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Information on the National Quality Strategy, data on health care quality, information on quality measurement projects, and AHRQ resources on quality.

AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS™) Program, develops and maintains surveys, toolkits, and databases for hospitals, medical offices, nursing homes, community pharmacies, and ambulatory surgery centers.

AHRQ's health literacy resources to health care professionals and delivery organizations make information easier to understand and systems easier to navigate.

An integral part of health care delivery is understanding the social and environmental factors of patients’ lives outside of the medical care system, including where they are born, grow, live, work, and age.