National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data & Analytics
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Program
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Tools
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
Transitions of Care
AHRQ's tools and research to ensure safe and seamless transitions of patients from one care setting to another, reducing preventable adverse events, drug-related errors, and other problems.
TeamSTEPPS Module on Communication
Toolkit to Engage High-Risk Patients in Safe Transitions Across Ambulatory Settings
Care Transitions from Hospital to Home: The IDEAL Discharge Planning
MATCH Toolkit (Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs)
Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the Hospital (PDF, 794 KB)
I-PASS: Integrating High Quality Handoffs into TeamSTEPPS and Hospital Care (Video, 59 minutes, 23 seconds)
Improving Provider Communication to Improve Transitions in Patient Care: Health IT Success (Video, 6 minutes, 3 seconds)