AHRQ Issue Brief: Harnessing the Power of Data | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

AHRQ Issue Brief: Harnessing the Power of Data | Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

New Issue Brief Explores Health Care Big Data

A new issue brief from AHRQ explores the current uses and promise of data to improve health care. “Harnessing the Power of Data: How AHRQ is Catalyzing Transformation in Health Care” offers an overview of AHRQ-funded research projects that use health care data to improve care for children living with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease, people planning to have surgeries and patients who have had joint replacements. The issue brief also provides an overview of AHRQ’s Registry of Registries and shares insights from experts on challenges and future directions in using health care data. 

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Contents

Introduction
Message From the AHRQ Director
Personalized Medicine
Success Stories
   Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Project
   Surgical Care and Outcomes Assessment Program
   Total Joint Replacement Project
AHRQ Helps CMS and FDA Improve Care Delivery
Challenges and Future Directions
References