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Learning Health Systems (LHS) AHRQ supports patients getting higher quality, safer, more efficient care, and health care delivery organizations becoming better places to work. HCUP and MEPS Statistical portraits of how health care is delivered and paid for in the United States. Network of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) An early national portrait of patient safety event reports from AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs). Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) CAHPS surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences. PSNet Discover the latest literature, news, and expert commentary on patient safety topics. The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) The CUSP Toolkit improves safety culture by integrating safety practices into daily work of a unit or clinical area. EvidenceNow EvidenceNow is an AHRQ grant initiative dedicated to improving the heart health of millions of Americans. About our work at AHRQ The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care 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. We accomplish our mission by focusing on our three core competencies. Health Systems Research AHRQ invests in research that generates evidence about how to deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare. More Practice Improvement AHRQ creates tools and strategies to help health systems and frontline clinicians deliver high-quality, safe, high-value healthcare. More Data & Analytics AHRQ data and analysis help healthcare decision makers understand how the US healthcare system is working and where there are opportunities for improvement. 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