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www.ahrq.gov/policy/index.html
April 01, 2013 - Policies
AHRQ Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Information about the Equal Employment … Opportunity (EEO), and the Notification and Federal Anti-Discrimination and Retaliation Act (No FEAR … AHRQ Web Site
Plain Language at AHRQ
AHRQ Privacy Policy Notice
Freedom of Information Act … (FOIA)
Information about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as pertains to AHRQ. … Social Media Standards and Policies
About AHRQ's Social Media Standards and Policies
AHRQ Blog
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication2.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Introduction … quality and safety of the diagnostic process. … this practice was most recently codified in the 21st Century Cures Act (hereafter referred to as the … implementation of immediate test result release under the Cures Act?” … perspectives on electronic test result communication under the Cures Act.
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www.ahrq.gov/programs/index.html?page=3
February 24, 2024 - Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving … More
Programs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … Research Education & Training Hospitals & Health Systems Prevention & Chronic Care Quality & Patient … Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Program
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 … causes of, and interventions to reduce the risk of, threats to the quality and safety of patient care
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication5.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Discussion … test result communication in the era of the Cures Act. … left out of the national conversation on negative patient experiences related to the Cures Act. … the Cures Act) and the lack of critical appraisal of the sources of evidence. … Workload quantity and quality attributable to immediate release of test results, especially when results
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www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=3
March 02, 2025 - Digital Healthcare Research Advancing healthcare quality, safety, and effectiveness through the evolving … More
Programs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s programs … Research Education & Training Hospitals & Health Systems Prevention & Chronic Care Quality & Patient … Patient Safety Organization (PSO) Program
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 … causes of, and interventions to reduce the risk of, threats to the quality and safety of patient care
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/resources/index.html
June 01, 2019 - Resources
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, Patient Safety Rule and Technical Resources … for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs)
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
https … ://pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/act
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Final Rule (42 CFR Part 3) … https://pso.ahrq.gov/legislation/rule
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005—HHS Guidance … by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality allows health care providers to voluntarily report
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html
January 01, 2025 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical … Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief #21
This issue brief is a call to … Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief #19
The aim of this review was … delivery through patient portals under the Cures Act. … implementation of immediate test result release under the Cures Act?"
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=4
June 01, 2019 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical … tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). … The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 … and Disparities Report
Each year since 2003, AHRQ has produced the National Healthcare Quality … These reports to Congress are mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication3.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Methods
Previous … Although we did not perform a formal quality assessment, we recorded the study design as a marker of … rules of the 21st Century Cures Act and possible recommendations for other organizations. … The interview guide focused on organizational response to implementation of the Cures Act, patient experience … , and implications of the Cures Act for clinical practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-test-result-communication.html
July 01, 2024 - Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Next Page … Included Studies
Issue Brief 19
Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. … Electronic Test Result Communication in the Era of the 21st Century Cures Act . … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2024.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/profile-p5-cotrell.html
May 01, 2024 - AHRQ's Recent Primary Care Grants and Resources
Practice and Quality Improvement
Healthcare Systems … with Lower Incomes
P5: Assessing the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Reproductive Health Care … Visits Provide Similar Quality and Safety as In-Person Visits? … References
This study examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion … The Affordable Care Act (ACA) sought to increase access to vital reproductive care services through the
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www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/chtoolbx/fbba97.html
December 01, 2017 - Federal Balance Budget Act of 1997: Excerpts
The Child Health Toolbox contains concepts, tips, and … tools for evaluating the quality of health care for children.
… The Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public Law 105-33, increased the attention given to performance … monitoring and quality assurance in both Medicaid and the newly created State Children's Health Insurance … Title IV, which contains the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Provisions of the Act established
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/healthier-pregnancy/acaresources.html
March 01, 2018 - Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Resources
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act allows … all Americans the opportunity to shop for quality health coverage that is affordable, and not be denied … The work of the USPSTF is recognized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. … many reforms of the Affordable Care Act
U.S. … Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) website
Sources:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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www.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html?page=0
January 01, 2025 - Search Publications
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s publications offer practical … Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief #21
This issue brief is a call to … Era of the 21st Century Cures Act
Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief #19
The aim of this review was … delivery through patient portals under the Cures Act. … implementation of immediate test result release under the Cures Act?"
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/privacy.html
November 01, 2017 - PIA webpage in accordance with the requirements of the E-Government Act of 2002, and can be found on … Matching Notices and Agreements
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Pub. … Exemptions to the Privacy Act
The Privacy Act of 1974 generally grants individuals the right to access … The Privacy Act requires AHRQ to provide citations and links to the final rules published in the Federal … care research and quality from AHRQ, a component of HHS.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/index.html
April 01, 2024 - Chartbook on Patient Safety
National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report … This Patient Safety chartbook is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare … Quality and Disparities Report (QDR). … The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 … This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of patient safety from the QDR and figures
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/asian-nhpi/index.html
May 01, 2020 - Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
This chartbook on Asians and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders … (NHPIs) is part of a family of documents and tools that support the National Healthcare Quality and … The QDR includes annual reports to Congress mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 … This chartbook includes a summary of trends across measures of healthcare for Asians and NHPIs from the … QDR and figures illustrating select measures of healthcare access and quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/index.html
April 01, 2024 - National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Chartbooks
Each year since 2003, the Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality has produced the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports … These reports to Congress are mandated in the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (P.L. 106-129 … Beginning with the 2014 reports, findings on health care quality and health care disparities are integrated … by the general U.S. population and disparities in care experienced by different racial, ethnic, and
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www.ahrq.gov/priority-populations/about/index.html
January 01, 2025 - About Priority Populations
The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-129 … ) established an Office of Priority Populations within the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … of Priority Populations (DPP) coordinates, supports, manages, and conducts health services research on … Project , Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ), which allows AHRQ's researchers and others in the health … services research field to conduct disparities research and assess interventions to reduce disparities
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www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/mission/budget/2011/web11over.html
October 01, 2014 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
… the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports health services research initiatives that … The Agency works to fulfill this mission by conducting and supporting health services research, both … Discretionary All-Purpose Table
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Dollars in thousands) … million is for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), $400 million is for the National