Websites and Other Resources

Health Care Innovations Exchange - Agency for Health Research and Quality
Innovations and Tools to Improve Quality and Reduce Disparities

The Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, established the Health Care Innovations Exchange to help accelerate the development and adoption of innovations in the delivery of health care. Use this site to search for innovations and quality improvement tools related to such things as specific populations or diseases, health care settings, and a range of patient care processes. It also contains information on upcoming events, AHRQ funding opportunities.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a not-for-profit organization working internationally to bring about measurable health system change focused on improving the individual, health of individuals, populations and communities. It works to build the will for change, identify and cultivate promising practices, and put ideas into action. Its website contains a host of free resources and tools.