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  1. www.ahrq.gov/topics/asthma.html
    Topic: Asthma Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. If you have asthma, the inside walls of your airways become sore and swollen. That makes them very sensitive, and they may react strongly to things that you are allergic to or find irri…
  2. www.ahrq.gov/topics/antibiotics.html
    Antibiotics Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance is becoming a national threat. AHRQ's efforts for combating antibiotic-resistanct bacteria focus on promoting appropriate antibiotic use, reducing the transmission of resistant bacteria, and preve…
  3. www.ahrq.gov/topics/awards.html
    Topic: Awards AHRQ's grant awards are publicly posted on this site and the NIH Reporter site. AHRQ's Career Development and Postdoctoral Training Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research The John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentorship Award
  4. www.ahrq.gov/topics/autism.html
    Topic: Autism AHRQ offers research and information on screening for autism, a neurological and developmental disorder that begins early in childhood. For more information on Autism, you may want to visit Effective Health Care . Introducing electronic screening tools for …
  5. www.ahrq.gov/topics/telehealth.html
    Telehealth AHRQ has invested in research and shared information on the benefits of telehealth for several years, through its Digital Healthcare Research Program and Effective Healthcare Program. Use of telehealth has expanded through advances in technology, availability of training, and improvemen…
  6. www.ahrq.gov/topics/falls.html
    Falls Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital, and about 1.3 million residents in nursing facilities fall. Falls can lead to serious injuries, decreased ability to function, reduced quality of life, increased fear of falling, and increase…
  7. www.ahrq.gov/topics/sepsis.html
    Topic: Sepsis AHRQ provides several resources to address sepsis, a systemic inflammatory response to infection that results in tissue damage and organ failure that can lead to death. It is one of the most expensive and difficult to treat conditions in hospitals in the United States. The fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Spend…
  8. www.ahrq.gov/topics/outcomes.html
    Topic: Outcomes Outcomes are defined as the impact of a healthcare service or intervention, and can include events or results in: Patient health status or quality of life. Patient, provider, and population attitudes and behavior. New evidence, research, prevention strategies, treatments, and care models. …
  9. www.ahrq.gov/topics/disparities.html
    Disparities Healthcare disparities are differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services and variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender …
  10. www.ahrq.gov/topics/surgery.html
    Surgery Surgical complications take an immeasurable toll on patients and their families. Yet a substantial proportion of those complications are preventable. AHRQ has tools, research and resources related to making surgery safer. Tools MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI This tool…
  11. www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/hhs-agencies/index.html
    July 01, 2025 - Human Services' programs are administered by 10 principal HHS operating divisions in addition to the Agency … Operating Divisions Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Community Living Agency … Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) The Social Security Administration (SSA) became an independent agency
  12. www.ahrq.gov/programs/index.html
    January 01, 2016 - More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … Diagnostic Safety and Quality AHRQ is the lead Federal agency investing in research to improve diagnostic
  13. www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrq-35th-anniversary.html
    March 01, 2024 - AHRQ Views: Blog posts from AHRQ leaders AHRQ Commemorates 35 Years as an Independent Science Agency … I am thrilled to announce that 2024 represents a momentous milestone: the 35th anniversary of the Agency … status, creating what was then known as the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research. … In 1999, Congress renamed the Agency as AHRQ, reaffirming and codifying our role not just as a funder … Our Agency embodies the ethos that meaningful healthcare quality and safety advancements are achieved
  14. www.ahrq.gov/policy/electronic/plain-writing/language-access.html
    July 01, 2025 - Language Access Plan for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Language Access Principles …   The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will follow the language assistance principles … officials on updating the agency language access plan as needed.  … Implement an agency process to annually report to the Language Access Steering Committee on agency progress … Term Definition Agency Agency refers to HHS Operating Divisions (such as CDC, FDA or NIH) and Staff Divisions
  15. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=1
    More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs
  16. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=3
    More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs
  17. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=2
    More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety The Agency for Healthcare Research and … Patient Safety and Quality AHRQ, the lead federal agency for patient safety research, invests in … The agency supports projects to accelerate healthcare delivery innovations and develops research-based
  18. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=4
    More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … USHIK was funded and directed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) with management
  19. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=0
    January 01, 2016 - More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … Diagnostic Safety and Quality AHRQ is the lead Federal agency investing in research to improve diagnostic
  20. www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html
    January 01, 2016 - More Programs The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … Diagnostic Safety and Quality AHRQ is the lead Federal agency investing in research to improve diagnostic