Partner Tools

EHC Program National Partnership Network

You can use these tools to join us in promoting patient-centered outcomes research in patient and professional communities across the United States.

• Building a National Partnership Network [ - 868.57 KB]  —Provides a partnership overview, suggested activities, and resources for partners and prospective partners.
• Building Partnerships—Answers questions about AHRQ, the Effective Health Care Program, patient-centered outcomes research, and becoming a partner.
• Suggested Activities—Lists ideas for promoting patient-centered outcomes research
• Multimedia Resources—Provides AHRQ resources such as Web buttons and widgets, that you can share with consumers and clinicians.
• Effective Health Care Program Library of Resources—Groups resources by disease or condition to make it simple to locate information by topic.

How to Get Involved

You can create awareness about patient-centered outcomes research, also known as comparative effectiveness research, and Effective Health Care Program products in many ways.

Sign Up Today

To join our national patient-centered outcomes research network, please fill out a and review our suggested activities, resource materials, and our membership and partnership policies. You can also request a partnership form by emailing EHC_Outreach@ahrq.hhs.gov.

Engage Your Community

You can create awareness about patient-centered outcomes research, also known as comparative effectiveness research, and Effective Health Care Program products in many ways. Whether your organization serves patients, consumers, clinicians, or policymakers, below is a list of possible activities to get you started. These are just suggested activities. Speak with one of AHRQ's outreach coordinators to develop ideas that work best for your organization and get the help you need to implement them.

Share Materials With Members

AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program produces free resources on an ongoing basis.

Research reviews and reports, CE/CME activities, and other educational materials are available online and in print. These materials are in the public domain and can be used in communications to your members, on your Web site, and through other channels.

If your organization serves patients or consumers, encourage them to read a summary on their health condition before their next medical appointment and bring it with them to help start a conversation about treatment options with their health care provider.

Your members can also explore a variety of educational materials, including advice columns, videos, and podcasts on topic areas of interest.

Consumer materials summarize research review findings on the effectiveness and risks of different treatment options. They are easy to read, include useful background on health conditions, and are available in English and Spanish. Consumers can browse these summaries by topic or can conduct online searches by health condition or keyword. They can also go online for extensive scientific data.

Research summaries, research reports, research reviews, CE/CME modules, and other resources are available for the following priority health conditions:

• Arthritis and nontraumatic joint disorders.
• Cancer.
• Cardiovascular disease, including stroke and hypertension.
• Dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.
• Depression and other mental health disorders.
• Developmental delays, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism.
• Diabetes mellitus.
• Functional limitations and disability (research in progress).
• Infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS (research in progress).
• Obesity (research in progress).
• Peptic ulcer disease and dyspepsia.
• Pregnancy, including preterm birth.
• Pulmonary disease/asthma.
• Substance abuse (research in progress).

Whether your organization serves consumers, patients, clinicians, policymakers, or researchers, we encourage you to share these resources with your members.

A list of future research materials is on the upcoming reports and summaries section of the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program Web site. 

Order Materials

You can order printed copies of research summaries, research reports, and research reviews by contacting the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 800-358-9295 or at EHC_Outreach@ahrq.hhs.gov. Please reference the AHRQ publication number and the promotional code C-01 (national-level organizations and members) or C-02 (local or regional organizations). 

Share Columns and Email Updates

Invite your members to learn more about patient-centered outcomes research through advice columns and email updates from AHRQ.

AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., has written brief, easy-to-understand advice columns to help consumers navigate the health care system. They address important issues such as how to recognize high-quality health care, how to be an informed health care consumer, and how to choose a hospital, doctor, and health plan. Encourage consumers to check back regularly for new columns or sign up for Dr. Clancy's Corner Email Updates.

Your members can also sign up to receive emails about the latest information from the Effective Health Care Program or specific topics of interest.

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