Medicare has cut payments for certain problems that occur in hospitals in an effort to improve quality of care.  Currently, Medicare is proposing new cuts in payments for nine more items, leading some health care providers to question how appropriate the new items are.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality created a new campaign called "Real Men Wear Gowns" to urge men to get more frequent checkups.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released new tools for healthcare providers today in a new issue on its innovations website.