National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care
Data & Analytics
- Data Infographics
- Data Visualizations
- Data Tools
- Data Innovations
- All-Payer Claims Database
- Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Program
- Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
- Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
- National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Tools
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- United States Health Information Knowledgebase (USHIK)
- Data Sources Available from AHRQ
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What's New
Blogs
BLOG | Aug. 22: 20 Years of Impactful Telehealthcare Research from AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program
BLOG | Aug. 19: Healthcare Spending 26 Percent Higher Among Adults Who Had Adverse Childhood Experiences
Events
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP| Sept. 17: Use of Patient-Reported Experience and Outcome Measures
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP| Sept. 10-12: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component Data Users'
WEBINAR | Sept. 5: Research on Women’s Health in Primary Care
WEBINAR | Sept. 11: Integrated Behavioral Health: The Journey to Becoming the Standard of Care
Quality & Patient Safety
Highlights From AHRQ's Patient Safety Network
Funding & Grants
Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance
AHRQ Awards Additional Grants To Expand Access to Care for People With Long COVID
AHRQ Seeks Ideas on Sustaining the Agency’s Clinical Decision Support Connect Initiative
AHRQ Announces Plans for National Healthcare Extension Service to Disseminate Evidence
Notice of Intent: Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
New Data Files Provide Comprehensive View of U.S. Healthcare
Issue Brief Addresses Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the Cures Act
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis
AHRQ Plan Identifies Strategies to Optimize Health and Function Among Older Adults
New Videos Show How To Explore AHRQ Data Tools
AHRQ Commits to Priority Actions for Suicide Prevention
Impact Case Studies
Learn how AHRQ-funded findings, products and tools have impacted healthcare delivery
AHRQ Research Studies
Careers at AHRQ
Featured Programs
AHRQ programs provide information and resources to help healthcare organizations and providers deliver safe, high-quality, and equitable care across all settings.
Health Equity
Examining inequities and implicit bias embedded in today’s healthcare delivery systems.
National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Supporting transformative primary care research, tools and methods to improve the delivery of primary care.
Diagnostic Safety and Quality
Funding research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and how to prevent them.
Climate Change
Support for decarbonization in healthcare
Digital Healthcare Research
Providing evidence on how digital healthcare can advance quality, safety, and efficiency for patients and their families
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Making healthcare safer in all settings
Data & Analytics
Providing data and analysis to help healthcare decision makers understand how the healthcare system is working and identify opportunities for improvement
EvidenceNOW
Using external practice coaches to help primary care clinicians implement the best evidence into care
Network of Patient Safety Databases
Providing non-identifiable patient safety data at the national level
Learning Health Systems
Conducting research and provides training, tools, and data to help healthcare organizations improve care
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
Surveying patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with healthcare
Patient Safety Network
Providing the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program
Helping clinical teams make care safer by combining improved teamwork, clinical best practices, and the science of safety
Effective Health Care Program
Improving healthcare quality by providing the best available evidence on benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and services
Evidence-based Practice Centers Program
Generating evidence reports on a wide spectrum of topics to inform clinician practice improvements, guide policymaking, and identify future research needs