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AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service

State-based solutions to healthcare improvement

National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety

A public-private collaboration to advance safety across healthcare delivery settings

AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

Tools to help surgical teams prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and surgical site infections in cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement, and spinal fusion surgeries.

Resources for Emergency Departments

Research, tools and other resources, including a report on ED boarding, for improving care.

National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety

AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service

State-based solutions to healthcare improvement

National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety

A public-private collaboration to advance safety across healthcare delivery settings

AHRQ Toolkit for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

Tools to help surgical teams prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and surgical site infections in cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement, and spinal fusion surgeries.

Resources for Emergency Departments

Research, tools and other resources, including a report on ED boarding, for improving care.

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Impact Case Studies

Learn how AHRQ-funded findings, products and tools have impacted healthcare delivery

AHRQ Research Studies

A compilation of research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.

Careers at AHRQ

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Featured Programs

AHRQ programs provide information and resources to help healthcare organizations and providers deliver safe, high-quality, and equitable care across all settings.

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Making healthcare safer in all settings

Healthcare-Associated Infections

AHRQ funds research and provides tools to help healthcare teams understand and prevent healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance.

National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research

Supporting transformative primary care research, tools and methods to improve the delivery of primary care.

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Diagnostic Safety and Quality

Funding research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and how to prevent them.

Long COVID Care Network

Fostering education and best practices for Long COVID management

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Data & Analytics

Providing data and analysis to help healthcare decision makers understand how the healthcare system is working and identify opportunities for improvement

Digital Healthcare Research

Providing evidence on how digital healthcare can advance quality, safety, and efficiency for patients and their families

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EvidenceNOW

Using external practice coaches to help primary care clinicians implement the best evidence into care

Learning Health Systems

Conducting research and provides training, tools, and data to help healthcare organizations improve care

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Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

Surveying patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with healthcare

Patient Safety Network

Providing the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics

Effective Health Care Program

Improving healthcare quality by providing the best available evidence on benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and services

Evidence-based Practice Centers Program

Generating evidence reports on a wide spectrum of topics to inform clinician practice improvements, guide policymaking, and identify future research needs

About our work at AHRQ

The purpose of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health services, and access to such services through the establishment of a broad base of scientific research and through the promotion of improvements in clinical and health system practices, including the prevention of diseases and other health conditions.

Health Systems Research

AHRQ invests in research that generates evidence about how to deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare.

Practice Improvement

AHRQ creates tools and strategies to help health systems and frontline clinicians deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare.

Data & Analytics

AHRQ data and analysis help healthcare decision makers understand how the US healthcare system is working and where there are opportunities for improvement.