studies, one examining the impact of nurse fatigue and the other on ICU patients.
  • AHRQ releases a New Publication to help consumers understand and get quality health care called the: Guide to Health Care Quality: How to know it when you see it.
  • Finally, a look at the first podcast produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
listen to the audio newscast