Check to find the answers to your questions about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) programs and activities. You can search by category or key words. You can also send us your ...

MissionAHRQ’s Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (“AHRQ’s Integration Academy”) is a national resource and coordinating center for providers, practices, policymakers, and ...

The CAHPS Hospice Survey asks primary informal caregivers (i.e., family members or friends) of patients who died while receiving hospice care about experiences with hospice care. The purpose of the ...

In recent years, there has been growing interest in a special focus on quality measurement for child health programs. Increasingly, it has become clear that the issues for children are not identical ...

This tool is intended to support sustainability efforts for your catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) prevention project team. This worksheet will help your team identify its current ...

A new paper addresses the use of algorithms in healthcare, their impact on racial/ethnic disparities in care, and approaches to identify and mitigate biases. The use of algorithms is expanding in many ...

Note: Resources on this page were used in testing the Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care Settings by Engaging Patients and Families. The materials were ...

A new study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found that nursing homes using a chlorhexidine bathing routine to clean the skin and nose with over-the-counter antiseptic ...

Today, the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety (NAA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the National Healthcare Safety Dashboard, an online ...

The number of sepsis-related inpatient stays at non-federal acute care hospitals in the United States increased from 1.8 million in 2016 to 2.5 million in 2021, with a faster rate of increase ...

New research examines evidence-based practice to improve clinical decision making for patients with alcohol use disorder. An updated systematic review published today in The Journal of the American ...

In 2021, 15.5 percent of current smokers reported transportation issues that resulted in difficulties accessing daily living needs. People with chronic conditions reported similar reliability ...