Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQ

Organization URL(s)

info@ahrq.gov
www.ahrq.gov  

Other Contact Information

John M. Eisenberg Building
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850

800-358-9295 (Voice - Toll-free, Clearinghouse)
301-427-1364 (Voice, Outside the US 9am-5pm EST)

Description

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is the primary source of Federal support for research on problems related to the quality and delivery of health services. The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 reauthorized the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, changing its name to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).) The Agency responds to the need for better data and information, new techniques, and innovative methods for improving health care delivery. The AHRQ's programs evaluate health services, assess technologies, and improve access to new scientific and technical information for research users. Research findings are disseminated through publications, conferences, and workshops. The Agency's research is targeted toward the needs of health care policymakers, including executive and legislative officials at Federal, State, and local levels; health care administrators; and others with responsibility for health care resource allocation.

Online Resources

• 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/20tipkid.htm
• 2006 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd/
• Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
  http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Evidence-based Practice
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcix.htm
• AHRQ Health Literacy and Cultural Competency Page
  http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/hlitix.htm
• AHRQ Podcast on Understanding Health Care Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/podquality.htm
• Ayurvedic Interventions for Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review (Summary)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/ayurvsum.htm
• Be an Active Health Care Consumer
  http://www.ahrq.gov/path/beactive.htm
• Cardiac Rehabilitation (Consumer's Guide)
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=hstat2.chapter.9767
• Child Health Care Quality Toolbox - Measuring Quality in Children's Health Programs
  http://www.ahrq.gov/chtoolbx/
• Child Health Guide
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/
• Choosing and Using a Health Plan
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm
• Clinical Information--Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/
• Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
  http://www.ahrq.gov/research/diabdisp.htm
• Effect of Health Care Working Conditions on Patient Safety
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/worksum.htm
• Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/o3cardsum.htm
• Electronic Catalog of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/query/gils_query.asp
• Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)
  http://epss.ahrq.gov/PDA/index.jsp
• Family Health Advocacy
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=101
• FAQ: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
  http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/resources/faq.aspx
• Finding Quality Information: Guide to Health Care Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/guidetoq/guidetoq7.htm
• Five Steps to Safer Health Care
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/5steps.htm
• Funding Opportunities Announcements of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/
• Garlic: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease, Protective Effects Against Cancer, and Clinical Adverse Effects
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/garlicsum.htm
• Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsbrgen.htm
• Getting the Most Out of a Visit with a Primary Care Health Professional
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=14
• Guide to Health Care Quality: How to Know It When You See It
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/guidetoq/
• Having Surgery
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=11
• Health Care Value: What Are We Getting for What We Spend?
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/valuevid.htm
• Healthcare 411
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/
• Help for Smokers: Ideas to Help You Quit
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/helpsmok.htm
• Hormone Replacement Therapy for Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: Recommendations and Rationale
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/hrt/hrtrr.htm
• Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qntlite/
• Literacy and Health Outcomes: Summary
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/litsum.htm
• Medical Errors & Patient Safety
  http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/errorsix.htm
• Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age: Your Checklist for Health
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm
• Milk Thistle: Effects on Liver Disease and Cirrhosis and Clinical Adverse Effects (Summary)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/milktsum.htm
• Mind-Body Interventions for Gastrointestinal Conditions
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/mindsum.htm
• National Guideline Clearinghouse - Guideline.gov
  http://www.guideline.gov/
• National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
  http://www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/
• Next Steps After Your Diagnosis
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/nxtstepvid.htm
• Next Steps After Your Diagnosis: Finding Information and Support
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/diaginfo.htm
• Patient Safety
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=16
• Patient Safety Network Page
  http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/
• Personal Health Records Part 1
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=6
• Personal Health Records Part 2
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=7
• Pneumonia Severity Index Calculator
  http://pda.ahrq.gov/clinic/psi/psi.htm
• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/adguide/
• Put Prevention into Practice (PPIP)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ppipix.htm
• Quality Tools
  http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov
• Questions Are the Answer: Get More Involved With Your Health Care
  http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/index.html
• Quit Smoking: Consumer Interactive Tool
  http://pda.ahrq.gov/consumer/qscit/qscit.htm
• Recommendation Statement: Screening for HIV
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf05/hiv/hivrs.htm
• Report to the President on Medical Errors
  http://www.quic.gov/report/
• Research Portfolio of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/research/
• Routine Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/vitamins/vitaminswh.htm
• S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/samesum.htm
• Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspshivi.htm
• Staying Healthy at 50+
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/50plus/index.html
• Tips for Taking Medicines Safely
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/chkmedvid.htm
• Treatment for Extremely Obese Americans Who Suffer Life-Threatening Illnesses Finds Weight-Loss Surgery More Effective
  http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/obesphpr.htm
• Understanding Health Care Quality
  http://www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/podcast.aspx?id=5
• Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age: Your Checklist for Health
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthywom.htm
• Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qntascii/qntcover.htm

Print Resources

The Agency's publications are available through the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse. The address for the clearinghouse is AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547. Electronic requests may be made to: info@ahrq.gov.

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Review Date

Thu Aug 9, 2007