AHRQ terminates dozens of patient care research grants: Report

Elizabeth Gregerson / beckershospitalreview - HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has begun to terminate funding for research related to strengthening patient safety, care delivery, clinical practice and policy, and workforce training, according to a July 16 report from AcademyHealth. Aca…

AI Summary: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has discontinued dozens of active research awards focused on patient care, citing programmatic changes and funding shifts. The abrupt terminations leave investigators scrambling and could slow progress on projects aimed at improving clinical practice and outcomes—proof that research pipelines are only as sturdy as their funding lines.