HSR: The Science Behind Making Health Care Work for You
An overview of how health services research bridges the gap between discovery and delivery, ensuring people get the right care at the right time, and that innovation leads to meaningful, real-world impact.
Developed by AcademyHealth, this resource highlights the essential role of health services research (HSR) in improving how care is delivered, accessed, and experienced.
It explains how HSR examines real-world health care systems to understand what works, what doesn’t, and why, and how those insights can be used to improve safety, quality, and affordability. The one-pager also underscores the importance of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the only federal agency dedicated to supporting this work.
In summary, you will find information on how HSR helps:
- Identify what works in health care, and for whom
- Understand patient, provider, and system experiences
- Reveal gaps in safety, quality, and access
- Reduce costs without sacrificing quality
- Ensure scientific advances translate into real-world improvements