Select AHRQ Resources
Featured links to selected state-based AHRQ resources for health care quality improvement.
Feature Story: Health care quality gaps and disparities persist in every State
July 2011
State Snapshots
The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information, including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
The Quality Diagnostic Tools for States program consists of events and technical assistance opportunities that disseminate and encourage the use of Quality Improvement tools from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), created to support State policymakers with their health care quality improvement efforts.
Health Information Technology: State and Regional Demonstration Projects Fact Sheet
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded projects for supporting statewide data sharing and interoperability activities on a State or regional level aimed at improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for patients and populations. An overview of each project and its key achievements is provided here.
Improving Access to Language Services in Health Care: A Look at National and State Efforts
This issue brief assesses emerging national efforts and profiles work in three leading States—California, Minnesota, and New York—to highlight challenges, successes, and implications for future policy and activities related to language services.