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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical information to help a variety of health care organizations, providers, and others make care safer in all health care settings.
This guide discusses management of insomnia disorder, a long-term condition in which a person has trouble sleeping. This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1517-EHC027-A

This is a summary of a systematic review that evaluated the recent evidence regarding the effects of omega-3 fatty acids, primarily from marine oil supplements, on clinical and selected intermediate cardiovascular outcomes (i.e., blood pressure, lipid concentrations) and the association of omega-3 fatty acids dietary intake and biomarkers with cardiovascular outcomes.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A17-EHC010-A

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1617-EHC005-B

This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1617-EHC031-B
This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1617-EHC004-B

Physician Burnout
Since 2001, ÂÜÀòÊÓÆµhas been investing in major projects that examine the effects of working conditions on healthcare professionals’ ability to keep patients safe while providing high-quality care. This research is part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to develop evidence-based information aimed at improving the quality of the U.S. healthcare system by making care safer for patients and improving working conditions for clinicians.
Publication Date: Publication Number: 17-M018-1-EF
This research review for consumers discusses treatment options for C. difficile infections, which result from a type of bacteria (or germ) called Clostridium difficile This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1617-EHC012-A
This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1517-EHC037-B
This consumer guide from the Effective Health Care program is greater than 3 years old. Findings should not be considered current.
Publication Date: Publication Number: A1517-EHC031-B

Advances in Patient Safety and Medical Liability
This publication presents contributions and findings from AHRQ-funded projectsfrom the Patient Safety and Medical Liability (PSML) Initiative to help States and health systems seek comprehensive solutions that improve patient safety and address the underlying causes of the malpractice problem.
Publication Date: Publication Number: 17-0017-EF