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Contents

About AHRQ (Annual Highlights, Budget Information, Organization, Performance Reports, Policies, Portfolios)
Clinical Information (Research Initiative in Clinical Economics)
Consumers & Patients (Información en español)
Data & Surveys (CAHPS, HCUP Fact Books & Highlights)
Freedom of Information Act
Funding Opportunities
News & Events (AHRQ Annual Conference, AQA Meetings, Other Events, Press Releases, Newsletters, News & Numbers, Special Interest, Speeches & Commentaries)
Priority Populations (Aging and Elder Care, Children, Chronic Care, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Health, Men's Health, Minority Health, Women's Health)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Quality & Patient Safety (Surveys on Patient Safety Culture)
Research Findings (Fact Sheets, Final Reports, Long-Term Care, National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, TalkingQuality)

About AHRQ

Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks II (Archived December 2016)
Child Health Insurance Research Initiative (CHIRI™) (Archived December 2016)
Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) (Archived December 2016)

Video: Supporting Shared Informed Health Care Decisionmaking (Archived November 2016)

Annual Highlights

AHRQ Annual Highlights 2011 (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2010 (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2009 (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2008 (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2007 (Archived November 2011)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2006 (Archived November 2011)
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2005 (Archived November 2011)

Budget Information

Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2011 (Archived September 2014)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2010 (Archived September 2014)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2009 (Archived September 2014)
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget at a Glance (Archived September 2014)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2008 (Archived September 2014)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2007 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2006 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2005 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2004 (Archived November 2011)
Budget in Brief, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2003 (Archived November 2011)
Budget in Brief, 2002 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2002 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2001 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 2000 (Archived November 2011)
Budget Justification, Fiscal Year 1999 (Archived November 2011)

Organization

Center for Cost and Financing Studies (Archived October 2010)
Center for Organization and Delivery Studies (Archived October 2010)
Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research (Archived October 2010)
Center for Primary Care Research (Archived October 2010)
Center for Practice and Technology Assessment: Mission and Programs (Archived October 2010)

Performance Reports

Assessment of the Medical Reserve Corps Program (Archived December 2011)
Assessment of Self-Evaluation Training for the Medical Reserve (Archived December 2011)
Evaluation of AHRQ's Partnerships for Quality Program (Archived December 2011)

Annual Performance Report, Fiscal Year 2008 (Archived November 2011)
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2004 (Archived November 2011)
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2003 (Archived November 2011)
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2002 (Archived November 2011)
Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2001 (Archived November 2011)
AHRQ: Reauthorization Fact Sheet (Archived November 2011)
Performance Plans for FY 2004 and 2005 and Performance Report for FY 2003 (Archived November 2011)
Performance Plans for FY 2003 and 2004 and Performance Report for FY 2002 (Archived November 2011)
Performance Plans for FY 2002 and 2003 and Performance Report for FY 2001 (Archived November 2011)
Performance Plans for FY 2000 and 2001 and Performance Report for FY 1999 (Archived November 2011)
Quality Research for Quality Health Care (Archived November 2011)

Policies

AHRQ Podcasts (Archived November 2016)
TeamSTEPPS® (Archived July 2016)

Secretary Announces New Health Information Technology Strategic Framework (Archived November 2014)
Section 1013: Priority Topics for Research (Archived November 2014)

About the Guideline User Policies for Electronic Versions (Archived October 2014)
Guideline Copyright Information (Archived October 2014)

Portfolios

Comparative Effectiveness Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Cross-Agency Communications Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Health Information Technology Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Innovations & Emerging Issues Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Patient Safety Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Prevention & Care Management Portfolio (Archived December 2016)
Value Portfolio (Archived December 2016)

Impact of AHRQ Research: Fact Sheet (Archived June 2012)

What Is AHRQ? (Archived September 2010)

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Clinical Information

Chiropractic in the United States: Training, Practice, and Research (Archived October 2014)
Evidence: Its Meanings in Health Care and in Law (Archived October 2014)
Marketing Tools for Prevention and Care Management (Archived October 2014)
Notice on HIV Guideline Products (Archived October 2014)
Screening for Coronary Heart Disease: Clinician Fact Sheet (Archived October 2014)

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2012 (Archived July 2014)

Pneumonia: New Prediction Model Proves Promising (Archived April 2012)

Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Research Projects, 1989-1996 (Archived November 2011)
MEDTEP Update (Archived November 2011)

Recommendations Issued for Preventive Services (Archived July 2010)

Beta-Blockers for Acute Myocardial Infarction (Archived May 2010)

Put Prevention Into Practice: Case Studies (Archived April 2010)

CERTs Research Program Briefs (Archived October 2009)

Research Initiative in Clinical Economics

Calculating the U.S. Population-based EQ-5D Index Score (Archived October 2014)
U.S. Valuation of the EuroQol EQ-5 Health States (Archived October 2014)

Synthesis of "Statistical Innovations for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis": Research Initiative in Clinical Economics (Archived September 2014)

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Consumers & Patients

Talk With Your Health Care Provider About Taking Aspirin to Prevent Strokes (Archived November 2016)
What You Should Know About Stroke Prevention (Archived November 2016)
Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Blood Clots (Archived November 2016)

Screening and Testing (Archived September 2016)
Planning for Care (Archived March 2016)

Quick Tips — When Getting Medical Tests (Archived June 2015)
Quick Tips — When Planning for Surgery (Archived June 2015)
Quick Tips - When Talking with Your Doctor (Archived November 2014)

Check Your Medicines: Tips for Using Medicines Safely (Archived October 2014)
Early Alzheimer's Disease: Recognition and Assessment (Archived October 2014)
Having Surgery? What You Need to Know: Questions to Ask Your Doctor and Your Surgeon (Archived October 2014)
Health Services Research and Life Sciences Education: Making a Difference in Health Care (Archived October 2014)
Quick Tips--When Getting a Prescription (Archived October 2014)
Talk With Your Health Care Provider About Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (Archived October 2014)
Understanding Your Body (Archived October 2014)
What You Need To Know About Mammograms and Breast Cancer (Archived October 2014)

Pneumonia: More Patients May Be Treated at Home (Archived April 2012)

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Archived February 2011)
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments (Archived February 2011)

Quick Checks for Quality: Choosing Quality Health Care (Archived December 2013)
Your Medicine: Play It Safe (Archived May 2011)
Common Uterine Conditions: Options for Treatment (Archived December 2010)
Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care (Archived December 2010)
Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families (Archived December 2010)

Información en español

Participe más en su atención médica (Archived November 2016)
Conozca las preguntas (Archived November 2016)
Hombre: Conserve su salud a cualquier edad (Archived November 2016)
Hombre: Conserve su salud después de los 50 (Archived November 2016)
Mujer: Conserve su salud a cualquier edad (Archived November 2016)
Mujer: Conserve su salud después de los 50 (Archived November 2016)
Su guía para evitar y tratar la formación de coágulos (Archived November 2016)
Getting to a healthy weight - Transcripcion en español (Archived November 2016)
Evite los coágulos (Prevent Blood Clots - Transcripción en español) (30 seconds) (60 seconds) (Archived November 2016)

AHRQ en español: Consejos para tí; Entradas del blog (Archived September 2015)
Consejos para cuando necesite operarse (Archived June 2015)
Consejos para cuando necesite pruebas médicas (Archived June 2015)
Los pasos a seguir después de su diagnóstico: Cómo encontrar información y apoyo (Archived June 2015)
Consejos para cuando visite a su médico (Archived November 2014)

Enfermedades comunes del útero; Opciones para su tratamiento (Archived October 2014)
Hombres: Sigan sanos después de los 50: Listas de control para su salud (Archived October 2014)
Revise Sus Medicamentos; Consejos para tomar sus medicamentos con seguridad (Archived October 2014)
¿Va a tener una cirugía? Lo que usted necesita saber. Preguntas que debe hacerle a su médico y a su cirujano (Archived October 2014)

20 recomendaciones para ayudar a prevenir los errores médicos en los niños (Archived February 2011)
Preparese para las citas medicas (Archived February 2011)
Las primeras etapas del cáncer de seno: ¿Cuáles son sus opciones si tiene que operarse? (Archived February 2011)
Las mujeres y los medicamentos: Lo que usted necesita saber (Archived February 2011)

Mejorando la calidad de la atención médica: Guía para los pacientes y las familias (Archived December 2010)

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Data & Surveys

Analysis of MEPS Data: Reports (Archived November 2014)
HCUPnet: Summary (Archived November 2014)
Informed Decisions Toolbox: Finding and Using Management Research Evidence (Archived November 2014)
Informing Health Initiatives: Summary of Requests and Assistance Provided, 2009-2011 (Archived November 2014)
What Physician Executives Need to Know about HIPAA: Cutting to the Chase (Archived November 2014)

MONAHRQ: A Web-Based Tool for Quality and Utilization Reporting: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)

HIVnet (Archived January 2013)

Safety Net Monitoring (Archived March 2011)

CAHPS

Archived CAHPS Webcasts (November 2016)
Items in the Reporting Measures for the CAHPS Nursing Home Family Member Survey (Archived August 2016)
CAHPS Measures (Archived June 2016)
User Group Meetings & Presentations at AHRQ Conferences (Archived April 2016)
Improve Staff Performance: Slide Presentations and Audio Files (with Transcripts) (Archived April 2016)
The Hospital Quality Alliance (Archived April 2016)
Items in the Reporting Measures for the CAHPS® Hospital Survey (H-CAHPS) (April 2016)

HCUP Fact Books & Highlights

HCUP Fact Book No. 1: Hospitalization in the United States, 1997 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 2: Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 1997 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 3: Care of Women in U.S. Hospitals, 2000 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 4: Care of Children and Adolescents in U.S. Hospitals (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 5: Preventable Hospitalizations: A Window Into Primary and Preventive Care, 2000 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 6: Hospitalization in the United States, 2002 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 7: Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 8: Serving the Uninsured: Safety-Net Hospitals, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 9: Ambulatory Surgery in U.S. Hospitals, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Fact Book No. 10: Care of Adults With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004 (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Highlight 1: Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes (Archived November 2011)
HCUP Highlight 2: Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Care for Women's Cancers (Archived November 2011)

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Freedom of Information Act

FOIA Archive (Archived October 2014)

Funding Opportunities

Funding Announcements Archive (Archived September 2016)
Policy Notices Archive: Inactive Agency Requests or Policy Announcements (July 2016)

Research Grant Implementation: Staff Development as a Tool to Accomplish Research Activities (Archived May 2015)
AHRQ's Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Institutional Award (K12) (Archived December 2014)
PCOR Individual Career Development Grants (Archived December 2014)
PCOR Research Infrastructure Development Grants (Archived December 2014)
Funded Grants Submitted by Nurses: 1980-2005 (Archived October 2014)
Nurse Researchers Are Encouraged to Apply for Agency Research Grants (Archived October 2014)
Completed Career Development Award Grants (Archived April 2014)

AHRQ and the Recovery Act (Archived August 2013)

Preparing for a Career in Health Services Research: Opportunities for Minority Students (Archived August 2012)

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News & Events

AHRQ Leadership Videos Raise Awareness (May 2016)

Audio News Releases Archive (Archived December 2014)
Public Service Announcements: Smoking Cessation, with National Football League Hall of Famer Darrell Green (Archived December 2014)
Public Service Announcements: Be Active, with Dr. Debi Thomas (Archived December 2014)
Public Service Announcements: Take Charge with Fran Drescher, Actress and Cancer Survivor (Archived December 2014)
TV and Radio Ads (Archived December 2014)

Navigating the Health Care System: Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy 2007-2012 (Archived September 2015)
Video Advice Columns from Dr. Carolyn Clancy (Archived November 2014)

AHRQ Annual Conference

AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference (Archived June 2015)
AHRQ 2011 Annual Conference (Archived June 2015)
AHRQ 2010 Annual Conference (Archived October 2014)
AHRQ 2009 Annual Conference (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ 2008 Annual Conference (Archived September 2013)
AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference (Archived January 2012)

Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA) Meetings

AQA Invitational Meeting Summary, January 12, 2006 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Seventh Invitational Meeting Summary, May 30, 2007 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Sixth Invitational Meeting Summary, January 22, 2007 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Fifth Invitational Meeting Summary, October 24, 2006 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Fourth Invitational Meeting Summary, April 26, 2006 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Third Invitational Meeting Summary, April 27-28, 2005 (Archived June 2012)
AQA Second Invitational Meeting Summary, January 17-18, 2005 (Archived June 2012)
AQA First Invitational Meeting Summary, November 8-9, 2004 (Archived June 2012)

Other Events

National Advisory Council Subcommittee Meeting on Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety: October 26, 2009, Meeting Notes (Archived August 2016)
Assessing the Quality of Internet Health Information: Summary (Archived November 2014)
Developing Quality of Care Measures for People with Disabilities: Summary of Expert Meeting (Archived November 2014)
Expert Panel Meeting: Health Information Technology (Archived November 2014)
Federal Health Care Informatics Standards Activities: Meeting Summary (Archived November 2014)
Filling the Information Needs for Healthcare Reform: Expert Meeting Summary and Identification of Next Steps (Archived November 2014)
Highlights of Moving Toward International Standards in Primary Care Informatics: Clinical Vocabulary: Conference Summary Report (Archived November 2014)
A National Agenda for Research in Collaborative Care (Archived November 2014)

Patient Safety Improvement Corps: an AHRQ/VA Partnership (Archived September 2014)
Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality in Underresourced Settings: Expert Meeting Summary (Archived September 2014)
Program on Health Outcomes Presentations (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Summit: Improving Health Care Quality for All Americans (Archived September 2014)
New Concepts and Paradigms: Conference Summary (Archived September 2014)
Community-Based Participatory Research: Conference Summary (Archived September 2014)
Improving Children's Health Through Health Services Research: Children's Health Services Researchers Meeting (Archived September 2014)
The Role of Partnerships: Second Annual Meeting of Child Health Services Researchers (Archived September 2014)
Bridging Research, Practice and Policy: Third Annual Child Health Services Research Meeting (Archived September 2014)
Assessing Quality of Care for Diabetes: Conference Final Report (Archived September 2014)
Expanding Research and Evaluation Designs to Improve the Science Base: Meeting Summary (Archived September 2014)
An Agenda for Research in Ambulatory Patient Safety: Conference Synthesis (Archived September 2014)
Making the Health Care System Safer: Second Annual Patient Safety Research Conference: Conference Summary (Archived September 2014)
Making the Health Care System Safer: Third Annual Patient Safety Research Conference (Archived September 2014)
Toward a Research Agenda on Quality-Payment Alignment: Findings From an Invitational Colloquium (Archived September 2014)
Triggers and Targeted Injury Detection Systems (TIDS): Expert Panel Meeting (Archived September 2014)
Translating Evidence into Practice 1998: Conference Summary (Archived September 2014)
Translating Evidence into Practice 1997: Conference Summary (Archived September 2013)

Press Releases

2013 Press Releases (Archived January 2017)
2012 Press Releases (Archived February 2016)
2011 Press Releases (Archived September 2014)
2010 Press Releases (Archived January 2014)
2009 Press Releases (Archived March 2013)
2008 Press Releases (Archived March 2013)
2007 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2006 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2005 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2004 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2003 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2002 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2001 Press Releases (Archived November 2011)
2000 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
1999 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
1998 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
1997 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
1996 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
1995 Press Releases (Archived January 2011)
2000-2012 Press Releases in Spanish (Archived May 2016)

Newsletters

Electronic Newsletter Archive, 2000-2013 (Updated January 2017)
EHC Inside Track Newsletter, 2012-2014 (Archived October 2016)
Research Activities Online Newsletter, 1995-2014 (Archived March 2016)
Articles of Interest Archive, 2010-2014 (Archived August 2015)
Articles of Interest Archive, 2002-2009 (Archived March 2013)
Patient Safety and Health Information Technology E-Newsletter Archive, 2004-2011 (Archived December 2013)

News & Numbers

2012 News and Numbers (Archived December 2013)
2011 News and Numbers (Archived December 2013)
2010 News and Numbers (Archived December 2013)
2009 News and Numbers (Archived March 2013)
2008 News and Numbers (Archived March 2012)
2007 News and Numbers (Archived November 2011)
2006 News and Numbers (Archived November 2011)
2005 News and Numbers (Archived November 2011)

Special Interest

AHRQ's Knowledge Transfer Initiative: Learning Networks (Archived November 2014)
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States (Archived November 2014)

User Liaison Program: Workshop Summaries and Web Conferences (Archived June 2009)

Effective Health Care Program Listening Session (Archived September 2010)

Speeches & Commentaries

Testimony, Speeches, and Interviews Archive (Updated January 2017)

Alleviating "Second Victim" Syndrome: How We Should Handle Patient Harm (Archived September 2014)
Health Information Technology: Turning the Patient-Centered Medical Home from Concept to Reality (Archived September 2014)
Patient Safety and Medical Liability Reform: Putting the Patient First (Archived September 2014)
Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Initiating Promising Solutions and Expanding Proven Ones (Archived September 2014)
Protocol for All: Smaller Hospitals Can Adopt Proven Strategies for Reducing Central-Line Infections (Archived September 2014)
Turning the Tide: Providers and Patients Win When Health IT Reflects Workflow (Archived September 2014)

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Priority Populations

Aging and Elder Care

Advance Care Planning, Preferences for Care at the End of Life (Archived November 2014)
Improving the Health Care of Older Americans (Archived November 2014)
Managing Osteoarthritis: Helping the Elderly Maintain Function and Mobility (Archived November 2014)
Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease (Archived November 2014)
Routine Preoperative Testing Before Cataract Surgery (Archived November 2014)

Health Services Research on Aging: Building on Biomedical and Clinical Research (Archived September 2014)

Children

Child and Adolescent Healthcare: Selected Findings From the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)

Children's Health 1996 (Archived November 2014)
Community Care Behavioral Health (Archived November 2014)
Evaluation of AHRQ's Children's Health Activities (Archived November 2014)
Quality Indicators (QIs) For Children (Archived November 2014)

Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) Archive (Archived October 2014)
Initial Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures (Archived October 2014)
Lessons Learned from the Process Used to Identify an Initial Core Quality Measure Set for Children's Health Care in Medicaid and CHIP (Archived October 2014)
SNAC-recommended Initial Core Set, September 18, 2009 (Archived October 2014)

AHRQ Research on Caring for Children With Asthma (Archived September 2014)
Using Established Initiatives to Reduce Disparities in Pediatric Asthma (Archived September 2014)
Highlights of AHRQ Children's Health Care Quality Findings (Archived September 2014)
Child Health Services Research Speaker Series (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 1996 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 1997 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 1998 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 1999 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2000 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2001 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2002 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2003 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2004 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2005 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2006 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2007 (Archived September 2014)
Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2008 (Archived September 2014)

Child Health Extramural Research by State and Country (Archived April 2014)

AHCPR Research on Children's Health (Archived February 2012)
Health Information Technology in Children's Health Care (Archived February 2012)
Improving Quality in Child and Adolescent Health—Research and Tools (Archived February 2012)
Preventive Services for Children (Archived February 2012)
Supporting Research that Improves Health Care for Children and Adolescents (Archived February 2012)

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (Archived March 2010)

Chronic Care

Asthma Health Disparities Collaborative Coalition Guide (Archived November 2014)
Chronic Care for Low-Income Children with Asthma: Strategies for Improvement (Archived November 2014)

Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action (Archived October 2014)
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action—Supplement (Archived October 2014)
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Workbook for State Action (Archived October 2014)
Improving Quality of Diabetes Care: New Tools for States (Archived October 2014)

Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Care Strategies (Archived September 2014)
Improving Care for Diabetes Patients Through Intensive Therapy and a Team Approach (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Research on Diabetes Care (Archived September 2014)

Diabetes Cost Calculator for Employers (Archived May 2012)

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Health

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations: Selected Findings From the 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)

Men's Health

Healthy Men (Archived November 2016)
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age (Archived November 2016)
Men: Stay Healthy at 50+ (Archived November 2016)

Minority Health

Disparities in Healthcare Quality Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Selected Findings From the 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)
Disparities in Healthcare Quality Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Selected Findings From the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)

Evaluation of a Learning Collaborative's Process and Effectiveness to Reduce Health Care Disparities Among Minority Populations (Archived November 2014)

Minority Health: Recent Findings: Program Brief (Archived October 2014)

Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities (Archived September 2014)
Excellence Centers to Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED) (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Resources for Research: Reducing Ethnic and Racial Inequities in Health Care (Archived September 2014)
New Projects and Activities in Minority Health: Fiscal Year 1999 (Archived September 2014)
New Projects and Activities in Minority Health: Fiscal Year 2002 (Archived September 2014)
Grant Awards Relevant to Racial and Ethnic Minority Children: Fiscal Year 2002 (Archived September 2014)

Improving Health Care for Minority and Other Vulnerable Populations: Program Brief (Archived February 2012)

Women's Health

Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age (Archived November 2016)
Women: Stay Healthy at 50+ (Archived November 2016)
Getting to a Healthy Weight (Archived November 2016)

Disparities in Health Care Quality Among Minority Women: Selected Findings From the 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)
Healthcare Quality and Disparities in Women: Selected Findings From the 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)
Healthcare Quality and Disparities in Women: Selected Findings From the 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived June 2015)

Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women: Recent Findings (Archived November 2014)
Women's Health Highlights: Recent Findings (Archived November 2014)
Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006 (Archived November 2014)
AHCPR-Sponsored Research on Women's Health (Archived September 2014)

Women's Health (Archived October 2011)
Women and Medicines: What You Need to Know (Archived February 2011)

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Public Health Emergency Preparedness

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Research Program (Archived July 2011)

Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory (EPRI) (Archived May 2011)

Mass Evacuation Transportation Model: User Manual and Description (Archived March 2011)

Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness: Issue Briefs (Archived June 2009)

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Quality & Patient Safety

Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative A Progress Report on the National On the CUSP: Stop BSI Project (Archived December 2016)
Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative Second Progress Report on the National On the CUSP: Stop BSI Project (Archived December 2016)
Centers of Excellence to Study High-Performing Health Care Systems (Archived December 2016)

Quality of Health Information on the Internet (Archived July 2015)

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses (Archived January 2015)

AHRQ Hospital-Public Report (H-PR) Survey (Archived November 2014)
AHRQ's Public Report Surveys (Archived November 2014)
The Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance: Improving Clinical Quality and Consumer Decisionmaking—Background Document (Archived November 2014)
The Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance Recommended Starter Set (Archived November 2014)
Americans as Health Care Consumers: The Role of Quality Information (Archived November 2014)
Americans as Health Care Consumers: Update on the Role of Quality Information (Archived November 2014)
The Community Quality Collaborative Leader's Guide to Engaging Consumer Advocates (Archived November 2014)
Consumer Financial Incentives (Archived November 2014)
Consumer Health Informatics and Patient Decisionmaking (Archived November 2014)
Emergency Department Tools and Resources (Archived November 2014)
The Hospital Built Environment: What Role Might Funders of Health Services Research Play? (Archived November 2014)
Joint Statement of Intent on Collaboration in Improving the Quality of Health Care (Archived November 2014)
Market Scan and Sustainability Recommendations (Archived November 2014)
Methodological Considerations in Generating Provider Performance Score: A Guide for Community Quality Collaboratives (Archived November 2014)
National Survey on Consumer Experiences With Patient Safety and Quality (Archived November 2014)
Pay for Performance (P4P): AHRQ Resources (Archived November 2014)
Purchaser-Provider Synergies Overview (Archived November 2014)
Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) Training Program (Archived November 2014)
Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions: Slide Presentation (Archived November 2014)
Regional Coalition Collaboration Guide (Archived November 2014)
Tools for Quality Measurement and Quality Measurement: CAHPS® (Archived November 2014)
Tools for Quality Measurement and Quality Measurement: HCUP (Archived November 2014)
Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality (Archived November 2014)

AHRQ Learning Network for Chartered Value Exchanges: Overview (Archived October 2014)
AHRQ Risk-informed Intervention Development and Implementation of Safe Practices in Ambulatory Care (Archived October 2014)
Becoming a High Reliability Organization: Operational Advice for Hospital Leaders (Archived October 2014)
Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 1: How To Effectively Present Health Care Performance Data To Consumers (Archived October 2014)
Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 2: Maximizing Consumer Understanding of Public Comparative Quality Reports: Effective Use of Explanatory Information (Archived October 2014)
Best Practices in Public Reporting No. 3: How to Maximize Public Awareness and Use of Comparative Quality Reports Through Effective Promotion and Dissemination Strategies (Archived October 2014)
Consumer Advocacy Organizations and Chartered Value Exchanges: How the Two Can Support Each Other (Archived October 2014)
Consumer Financial Incentives: A Decision Guide for Purchasers (Archived October 2014)
Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council: Toolkit and Resource Descriptions (Archived October 2014)
Evaluating the Impact of Value-Based Purchasing: A Guide for Purchasers (Archived October 2014)
Five AHRQ-Supported Studies Featured in March 2012 Health Affairs (Archived October 2014)
How Four Purchasers Designed and Implemented Quality-Based Purchasing: Lessons From the Field (Archived October 2014)
Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research (Archived October 2014)
Mistake-Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes (Archived October 2014)
Model Public Report Elements: A Sampler (Archived October 2014)
Mortality Measurement (Archived October 2014)
Multi-stakeholder Community Inventory Modules (Archived October 2014)
Patient Safety Tools: Improving Safety at the Point of Care (Archived October 2014)
Pay for Performance: A Decision Guide for Purchasers (Archived October 2014)
Physician-Public Report (P-PR) Survey (Archived October 2014)
Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality (Archived October 2014)
Public Chartered Value Exchanges Point of Contact Addresses (Archived October 2014)
Safe Practices for Better Healthcare: Summary of A Consensus Report (Archived October 2014)
Sustainability for Community Quality Collaboratives: An Overview of the Art & Science of Building Staying Power (Archived October 2014)
Tools, Methods, and Techniques for Improving Patient Safety: Patient Safety Improvement Corps Training DVD (Archived October 2014)
Users of Public Reports of Hospital Quality: Who, What, Why, and How? (Archived October 2014)
Using Workforce Practices to Drive Quality Improvement: A Guide for Hospitals (Archived October 2014)
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention in the Hospital: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)
Web Chat Transcript: Patient Safety Research (Archived October 2014)

Care Coordination Measures Atlas (Archived June 2014)

Remarks by the President on Health Care (Archived June 2013)

President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry Web site (Archived June 2012)
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC) Web site (Archived June 2012)

Oregon Consumer Scorecard Project (Archived February 2012)
Reducing Errors in Health Care: Translating Research Into Practice (Archived February 2012)
Tools for Hospitals and Health Care Systems (Archived February 2012)

AHRQ QI™ Toolkit

AHRQ Quality Indicators™ Toolkit for Hospitals: Interview Series (Archived August 2016)
QI™ Toolkit Roadmap (Archived August 2016)
Overview of the AHRQ QI Toolkit for Hospitals (Archived August 2016)

Webinar on AHRQ Quality Indicators Toolkit for Hospitals (Archived August 2015)

Surveys on Patient Safety Culture

Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Survey User's Guide (Archived August 2016)

Administering and Using Results From Nursing Home SOPS: Experiences of a Florida Nursing Home: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)
Development of the AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)
Feedback Results: Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)
Using TeamSTEPPS to Make Safety Improvements: Slide Presentation (Archived October 2014)

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2010 Comparative Database Report (Archived October 2014)
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report (Archived October 2014)
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Comparative Database Report (Archived October 2014)
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2007 Comparative Database Report (Archived October 2014)

2010 Preliminary Comparative Results: Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Archived October 2014)
2008 Preliminary Comparative Results: Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Archived December 2010)

Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2008 Preliminary Comparative Results (Archived October 2014)
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Feedback Results (Archived October 2014)

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Research Findings

EPC Evidence Reports (Updated December 2016)
Primary Care Articles (Archived August 2015)

Technology Assessments, 2005-2010 (Updated February 2015)

Fact Sheets

Partnership for Health Clinician Fact Sheets (Archived November 2016)
How Do I Know if I Am At Higher Risk for A Heart Attack? (Archived November 2016)

30 Safe Practices for Better Health Care (Archived November 2014)
AHRQ Web M&M: Online Journal and Forum on Patient Safety and Health Care Quality (Archived November 2014)
Automated Telephone Reminders: A Tool to Help Refill Medicines On Time (Archived November 2014)
Award Recipients: Transforming Primary Care Practice (Archived November 2014)
Databases and Related Tools from HCUP: Fact Sheet (Archived November 2014)
Health Literacy: Program Brief (Archived November 2014)
Helping the Nation With Health Services Research (Archived November 2014)

State and Regional Demonstration Project: Health Information Technology (Archived October 2014)

Treatment to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death (Archived September 2014)
Improving Care for People With Coronary Artery Disease (Archived September 2014)
Focus on Cost-Effectiveness Analysis at AHRQ (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Research to Reduce Cost and Improve the Quality of Health Care (Archived September 2014)
Reducing Costs in the Health Care System: Learning From What Has Been (Archived September 2014)
Improving Access and Quality (Archived September 2014)
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Trends in Cost and Access (Archived September 2014)
The High Concentration of U.S. Health Care Expenditures (Archived September 2014)
HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (Archived September 2014)
Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs (Archived September 2014)
Improving Health Care Quality (Archived September 2014)
Patient Safety Research Highlights (Archived September 2014)
Patient Safety Challenge Grants (Archived September 2014)
Impact of Working Conditions on Patient Safety (Archived September 2014)
Hypertension Care Strategies: Closing the Quality Gap (Archived September 2014)
Medical Informatics for Better and Safer Health Care (Archived September 2014)
Health IT To Advance Excellence in Health Care (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Health Information Technology Programs-Update 2005-06 (Archived September 2014)
Health Information Technology: Overview (Archived September 2014)
Setting the Agenda for Research on Cultural Competence in Health Care (Archived September 2014)
Managed Care Features and Chronic Conditions (Archived September 2014)
Q-SPAN: Expanding and Improving Quality of Care Measures (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Tools for Managed Care (Archived September 2014)
Medicaid Uses of AHRQ Research (Archived September 2014)
Medicare Uses of AHRQ Research (Archived September 2014)
The Role of AHCPR Research: Meeting Medicaid's Cost and Quality Challenges (Archived September 2014)
Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Medicaid Care Management (Archived September 2014)
Improving Quality of Care for People With Depression (Archived September 2014)
Programs and Tools to Improve the Quality of Mental Health Services (Archived September 2014)
Compendium of Research Related to Mental Health (Archived September 2014)
Outcomes Research (Archived September 2014)
Expanding Patient-Centered Care To Empower Patients and Assist Providers (Archived September 2014)
Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes (Archived September 2014)
Improving Treatment Decisions for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ-Supported Research and Recent Findings (Archived September 2014)
A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies: Closing the Quality Gap (Archived September 2014)
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force QuIC Fact Sheet (Archived September 2014)
Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care (Archived September 2014)
Nursing Home Residents with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (Archived September 2014)
Private-Sector Use of AHRQ Research (Archived September 2014)
Tools for Research: Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS®) (Archived September 2014)
Tools for Research: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (Archived September 2014)
AHRQ Tools and Resources for Better Health Care (Archived September 2014)
ACTION Project Awards, Fiscal Year 2006 (Archived September 2014)
ACTION Project Awards, Fiscal Year 2007 (Archived September 2014)
ACTION Project Awards, Fiscal Year 2008 (Archived September 2014)
Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II (Archived September 2014)

Primary Care: Where Research and Practice Meet (Archived May 2014)
2003 Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) Small Research Grants (Archived May 2014)
PBRNs Translating Research into Practice (TRIP) Awards--Round One (Archived May 2014)

Using Geographic Methods to Understand Health Issues (Archived February 2012)

Integrated Delivery System Research Network (IDSRN): Field Partnerships to Conduct and Use Research (Archived November 2011)

Improving Consumer Choice: Research in Action Fact Sheet (Archived August 2011)
Improving Health Care for Rural Populations: Research in Action Fact Sheet (Archived August 2011)
Strengthening Managed Care: Research in Action Fact Sheet (Archived August 2011)
Using Computers To Advance Health Care: Research in Action Fact Sheet (Archived August 2011)

Final Reports

AHRQ's Patient Safety Initiative: Building Foundations, Reducing Risk (Archived November 2014)
Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive Effectiveness and Safety (Archived November 2014)
Cost of Poor Quality or Waste in Integrated Delivery System Settings (Archived November 2014)
Creation of New Race-Ethnicity Codes and Socioeconomic Status (SES) Indicators for Medicare Beneficiaries (Archived November 2014)
Environmental Scan: Health Risk Appraisals in Primary Care (Archived November 2014)
Evaluation of AHRQ's Pharmaceutical Outcomes Portfolio (Archived November 2014)
Health Care Efficiency Measures: Identification, Categorization, and Evaluation (Archived November 2014)
Health Care Informatics Standards Activities of Selected Federal Agencies: A Compendium (Archived November 2014)
Initial Results from the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Client Survey (Archived November 2014)
Medical Teamwork and Patient Safety (Archived November 2014)
Monitoring and Evaluating Medicaid Fee-for-Service Care Management Programs (Archived November 2014)
Medical Care Research and Review: Supplement (Archived November 2014)
The Outcome of Outcomes Research at AHCPR: Final Report (Archived November 2014)
Outcomes of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research: Impact of Studies Funded (Archived November 2014)
Outcomes of Pharmaceutical Therapy Program (OPT) Update (Archived November 2014)
The Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Treatment (Archived November 2014)
Stroke Prevention: Recommendations (Archived November 2014)

Long-Term Care

Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Measure Scan: Project Methodology (Archived April 2015)
The Characteristics of Long-term Care Users (Archived November 2014)
Development of Electronic Transition Tools for Home Health Care (Archived November 2014)
Environmental Scan of Measures for Medicaid Title XIX Home and Community-Based Services (Archived November 2014)
Falls Prevention Literature Review (Archived November 2014)
Quality of Care Measures for Home and Community-Based Services Under Medicaid (Archived November 2014)
Palliative Wound Care at the End of Life (Archived November 2014)
Residential Care and Assisted Living: State Oversight Practices and State Information Available to Consumers (Archived November 2014)

AHCPR Research on Long-Term Care: 1990-96 (Archived October 2011)
AHRQ-Funded Projects in Long-Term Care Research, FY 2003 (Archived October 2011)
AHRQ-Funded Grants in Long-Term Care Research, FY 2001 (Archived October 2011)
Future Directions for Community-based Long-Term Care Health Services Research: Expert Meeting Summary, June 2000 (Archived October 2011)
Future Directions for Residential Long-Term Care Health Services Research: Expert Meeting Summary, October 1999 (Archived October 2011)

National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

National Healthcare Quality Report, 2012 (Archived June 2015)
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2012 (Archived June 2015)
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, 2011 (Archived June 2015)
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, 2010 (Archived June 2015)

National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, 2009 (Archived October 2014)
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, 2008 (Archived October 2014)
National Healthcare Quality Report: Update. Fact Sheet (Archived October 2014)
National Healthcare Quality Report: List of Measures (Archived October 2014)
Background on the Measures Development Process: National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2002 (Archived October 2014)
Preliminary Measure Set: National Healthcare Quality Report, 2002 (Archived October 2014)
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2003: List of Measures (Archived October 2014)

National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, 2007 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2005 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2005 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2004 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Quality Report, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2003 (Archived November 2011)
The First National Reports on U.S. Healthcare Quality and Disparities (Archived November 2011)
Health Care Disparities in Rural Areas: Selected Findings from the 2004 National Healthcare Disparities Report (Archived November 2011)
Selected Findings on Child and Adolescent Health Care from the 2004 National Healthcare Quality/Disparities Reports (Archived November 2011)
Selected Findings on Child and Adolescent Health Care from the 2007 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (Archived November 2011)

Technical Expert Panel Meeting on Home Health Measures (Archived September 2010)
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States (Archived September 2010)

TalkingQuality

Learn More About the History of This Site (Archived August 2016)
Create Your Report (Archived August 2016)
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Change the Beliefs and Attitudes of Health Care Consumers (Archived July 2016)
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