Register for the second meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 (Committee). The Committee will:
Discuss the development of the Nation’s health promotion and disease prevention objectives Provide recommendations for the Healthy People 2030 mission, vision, framework, and organizational structure Discuss approaches to improve health status and reduce health risks for the Nation by the year 2030Be a part of the Healthy People 2030 development process.…
In December 2016, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a preliminary update to the National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions showing a 21 percent reduction in hospital-acquired conditions – preventable complications during hospital visits – from the years 2010 to 2015. This update shows that nearly 125,000 fewer patients died, more than 3 million adverse events were avoided, and over $28 billion in health care costs were saved.…