Portfolios of Research

Comparative Effectiveness
Improve health care quality by providing patients and physicians with state-of-the-science information on which medical treatments work best for a given condition.

Cross-Agency Communications
Promote the mission of AHRQ across the Agency and through various media channels, publications, and products.

Health Information Technology
Develop and disseminate evidence and evidence-based tools to inform policy and practice on how Health IT can improve the quality of American health care.

Innovations & Emerging Issues
Identify and support research that has the potential to lead to significant advances in health care.

Patient Safety
Prevent, mitigate, and decrease the number of medical errors, patient safety risks and hazards, and quality gaps associated with health care and their harmful impact on patients.

Prevention & Care Management
Improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of the delivery of evidence-based preventive services and chronic care management in ambulatory care settings.

Value
Focus on finding a way to achieve greater value in health care – reducing unnecessary costs and waste while maintaining or improving quality.