Georgia hospitals rated ‘weak’ Oct 4, 2009
Georgia hospitals weak rating by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is based on the state s below-average performance on 20 of 36 hospital quality measures. The Georgia Hospital Association created a patient safety organization in 2000 that provides training to help Georgia hospital improve quality. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Teenagers and ACL: Tears common and additional surgery likely Oct 3, 2009
Disclosure: In support of their research for or preparation of this work, one or more of the authors received, in any one year, outside funding or grants of less than $10,000 from The Weill-Cornell/Hospital for Special Surgery Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics Grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U18HS016075). No commercial entity paid or directed, or agreed to pay or direct, any benefits to any research fund, foundation, division, center, clinical practice,... (EurekAlert!)
UWM appoints health expert to Howe Chair Oct 3, 2009
Before joining the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, she was a senior health analyst and data analysis coordinator for the Health Resources and Services Administration s Bureau of Primary Care, which is part of the. She earned a doctorate in health policy and health services research from in Baltimore and her bachelor s degree in nursing from. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Purdue Pharma moves in right direction Oct 2, 2009
2 billion in 2006, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The makers of OxyContin certainly played a hand in this uptick. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Research needed to learn which DCIS patients may be candidates for less invasive therapy Sep 26, 2009
The systematic review was prepared through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) program, by the Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center. The EPCs develop evidence reports and technology assessments based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature, emphasizing explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions. (EurekAlert!)
Forum: Health reform going far beyond core issues Sep 25, 2009
The National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention already perform most of the needed health and health care research and functions the legislation proposes. Some initiatives go frighteningly beyond traditional health care and into areas of city planning, home construction and transportation systems. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease Sep 24, 2009
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has more about. Copyright. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
White House states case for reform9:47 am | (No comments posted.) Sep 24, 2009
Regarding the 2008 data used for estimating the 2009 South Dakota health premiums cited in the White House report, it came from a federal survey conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which looked at whether businesses offer health insurance, how they do it and what it costs them. After some independent digging, the actual 2008 numbers from the AHRQ survey were found for South Dakota. (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Medications Effective In Reducing Risks For Breast Cancer Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects Sep 21, 2009
20, 2009) Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. See also. (Science Daily)
Ranking: U.S. 1st in health care spending, 37th in health Sep 20, 2009
Meanwhile, the lower 50 percent of spenders accounted for 3 percent of the national health care dollar, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The government report singles out obesity as the major driver of increased growth in spending. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Drugs help prevent breast cancer but pose risks too Sep 19, 2009
The analysis, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, was published in the September 15 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. However, the bigger problem may be that not enough women who are candidates for the drugs are actually taking them. (CNN -- Health)
Health Care Industry Fat From Secret Costs Sep 19, 2009
"This is information that ought to be available on a more widespread basis," said Anne Elixhauser, a senior research scientist at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a federal agency supporting research on health care including price transparency. Increasingly, consumers have an incentive to shop around because of high deductibles that require them to open their own wallets before insurance kicks in. (Click2Houston, TX)
Cost of surgery? Secret prices confound patients Sep 19, 2009
"This is information that ought to be available on a more widespread basis," said Anne Elixhauser, a senior research scientist at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a federal agency supporting research on health care including price transparency. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Alternative remedies Sep 17, 2009
The evidence: In a 2000 report on garlic's impact on cardiovascular risk factors, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that garlic caused a small but measurable drop in both LDL and total cholesterol, but only in the short term (three months). Subsequent research hasn't been encouraging, however. (CNN)
ahrq Announces New Video to Help Patients Use Blood Thinner Pills Safely and Effectively Sep 15, 2009
According to data from AHRQ's Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, more than 7,300 Americans a year are treated in U.S. emergency departments for uncontrolled bleeding associated with use of blood thinners, and about half have to be hospitalized ... "Blood thinners are lifesaving drugs but, as we've seen time and again, they can also be very dangerous when not used safely," said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. "Educating patients and their family members is key to improving the safe use... (PR Newswire)
Throwing the Book at Childhood Obesity Sep 13, 2009
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality said spending on obese patients over five years soared more than 80 percent to exceed $303 billion in 2006, up from $167 billion in 2001. The journal Health Affairs published a study indicating that the cost of hospitalizing obese children between 1999 and 2005 nearly doubled, with twice as many children requiring such care. (ABC News)
Medicare's Missing Link: Care Coordination and Family Caregiving, by Dan Tobin, M.D., CEO of Care Support of America Sep 11, 2009
A comprehensive 2007 review for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by McDonald, Sundaram, Bravata, et al., along with other studies of older patients with complicated health issues, indicate that when patients and family caregivers understand their doctors' recommendations, coordinate medical and non-medical home care, and plan for the progression of illness, there can be significant reductions in hospitalizations and institutional transfer, as well as improved quality of life.... (PR Newswire)
Wayne L. Westcott: Exercise can help you avoid an unlucky break Sep 9, 2009
According to a new report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has documented a 55 percent increase in the number of American adults hospitalized for fractures and other injuries associated with osteoporosis during the decade of 1995 to 2006. In 2006, osteoporosis-related fractures sent more than a quarter-million Americans to the hospital. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Patient safety data formats get update Sep 5, 2009
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for data about incidents that affect patient safety. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 created a system to collect, aggregate and analyze electronic data on patient safety. (FCW.com)
Adding Breast Exam to Mammogram - Is It Worth It? Sep 2, 2009
In a related editorial, Dr. Mary B. Barton, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland, and Dr. Joann G. Elmore of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, remark that more needs to be known about "the role of clinical breast examination in breast cancer screening before definitive recommendations for or against its use can be made.". SOURCE: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, online August 31, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
New hospital safety law in N.J. Sep 1, 2009
Fourteen measures were chosen based on guidelines from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. Pennsylvania requires hospitals and other care providers to report "serious events" and "incidents" to a patient safety authority established under legislation enacted in 2004. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Health care hot potato: Should older set bear burden on costs? Aug 31, 2009
Average medical spending per person among 18- to 44-year-olds was $2,079 in 2006, the latest data available from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Spending for 45- to 64-year-olds was $4,866, about 2. (USA Today -- Money)
More classes offered for Spanish medical interpreters Aug 25, 2009
The inaugural prize, named for Joseph H. Kanter, a pioneering advocate for electronic medical records, is sponsored by the Health Legacy Partnership (HELP) a public private partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ.) Dr. O'Connell will receive a $100,000 award to help continue his amazing work. Dr. O'Connell is President of Boston 00003CDA 's 'Health Care for the Homeless' and on the front lines in his service to the poor. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Click to read:Health Care Reform Puts Seniors on Edge Aug 22, 2009
" by CP30 August 22, 2009 1:23 AM EDT Arlen Specter's hypocrisy: http://www.thehopeforamerica.com/play.php?id=1752 by misha256 August 22, 2009 1:27 AM EDT by CP30 August 21, 2009 10:19 PM EDT What we need to do is de-regulate the health care options ....---Did not learn anything from the Republican deregulatin of the financial markets and BUSH's text book definition RECESSION did you. Just have to make sure we can have the same kind of meltdown in the Health insurance markets in a few years.... (CBS News)
My Life, My Health debuts at Marblehead Senior Center Aug 22, 2009
This program has been proven to work, according to the COA. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality studied individuals who had completed the program and found that after six months, participants had increased exercise, had better coping strategies and symptom management, better communication with their physicians, more energy, decreased disability, fewer physician visits and hospitalizations and improvement in their activities and less health distress. The six-week program will begin on... (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Labor Induction Need Not Increase Cesarean Risk Aug 21, 2009
The research was funded by a contract from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awarded to the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center. Two of the researchers were partially supported by the Health Services Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs. (Science Daily)
Health Care Cost Burden for Obese Getting Heavier Aug 21, 2009
From 2001 to 2006, health care expenditures on obese adults rose from $167 billion to $303 billion, an 82 percent jump, according to an analysis by Marie N. Stagnitti, a senior survey statistician at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Maryland. Costs for overweight individuals rose 36 percent, from $202 billion to $275 billion, while spending on normal-weight people rose 25 percent, from $208 billion to $260 billion. (MEDLINEplus)
Osteoporosis-Linked Fracture Rates Up Dramatically Aug 18, 2009
In 2006, Americans had more than 254,000 hospital stays for injuries related to the bone-thinning disease -- with fractures of the hip, spine and ribs among the most common, according to the study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (AHRQ). (MEDLINEplus)
Seven falsehoods about health care reform Aug 15, 2009
As for the health care bills themselves, the House's sets up a center to conduct and gather such research within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, an entity the CBO called "the most prominent federal agency supporting various types of research on the comparative effectiveness of medical treatments." Like the stimulus legislation, the bill states that: "Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the Commission or the Center to mandate coverage, reimbursement, or other... (MSNBC -- Politics)
Beware of Subsection 666 of House Resolution 3200 Aug 12, 2009
"(ii)ESTABLISHMENT OF OUTCOME-BASED MEASURES.- By not later than for 2013 the Secretary shall implement reporting requirements for quality under this section on measures selected under clause (iii) that reflect the outcomes of care experienced by individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans (in addition to measures in clause (i)). Such measures may include-"(I) measures of rates of admission and readmission to a hospital;"(II) measures of prevention quality, such as those established by the... (The Herald-Palladium)
When Kids Are Hospitalized, Parents Fret About Errors Aug 11, 2009
Parents can help prevent medical errors by being an active and informed member of their child's health-care team and by taking part in every decision about their child's health care, says the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. SOURCE: University of Michigan Health System, news release, August 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Secrecy shields medical mishaps from public view Aug 10, 2009
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Tip Sheet ... Sources: PULSE of NY, the Center for Medical Consumers, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Joint Commission, Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, National Patient Safety Foundation, and the Food and Drug Administration. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Help for seniors, savings for all Aug 10, 2009
"The model focuses on the patient and staying healthy," said Scott Smith, a former UNC-Chapel Hill professor of pharmacy and public health who's now an official in Maryland of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. "In my opinion, approaches like Senior PharmAssist should be examined as part of national health-care reform initiatives.". (News & Observer)
SBLHC named '09 Most Wired Hospital Aug 8, 2009
In 2005, The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Sarah Bush Lincoln with a 1. 5-million technology grant to implement an ambulatory electronic medical record (AEMR) system in its physician clinics. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Guided care reduces cost of health care for older persons with chronic conditions Aug 7, 2009
The three-year study was funded by a public-private partnership of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute on Aging, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Johns Hopkins HealthCare, and the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care. Additional authors of "Guided Care and the Cost of Complex Healthcare: A Preliminary Report" include Lisa Reider, MHS; Kevin D. Frick, PhD; Daniel D.... (EurekAlert!)
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring Aug 7, 2009
The cost of treating mental disorders rose sharply between 1996 and 2006, from $35 billion (in 2006 dollars) to almost $58 billion, according to the report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ... SOURCES: Aug. 5, 2009, news release, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2009, Archives of General Psychiatry; Eric Caine, M.D., chair, department of psychiatry, and co-director, Center for the Study of Prevention... (MEDLINEplus)
Antidepressant Use Increasing In The United States Aug 5, 2009
D., of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, analyzed data from the 1996 and 2005 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to provide national estimates regarding health care usage and costs ... This study was supported by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and by the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. (Science Daily)
Anti-influenza Drugs -- Relenza And Tamiflu -- Appear Equally Effective At Preventing Flu Symptoms Aug 5, 2009
The research was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and by the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Results will be published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Aug. 4. (Science Daily)
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients Aug 4, 2009
Uninsured patients accounted for nearly 18 percent of emergency department visits nationally, 34 percent were billed to private insurance, and 6 percent were billed to worker's compensation, military health plan administrator Tricare, and other payers, according to the latest News and Numbers from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ... SOURCE: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, news release, July 30, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Parents fear errors during children's hospitalization Aug 4, 2009
The Joint Commission and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality currently recommend that parents help prevent errors by becoming actively involved and informed members of their health care team and taking part in every decision about their child's health care. This study is an important step toward characterizing the scope of parental concern about medical errors during pediatric hospitalizations and understanding its relationship toward communication between parents and physicians,... (EurekAlert!)
Darling: We Need to Address Obesity Now, Or Health Reform Will Fail Jul 31, 2009
The cost of this modern-day plague is double what it was just a decade ago, reports RTI International, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It is an expenditure driven largely by a rise in the number of people who are obese. (Roll Call)
FactCheck.org Documents False Euthanasia Claims Jul 30, 2009
In a , the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that "[p]atients who talked with their families or physicians about their preferences for end-of-life care had less fear and anxiety, felt they had more ability to influence and direct their medical care, believed that their physicians had a better understanding of their wishes, and indicated a greater understanding and comfort level than they had before the discussion." ... Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Genetic Testing May Be Valuable In Treating Colorectal Cancer Jul 29, 2009
The study received support from the American Cancer Society and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) via Weill Cornell's Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT). Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Early online releases from Annals of Internal Medicine Jul 29, 2009
The AHRQ recently funded the development of the Distributed Ambulatory Research in Therapeutics Network, or DARTNet, to improve observational comparative effectiveness research and examine outcomes associated with prescription medications and medical devices ... According to the researchers, there are considerable advantages to building a common core network to support the needs of multiple users, such as the FDA's planned Sentinel System, the AHRQ's DARTNet, and others, rather than building... (EurekAlert!)
Obesity blamed for 9% of medical bills Jul 28, 2009
In addition to RTI, researchers at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention also worked on the study. Reader Comments. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Obesity-related diseases linked to $147 billion in healthcare costs Jul 28, 2009
For the study, Eric Finkelstein of the nonprofit research institute RTI International and researchers at the CDC and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality analyzed national medical cost data from 1998 and 2006. More than 26 percent of Americans are obese, which means they have a body mass index of 30 or higher. (Boston Globe)
Study: U.S. Obesity Cost $147 Billion Every Year Jul 28, 2009
Finkelstein and researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality based their analysis on data from 1998 and 2006 medical and health spending surveys, and defined obesity as body mass index above 30. The bulk of obesity spending, the researchers said, is not devoted to treatments such as bariatric surgery, but rather to treating obesity-linked diseases. (Newsmax)
Early detection and quick response are key to defense against anthrax attack Jul 25, 2009
The study is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Institutes of Health. Guidelines for Computer Modeling of Disaster Response. (EurekAlert!)
Viewpoint: State mandates advisory councils Jul 24, 2009
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., with the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, has written the following describing the function and value of these councils ... Paul J. Lanzikos Executive director North Shore Elder Services, Danvers Patient safety advocates will reduce medical errors By Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Most people know actor Dennis Quaid for his roles in movies such as The Right Stuff and The Rookie ... My agency, the Agency for... (Danvers Herald, MA)
The best treatment might be wrong for you Jul 23, 2009
Already, 28 research centers funded by the government's Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ) have produced a wealth of findings on treatments for many common, chronic conditions ... If you have high cholesterol: Avoid Avandia and Actos, which can raise "bad" LDL cholesterol and worsen congestive heart failure, according to AHRQ reports. (MSNBC -- Health)
Denver doctors rated online Jul 23, 2009
The survey questions and procedures were developed by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Along with the Denver area, Kansas City and Memphis are taking part in the pilot project. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Discovery Of New Transmission Patterns May Help Prevent Rotavirus Epidemics Jul 19, 2009
The modeling and analysis were done by a team of researchers from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Pennsylvania State University, Princeton University and the George Washington University. "When you can observe the immediate effects of vaccination and compare them to what the model predicted, you have a head start on stopping this preventable disease in countries where rotavirus unnecessarily kills... (Science Daily)
Wrong Dose Of Heart Meds Too Frequent In Children Jul 13, 2009
The research was partly funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Hopkins co-investigators include David Bundy, M.D. M.P.H.; Andrew Shore, Ph. (Science Daily)
Questions Linger About Health Care Limits Jul 9, 2009
Carolyn M. Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, said the emphasis will be on clinical outcomes alone. The draft legislation in the Senate Health and Education Committee, meanwhile, stresses that any research findings "shall not be construed as mandates for payments in coverage and treatment.". (CBS News)
New AHRQ Study Finds Mixed Evidence on Use of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Treating Atrial Fibrillation Jul 7, 2009
"Radiofrequency holds promise for treating atrial fibrillation, but it is clear that more research is needed to demonstrate its potential long-term benefits," said AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D. "This report crystallizes the questions that researchers need to ask going forward." ... AHRQ's new report, Comparative Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, is the newest analysis from the Agency's Effective Health Care program ... Editor's Note: Use Twitter... (PR Newswire)
Clinic to send patients to ER Jul 5, 2009
SOURCE: 2003 study by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 05, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Agency will study health IT workflow Jul 3, 2009
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will study how physician practices workflows are affected by adopting health information technology. The agency is requesting comment for its study of the tools and methods used by small and medium-sized practices in redesigning the doctors' workflows to incorporate digital information and electronic health records, according to. (FCW.com)
Obese Poor Shut out from Weight-Loss Surgeries Jun 27, 2009
Using data from the 2006 Nationwide Inpatient Sample, sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, researchers identified 88,000 morbidly obese adults who had bariatric surgery in the United States in 2006. Of those, 81 percent were women, 75 percent were white, 80 percent had incomes at least two times the poverty level and 82 percent had private health insurance. (MEDLINEplus)
Puzzlingdisparitiesseen in birthinjuries Jun 26, 2009
The report, released this month by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the health services research arm of the U.S. government, doesnt delve into the reasons for the puzzling results. The hope is that these findings will spur other researchers to do more studies to find the underlying causes for the disparities, said the reports senior author Roxanne Andrews, a researcher at AHRQ.. (MSNBC -- Health)
Would An Overhaul Hurt Health Care? Jun 24, 2009
As AHRQ notes, "Half of the population spends little or nothing on health care, while 5 percent of the population spends almost half of the total amount." Government is already taking on a great deal of responsibility for that care, and it alone has the purchasing power to control costs. by skeezix06 June 23, 2009 6:20 PM PDT. (CBS News)
Fewer Injuries To Mothers And Newborns During Childbirth But More Could Be Prevented Jun 22, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 22, 2009) Injuries to mothers during childbirth decreased significantly between 2000 and 2006, according to the latest news and numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The number of mothers who experienced injuries while giving birth vaginally without the use of forceps or other instruments dropped by 30 percent. (Science Daily)
No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots Jun 18, 2009
But Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) researchers reviewed available scientific literature and said there's not enough evidence to conclude that genetic testing for the two gene mutations in adults with a history of blood clots helps prevent deep vein thrombosis or improves other patient outcomes ... SOURCE: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, news release, June 16, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
AMA Inaugurates J. James Rohack as President Jun 17, 2009
He has previously chaired the AMA Council on Medical Education and represented the AMA on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education, the Joint Commission and the National Advisory Council to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He continues to serve on the Hospital Quality Alliance. (PR Newswire)
Supplement may be statin alternative for some Jun 17, 2009
(Nearly 30 million people filled a statin prescription in 2005, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Statins include popular drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor, and Zocor. (CNN -- Health)
Common Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment For Children With MRSA-related Infections May 30, 2009
This study was funded by a cooperative agreement through an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality grant to the Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) research network, which is part of the agency's Effective Health Care Program. Adapted from materials provided by , via. (Science Daily)
