The AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions: Final Results for 2014 Through 2017 (PDF, 787 KB) is a report that shows progress toward the goal of reducing hospital-acquired conditions ...

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 Institute of Medicine defines health care quality as "the degree to which health care services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent ...

The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting enhanced recovery practices. Enhanced recovery ...

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 ...

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 ...