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HOW WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AHRQ invests in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality.
AHRQ creates materials to teach and train health care systems and professionals to help them improve care for their patients.
AHRQ generates measures and data used to track and improve performance and evaluate progress of the U.S. Health system.
AHRQ IMPACT CASE STUDIES
AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources are used to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care.
AHRQ's EPC reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions.
Statistical portraits of how health care is delivered and paid for in the United States.
The CUSP Toolkit improves safety culture by integrating safety practices into daily work of a unit or clinical area.
AHRQ's HAI Program supports projects to advance the science of HAI prevention.
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What’s New
July 26 Webinar: Shared Decisionmaking for Chronic Conditions and Long Term Care Planning
July 7
Summaries for Treatments of Fecal Incontinence
July 7
AHRQ Seeks Nominations of PCOR Findings
June 30
AHRQ National Advisory Council Member Wins Award
June 30
Uninsurance and Insurance Transitions
June 30
Treatment Options for Infantile Hemangioma
June 23
AcademyHealth's Concordium 2016
June 23
Jeff Brady, MD, MPH, Director of AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, discusses moving toward a safer health care system.
AHRQ ofrece información importante sobre temas relacionados con la salud en español.
CAHPS surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences.
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