AHRQ’s EvidenceNOW Initiative: Reducing Primary Care Patients’ Risk of Heart Attacks
By Dr. David Meyers – One of the greatest joys of being a family physician is celebrating with patients who have set a health goal…
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Innovation and the Search for Health Care’s Tipping Point
By Sharon Arnold PhD – In his groundbreaking 2000 book, the author Malcolm Gladwell famously defined “The Tipping Point” as “the moment at which big changes follow seemingly small events.”
AHRQ 2.0: The Importance of Data-Informed Insights
By Gopal Khanna MBA – A few weeks ago, I wrote about my vision for creating an AHRQ 2.0—transforming the Agency into a leader in health services research in a digital age. I described four pillars that are central to this effort. The first pillar is: developing a platform to create data-informed insights.
Taking a Closer Look – State-by-State – at Health Care Quality
By LCDR Karen Chaves MHS – AHRQ’s 2016 National Quality and Disparities Report showed overall quality of the Nation’s health care continued to improve from 2000 to 2015, but the quality of care was often uneven when measured between racial, ethnic, and income groups.
Funding the Next Generation of Learning-Health-System Researchers
By Gopal Khanna & Joe Selby – The health care community is finding common ground when it comes to identifying essential elements of a learning health system.
AHRQ 2.0: Strategies for Creating Value in the Digital Age
By Gopal Khanna MBA – Health care is constantly evolving. The business of improving people’s health has spawned what sometimes feels like an infinite stream of new technologies, ground-breaking treatments, and innovative models of care.
AHRQ’s Ongoing Support for the Fight Against Breast Cancer
By Sharon Arnold PhD – Signs of support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month emerge each October—pink ribbons on bumper stickers, pink sweatbands on football players,…
Widening the Circle of Support for Learning Health Systems
By Gopal Khanna MBA – AHRQ convened a summit on learning health systems. The event was remarkable not simply because it clearly showcased AHRQ’s key roles in quality and safety improvement. It also affirmed the passion of AHRQ stakeholders.
AHRQ Gaining Fresh Insights into Nation’s Health Systems
By Sharon Arnold PhD – The architecture of health care delivery in America is undergoing significant changes. Networks of private hospitals, clinics, and medical practices have consolidated in ways that are impacting the care patients receive on a day-to-day basis.