Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice Accelerating learning and innovation in health care delivery is what AHRQ does—every day. AHRQ tools take the "what" and translate it into the “how” by providing research-backed, practical tools that doctors and nurses can use to improve care. This document provides examples of how AHRQ is building the bridge between research and practice to achieve these goals: Keep patients safe. Help doctors and nurses improve quality. Develop data to track changes in the health care system.