Report Highlights AHRQ Research Aimed at Improving Care Quality and Safety Through Health Information Technology

Key actionable findings from AHRQ-supported grants are included in the agency's newly released Health Information Technology Research 2018 Year in Review. The annual report describes the results of AHRQ-funded investigations aimed at improving the quality and safety of healthcare via health information technology. AHRQ grantees featured in the report tackled topics ranging from decreasing tobacco-related healthcare costs using interactive voice response technology to increasing patient engagement in reporting and monitoring asthma symptoms with a mobile app. To learn more about AHRQ’s investments in health information technology research, visit or download the report.