AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research (DHR) program’s mission is to determine how components of the digital healthcare ecosystem can best come together to positively affect healthcare delivery and create value for patients and their families.
Our vision is that every patient and care team will have ready access to all applicable data and knowledge, mediated by advanced analytics and understandable visualizations, to address a patient’s health and healthcare. We are after ultimate data and knowledge liquidity at the point of care. By making health information available electronically when and where it is needed, digital healthcare can improve the quality of care, even as it makes health care more cost-effective.
The DHR program has invested in research grants and contracts awarded to over 319 distinct institutions in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Director's Corner
The Director of DHR presents the program priorities and focus.
Strategic Priorities
The Digital Healthcare Research Program at AHRQ supports innovative solutions to improve healthcare delivery and create value for patients and families. These are our current strategic priority areas to advance a healthier America.
Research Reports
Access our Year in Review reports to discover real-world AHRQ-funded research that has resulted in significant impacts and progress on behalf of the American public.
Program Impact
Read about impactful DHR research projects that are helping Transforming Healthcare through digital innovation by turning bold ideas into real-world breakthroughs.