Health Systems Research
Health Services Research and Primary Care Research
AHRQ convened an interactive roundtable meeting of leaders in health systems, public health preparedness, and resiliency, facilitated by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Climate Change and Health Equity interim director. The roundtable discussion laid the groundwork for advancing work on health system resilience, along with the relationship between operational resilience and operational sustainability.
Measuring Climate Resiliency: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion
AHRQ Primer for Reducing Healthcare Carbon Emissions
To support healthcare organizations in advancing toward their decarbonization commitments, AHRQ contracted with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to develop a primer that offers guidance on high-priority measures and strategies for healthcare organizations to reduce their carbon footprint. Read the report.
AHRQ Releases Independent RAND Research Study
As mandated by Congress in 2018, AHRQ commissioned the RAND Corporation to conduct an independent assessment of federally funded health services research and primary care research to identify gaps and to propose strategies for better coordination across the Federal enterprise. Read the report, recommendations, and next steps.
Funding Researchers
AHRQ is a major national funder of investigator-initiated health systems research. We fund research to improve healthcare. AHRQ works to ensure that the research we fund is addressing the most pressing issues facing our nation. Our funding priorities and our current funding opportunity announcements give you an idea of where there are critical evidence gaps and where our passions lie.
Training Researchers
We have grants to train health systems researchers, especially those who want experience in learning health systems.
Conducting Intramural Research
We publish our own intramural health systems research that examines current topics in healthcare.
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey publications.
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project reports.
- National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions.
- National Quality and Disparities Reports.
Publishing in Journals
Our intramural analysts, grantees, and contractors regularly publish articles in top-tier academic journals. Our website publishes monthly summaries of these articles.
