Quality Improvement

Evidence to support quality improvement leads to better patient outcomes and more efficient and effective systems of care. It includes expanding our understanding and application of what works best, when, as well as efforts that seek to reduce harms and unnecessary care.

Program

Advancing Research to Reduce Low-Value Care

This program is no longer current. Please see our page on Advancing Research on High-Value, Equitable Care for up-to-date information about our activities.

Topics Paying for Care Quality Improvement Delivering Better Care

Program

Examining the Quality of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Medicaid Enrollees

AcademyHealth's Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, leverage the Medicaid Outcomes Distributed Research Network to produce a comprehensive assessment of OUD treatment performance in 13 state Medicaid programs.

Topics Data Sharing Using Health Data Quality Improvement Data Sources