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Following are brief explanations of the navigational tools available and listings of the major categories and subcategory offerings (with highlighted products on the AHRQ Web site).


Navigational Tools

Search: Use keywords for topical index search of site
Browse: Select from subject list for selected documents on site
What's New: Recent uploads to Web site
Frequently Asked Questions: Access to AHRQ's most requested information
Información en español: Consumer documents available in Spanish


Content

News & Information

Newsroom (Press Releases/Audio & Video/Fact Sheets/Testimony, Speeches, Interviews/Press Office Contacts)
Healthcare 411 Podcasts
Publications & Products (Publications Catalog /Publications Online Store)
FOIA Library (Freedom of Information Act)
Electronic Policies (Copyright/Linking/Privacy)
   HHS.gov Digital Strategy
Other HHS Agencies


Special Interest

Knowledge Transfer/Implementation Program
Nursing Research
Grants On-line Database
PDA Applications
How AHRQ Helps People


Clinical Information

Evidence-based Practice (Evidence-based Practice Centers/Evidence Reports/Technical Reviews)
Effective Health Care Program
Outcomes & Effectiveness (Fact Sheet/CERTs)
Technology Assessment
Preventive Services (Put Prevention Into Practice/U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
Clinical Practice Guide lines (National Guideline Clearinghouse™)


Consumers & Patients

Staying Healthy
Losing weight — Preventing disease & improving your health — Quitting smoking — Screening & testing — Taking medicine — Understanding your health
Choosing Quality Care
Navigating the health care system — Health care plans — Costs
Getting Safer Care
Preventing errors — Getting quality care — Using hospitals & clinics
Understanding Diseases & Conditions
Health conditions & diseases — Diagnosis & treatment — Surgery — Consumer versions of clinical practice guidelines
Comparing Medical Treatments
Consumer Guides


Funding Opportunities

AHRQ Research Funding Priorities
Mission Statement — Welcome from the Agency Director — AHRQ Portfolio Missions — Staff Contacts
Funding Announcements
Requests for Applications — Program Announcements — Archive
Research Policies
AHRQ Grants Policies — PHS Grants Policy Statement — Federal Regulations and Authorities — Federal Register Notices — Policy Notices Archive
Grants Process
Application Forms — Application Receipt Dates — Grant Mechanisms and Descriptions — Receipt and Referral Process — Peer Review Process — Award Process — Post Award Management — Terms and Conditions — Grant Payment — Reporting Requirements — Non-Competing Continuation Applications — Final Reports
Grant Application Basics
Overview of the Application Process — Timeframe for Application Preparation — Grant Application Tips — Essentials of the Research Plan — Common Problems Identified During Peer Review — Protection of Human Subjects
Training and Education
Intramural Opportunities — Research Education Grant Programs — Questions and Answers — Tools and Resources — Trend Data — Workshops and Conferences
Contracts
Small Business Innovation Research Program — Requests for Proposals


Data & Surveys

MEPS—Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS Web Site)
HCUP—Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (Overview/HCUPnet/Nationwide Inpatient Sample—NIS/State Inpatient Databases—SID/State Ambulatory Surgery Databases—SASD/Kids' Inpatient Database—KID
HIV & AIDS Costs & Use
Grants On-Line Database
Grants funded by AHRQ — abstracts of intramural research and data projects — working papers from AHRQ staff


Research Findings

Research Activities: Online Newsletter
Fact Sheets / Syntheses
Topics:
Primary Care
Managed Care
Markets
Mental Health
Long-term Care
Methods
Healthcare Costs


Priority Populations

Child (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA)/Child Health Toolbox)
Women (Stay Healthy at Any Age/Stay Healthy at 50+)
Men (Stay Healthy at Any Age/Stay Healthy at 50+/Healthy Men/Pathfinder Page)
Minorities (Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities: EXCEED)
Elderly
Rural Health
Disabilities
Low Income
Inner City
Chronic Care
End of Life


Quality & Patient Safety

Health Information Technology
Electronic health records — innovation — privacy — international standards — data sources — clinical vocabulary
CAHPS®: Consumer Assessment of Health Plans
Measuring Healthcare Quality
Medical Liability & Patient Safety Initiative
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
Patient Safety
Patient Safety Network
Quality Indicators
Quality Information & Improvement
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture
TalkingQuality
TeamSTEPPS®: National Implementation
Web M&M
Working for Quality Health Care


About AHRQ

Mission & Budget (AHRQ Profile)
Strategic Plan
Organization & Contacts (Key Contacts/National Advisory Council Overview/Offices & Centers)
Map and Directions to AHRQ
Events & Announcements


 

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