Hospitals and Health Systems

Toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for hospitals and hospital administrators to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety.

• Emergency Department Tools and Resources
• Emergency Severity Index
• Engaging Patients and Families in the Quality and Safety of Hospital Care
• The Hospital Built Environment
• Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
• Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals
• Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit
• Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality
• Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) Training Program

Toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities to improve quality, reduce errors, and increase patient safety.

• Resources
• Research Findings
• Comparative Effective Reviews
• Evidence Reports and Technical Reviews

Welcome to the Primary Care page of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Web site. Here, you will find information about the work that AHRQ is doing to improve primary care practice. The following links will take you to other resources that provide more detail about our work and provide you with valuable resources and information as it relates to primary care.

• Patient Centered Medical Home
• Meetings and Conferences
• Research Findings
• Related Initiatives