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Comparative Health System Performance (CHSP) Initiative

What's New
Updates from the CHSP Initiative
Compendium of U.S. Health Systems
A data resource to study health systems in the U.S.
Data Highlights
A series of data snapshots and statistics on health systems

Areas of Interest

We’re studying how health care systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care.
CHSP supports three grantee Centers of Excellence and a Coordinating Center to identify, classify, and compare health systems.
Research Publications
AHRQ created the Comparative Health System Performance Initiative to study how health care delivery systems promote evidence-based practices in delivering care.
CHSP Data Resources
Reports for the CHSP include resources for better understanding health systems, new findings, data products, and publications.
Updates from the CHSP Initiative