Research Findings

AHRQ's Impact Case Studies Program catalogues the impact the Agency's research and resources have on outcomes, quality, cost, use, and access.

• Comparative Effectiveness
• Cross-Agency Communications
• Health Information Technology
• Patient Safety
• Prevention Care
• Value

The EPCs review all relevant scientific literature on clinical, behavioral, and organization and financing topics to produce evidence reports, technical reviews (covering nonclinical methodological topics), and technology assessments.

• Overview
• Participating EPCs
• EPC Topic Nomination and Selection
• Clinical
• Health Care Services
• Technical
• EPC Reports A - Z
• EHC Program Stakeholder Guide
• EPC List of Reports by Number
• EPC Reports in Progress

Fact sheets on AHRQ research topics and programs.

• Aging
• Children's Health
• Computers and Medical Informatics
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Diabetes
• Guidelines
• Health Care Costs
• Health Information Technology
• Health Literacy and Cultural Competency
• Health Services Resesarch
• Hypertension
• Managed Care
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Medical Errors and Patient Safety
• Mental Health
• Minority Health
• Outcomes Research
• Patient-centered Care
• Pharmaceutical Research
• Pneumonia
• Primary Care
• Quality
• Translating Research Into Practice
• Women's Health
• Tools
• Purchaser-Provider Synergies Overview

This section contains final reports resulting from AHRQ research and AHRQ-funded research.

Tools for measuring health care quality, including the National Healthcare Disparities and Quality Reports, AHRQ Quality Indicators, and ambulatory clinical performance measures.

• Disparities Report 2011
• Quality Report 2011
• Disparities Report 2010
• Quality Report 2010
• Disparities Report 2009
• Quality Report 2009
• Disparities Report 2008
• Quality Report 2008

Information about AHRQ research in progress.

The Technology Assessment (TA) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides technology assessments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These technology assessments are used by CMS to inform its national coverage decisions for the Medicare program as well as provide information to Medicare carriers.