Technical Assistance Resources for AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement
A range of technical assistance resources are available for participants in AHRQ's Healthcare Extension Service: State-based Solutions to Healthcare Improvement. Applications are closed and are currently being reviewed for those seeking to participate in the initiative’s central component: State-based Healthcare Extension Cooperatives to Accelerate Implementation of Actionable Knowledge into Practice. Applications are also being reviewed for the initiative's National Coordinating Center and National Evaluation Center.
Technical assistance resources include a model for how the Healthcare Extension Service works, a guide on how to develop and sustain Healthcare Extension Cooperatives, and other resources.
Healthcare Extension Service Logic Model
This model shows how the Healthcare Extension Service is intended to provide state-based solutions for healthcare improvement. It identifies the planned inputs and program activities along with expected outputs, outcomes, and longer-term impacts of these activities. The logic model is a guide for planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts.
Developing and Sustaining State-based Infrastructure to Support Primary Care Quality Improvement—A How-To Guide
This guide provides guidance about developing and sustaining state-based cooperatives that aim to strengthen the capacity of healthcare systems, other healthcare organizations, and clinicians to deliver evidence-based whole-person care. It highlights effective approaches, lessons learned, and sample materials from the AHRQ initiatives designed to provide external quality improvement support for primary care practices. Applicants to the AHRQ Healthcare Extension Service are not required to focus on primary care, but the guide may also be helpful for quality improvement in other settings.
Building State Cooperatives for Healthcare Improvement: Meeting Summary
On September 26, 2024, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held the Building State Cooperatives for Healthcare Improvement meeting to identify the key components and processes needed for developing state cooperatives for accelerating the implementation of evidence into practice to advise future efforts.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
AHRQ developed and posted FAQs in response to common questions from applicants to AHRQ’s Healthcare Extension Service Notices of Funding Opportunity. Although applications have now closed and are being reviewed, these FAQs are still available here.
