Invisible, Indispensable: The Vital Role of AHRQ in Infection Prevention

Invisible, Indispensable: The Vital Role of AHRQ in Infection Prevention

With health care systems under strain and infection preventionists being laid off nationwide, a little-known federal agency stands as a last line of defense against preventable patient harm. Yet the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is now facing devastating cuts—threatening decades of progress in patient safety.