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Items posted in the last 30 days

Last updated July 3, 2008

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News & Information

• Agency Press Releases
  • Task Force Recommends Screening for Hearing Loss in All Newborns (7/3/08)
  • New Spanish-language Consumer Guide Compares Oral Diabetes Medications (6/18/08)
• Healthcare 411 and Other Audio/Video Products
  • Tools and Tips for Choosing a Hospital  (Transcript)  Podcast Help (6/18/08)
  • Health Literacy Limited in Many Americans  (Transcript)   Podcast Help (6/18/08)
  • Give Dad the Gift of a Healthy Reminder  (Transcript)   Podcast Help (6/11/08)
  • Choosing a Health Plan  (Transcript)  Podcast Help (6/4/08)
  • How to Create a Patient Advisory Council   (Transcript)  Podcast Help (6/4/08)
• Testimony, Speeches, and Interviews
  • National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved: A Public-Private Partnership for a Healthier America (6/30/08)
  • Smoking Prevention and Cessation Efforts Targeted to Women (6/25/08)
  • Statement by Carolyn Clancy Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health (6/6/08)

Clinical Information

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  • Universal Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns (7/3/08)
  • Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria (7/1/08)
  • Screening for Lipid Disorders in Adults (6/16/08)
  • Grade Definitions (6/5/08)
• What's New at: National Guideline Clearinghouse™

Consumers & Patients

• Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy
  • Simple Steps Can Reduce Health Care-Associated Infections (7/1/08)
  • Do Your Homework Before You Choose A Hospital (6/18/08)

Información en español

• Nueva guía en español para el consumidor compara medicamentos por vía oral para la diabetes (6/19/08)

Funding Opportunities

• Policy Notices & Agency Requests
  • Notice of Intent to Publish Program Announcements for Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality (6/27/08)
• Contract Solicitations
  • Publishing, Public Affairs, and Knowledge Transfer Communications Support for OCKT [the Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer]: Amendment 1 (6/11/08)
  • The John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Sciences: Amendment 1 (6/11/08)

Data & Surveys

• What's New at: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
• What's New at: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)

Research Findings

• Research Activities Online Newsletter, July 2008 (PDF File, 375 KB; PDF Help) (6/24/08)

Specific Populations

• Child and Adolescent Health
  • CHIRI™ Issue Brief No. 7: Do SCHIP Enrollees Stay Insured? (PDF File, 300 KB; PDF Help) (6/25/08)

Quality Assessment

• Medical Errors & Patient Safety
  • Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research—Updated (6/11/08)
  • Patient Safety Tools: Improving Safety at the Point of Care (6/5/08)
• Quality Information & Improvement
  • AHRQ Resources on System Design (6/9/08)
  • Health Care Efficiency Measures: Identification, Categorization, and Evaluation (6/9/08)
  • Chartered Value Exchanges: Points of Contact (6/4/08)
• What's New at: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
• What's New at: QualityTools

Publications & Products

• AHRQ Publications Catalog, Spring/Summer 2008 (6/26/08)