Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science

Closing the Quality Gap, Revisited
Full Title: Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science
April 2011

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Overview
Between 2004 and 2007, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) published a series of evidence reports—Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies—that summarized the evidence on quality improvement strategies related to chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, hypertension), practice areas (prevention of healthcare-acquired infections, antibiotic prescribing behavior), and cross-cutting priorities (care coordination). These reports are available at http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcindex.htm#quality.

This new series of reports, Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of Science, continues the focus on improving the quality of health care through critical assessment of relevant evidence for selected settings, interventions, and clinical conditions. Select for an overview [Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science] that provides background on the launching of the series; topic selection and development, the key questions (KQ) that will guide the scope, technical expert panel selection, analysis, and reporting of each topic; and the organizing analytic framework to guide scope development and organization of the summary report of the overall series.

Protocols for Topic Development

The following protocols are now available for review and comment:

▲ •"The Patient-Centered Medical Home" ► Closing the Quality Gap Series: 'The Patient-Centered Medical Home'

▲ •Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities ► Closing the Quality Gap Series: Quality Improvement Interventions to Address Health Disparities


Current as of April 2011


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Internet Citation:

Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science. April 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/gaprevistp.htm

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Closing the Quality Gap: Revisiting the State of the Science