Centers, Portfolios, and Initiatives

AHRQ's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.

• Office of the Director (OD)
• Office of Communications & Knowledge Transfer (OCKT)
• Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations (OEREP)
• Office of Performance Accountability, Resources, & Technology (OPART)
• Center for Delivery, Organization, & Markets (CDOM)
• Center for Financing, Access, & Cost Trends (CFACT)
• Center for Outcomes & Evidence (COE)
• Center for Primary Care, Prevention, & Clinical Partnerships (CP3)
• Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (CQuIPS)

Current AHRQ Research Objectives

• Comparative Effectiveness
• Cross-Agency Communications
• Health Information Technology
• Innovations & Emerging Issues
• Patient Safety
• Prevention & Care Management
• Value

Efforts to improve American health care.

• Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks II (ACTION II)
• Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI)
• Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN)