AHRQ Views Blog Post – AHRQ in 2018: Laying Essential Groundwork for Improved Healthcare Quality, Better Value

Agency Director Gopal Khanna, M.B.A., reviews AHRQ’s numerous 2018 initiatives that position the agency for even greater impact in 2019 to address the unmet needs of the health care system. Among last year’s notable successes: funding to help treat an estimated 20,000 people struggling with opioid addiction; an innovative competition for the development of an app to collect valuable patient-reported outcomes data; support for patient safety initiatives that continue to reduce national rates of hospital-acquired conditions; and support for ongoing efforts to improve the heart health of more than 8 million primary care patients in rural areas. Access the blog post. To receive all blog posts by agency leaders on important health topics, submit your email address and select “AHRQ Views Blog.”