"When asked by LaPook if he personally approved the more than $11 billion proposed in cuts to local and state programs that address infectious disease, mental health, addiction and childhood vaccination, Kennedy said, 'No I'm not familiar with those cuts. We'd have to go … the cuts were mainly DEI cuts, which the president ordered.'"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-sweeping-cuts-health-programs-employees-exclusive-interview/

#healthcare #HHS #FDA #CDC #AHRQ #PublicHealth #measles #vaccines #vaccinations #immunizations #DOGE #USpol

"Survey data gathered by AHRQ provides much of what is known about hospitalizations for motor accidents, measles, methamphetamine, and thousands of other medical issues.

'Nobody does these things except AHRQ,' she said. 'They’re all we’ve got. And now the barn door’s closed.'”

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/patient-safety-health-agency-dissolved-doge-federal-workforce-cuts-ahrq/

#healthcare #HHS #AHRQ #science #research #DOGE #USpol #safety #PatientSafety #quality #QualityImprovement #QI #PracticeImprovement #MedicalErrors

Data from hosptials in 29 states show emergency department visits decreased 42% at the start of the #COVID19 pandemic. Those looking at #data on hospitalizations and longitudinal hospital mortality data should keep this in mind. Https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb298-COVID-19-ED-visits.jsp

#DataScience #AHRQ #hospitals

Check out this week’s #PatientSafety research and news updates from the #AHRQ Patient Safety Network: https://psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/weekly-resource#view-weekly-issue

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