Closing the Quality Gap, Revisited

Full Title: Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science

April 2011

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Overview

Between 2004 and 2007, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a series of evidence reports—Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies—that summarized the evidence on quality improvement strategies related to chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas (prevention of healthcare-acquired infections, antibiotic prescribing behavior), and cross-cutting priorities (care coordination). These reports are available at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcindex.htm#quality.

This new series of reports, Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of Science, continues the focus on improving the quality of health care through critical assessment of relevant evidence for selected settings, interventions, and clinical conditions. Select for an overview that provides background on the launching of the series; topic selection and development, the key questions (KQ) that will guide the scope, technical expert panel selection, analysis, and reporting of each topic; and the organizing analytic framework to guide scope development and organization of the summary report of the overall series.

Protocols

The following protocols are now available:

• "The Patient-Centered Medical Home"
• Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities

 

Current as of April 2011

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Internet Citation:

Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science. April 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/gaprevistp.htm

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