By Robert Otto Valdez PhD, MHSA – I am pleased to report that the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 budget proposal released by the White House on March 9 endorses AHRQ’s work to serve communities nationwide. It offers a blueprint to improve healthcare delivery systems by…
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA & Nakela L. Cook MD – The benefits of learning health systems are increasingly evident in today’s data-rich healthcare environment. By collecting and analyzing data and experience from diverse sources, these systems are able to generate the best evidence to…
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – Nearly three years after COVID-19’s unwelcome arrival, the U.S. healthcare system is still staggering under the strain. The pandemic’s worst aspects may be behind us, but its effects reverberate today among patients, clinicians, and healthcare workers.
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – The recent shootings in a Colorado nightclub and a Virginia store are among the over 615 mass shootings recorded this year, as of early December 2022. And the year is not done. The thousands of people killed and wounded by these acts of violence pose a heavy burden of grief upon…
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – What does healthcare in the United States look like? The answer, of course, is complicated. It depends on one’s perspective. But regardless of how one attempts to address the question, a mixed picture emerges, signaling a great deal that still needs to be done to ensure that patients receive the healthcare they need and deserve.
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – It has been just four months since joining President Biden’s Administration as Director of AHRQ. What a whirlwind! The meetings, budgeting execution and planning, and programmatic planning sessions have kept my talented colleagues and me extremely busy.
By Robert Otto Valdez PhD MHSA – After many decades of admiring AHRQ—its mission, work, and people—I am deeply honored to lead this organization. I have devoted my career to advocating for a healthcare system that delivers everyone the best possible patient care.
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