AHRQ Works: Building bridges between research and practice
Supporting HHS' Opioid Initiative
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Comparative Health System Performance Initiative
AHRQ’s Impact
Building the bridge between research and practice
Opioids
Supporting HHS' Opioid Initiative
Ambulatory Surgery Center Toolkit
Resource for ambulatory surgery centers to make care safer
Comparative Health System Performance Initiative
Exploring how health systems develop best practices

WHAT WE DO

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AHRQ invests in research and evidence to make health care safer and improve quality.
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AHRQ creates materials to teach and train health care systems and professionals to help them improve care for their patients.
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AHRQ generates measures and data used to track and improve performance and evaluate progress of the U.S. Health system.
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Impact Case Studies

AHRQ IMPACT CASE STUDIES

AHRQ’s evidence-based tools and resources are used to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care.
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EvidenceNOW is an AHRQ grant initiative dedicated to improving the heart health of millions of Americans.
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The nation’s opioid epidemic resulted in a 64% rise in opioid-related hospital stays from 2005-2014.However,hospital rates varied widely by state in 2014,ranging from 404 opioid-related stays per 100,000 people in MD to 73 per 100,000 in IA.The map shows states with the highest and lowest 2014 rates. States with the highest rates include: CT,DC,IL,ME,MD,MA,NY,OH,ORm RI,WA and WV. States with the lowest rates include: AR,GA,HI,IA,KS,LA,NE,OK,SC,SD,TX,and WY.No data were available for AL,AK,DE,ID,MS,or NH.
Statistical portraits of how health care is delivered and paid for in the United States.
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The CUSP Toolkit improves safety culture by integrating safety practices into daily work of a unit or clinical area.
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AHRQ is funding research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and what can be done to prevent them.
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Opioid-related hospitalizations rose sharply for low-income communities and small metropolitan geographical areas:… https://t.co/gD0RT9EG0O
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Jeff Brady, MD, MPH, Director of AHRQ's Center for Quality Improvement & Patient Safety, discusses moving toward a safer health care system.
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Funding & Grants
Funding
Learn more about AHRQ funding opportunities.
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Health IT
AHRQ's Health IT Portfolio develops evidence of health IT's impact on health care.
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Información en español
Información en Español
AHRQ ofrece información importante sobre temas relacionados con la salud en español.
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CAHPS home page
About CAHPS
CAHPS surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences.
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FLU.gov
FLU.GOV
Know what to do about the flu.
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Healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder.gov
Help your loved one stay safe at the hospital.
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