ASPE’s Office of Health Policy has developed an Issue Brief modeling the key determinants of rural hospital closure or conversion as well as an interactive Rural Hospital Dashboard to highlight key characteristics and trends among rural hospitals.
Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO)
The Division of Health Care Quality and Outcomes (HQO) is responsible for analysis, coordination, research, and evaluation of policies related to health care quality and outcomes. HQO’s responsibilities include long-range planning, data development and analysis, program oversight, analysis of regulations and legislation, review and conduct of research and evaluation activities, and information dissemination. Relevant topic areas include:
- Quality measures;
- Value-based purchasing;
- Public reporting; and
- Comparative effectiveness research (CER) and patient-centered outcomes research and associated data infrastructure and information technology.
Reports
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Advancing an Operational Definition of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for Use in Research
Background. Accurately estimating the prevalence of intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) in the United States remains a challenge, with reported rates varying widely (3%-17%) based on the definitions and data sources used.
ASPE Issue Brief
Accelerating Innovative and Effective Pediatric Health Care Delivery Systems: Interventions and Value-Based Care Models for Children with Chronic Health Conditions and Complex Needs
Children, youth, and families have unique health needs, which set the foundation for health across the life course; chronic conditions now affect nearly one in three U.S. children, with disproportionate prevalence in those enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
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Building the Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The 2025 Annual Report and Infographic
In Fiscal Year 2025, OS-PCORTF projects and other OS-PCORTF initiatives collectively enhanced the data infrastructure available for patient-centered and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) across national and HHS health objectives.
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Exploring Data Infrastructure Availability and Expansion Opportunities for Health Outcomes Research on Sickle Cell Disease
This report is to serve as a data source guide that helps policymakers and researchers understand the current data infrastructure landscape for SCD-focused health outcomes research. Specifically, the goals are to identify existing SCD data sources and data dashboards as well as key considerations to enhance data collection and use.
ASPE Issue Brief
Opportunities for Technology-Enabled Care: Economic and Payment Issues
This Issue Brief explores opportunities that technology-enabled care (TEC) offers to help meet patient and provider needs for high-valued coordinated care to improve health outcomes. It explores literature surrounding existing available TEC options, as well as economic and payment issues that influence whether this is taken up.
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Multistate EMS and Medicaid Dataset (MEMD): A Linked Dataset for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: Final Report
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) led the Multistate EMS and Medicaid Dataset (MEMD): A Linked Dataset for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research project which received funding in 2021 by the Office of the Secretary of HHS’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund.
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Data Sources for Conducting Research on Doula Services and Related Outcomes
Improving maternal health in the U.S. requires strengthening care and support during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Doula services have shown promise in improving maternal and infant outcomes, yet more research is needed to understand these impacts.
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Engaging Patients to Enhance Data for Health Outcomes Research
To help patients make informed choices about their care, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is improving the quality and accessibility of data needed to determine which treatments and care options work best.
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Building the Data Capacity for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: The 2021 Annual Report Executive Summary and Full Report
The 2021 Office of the Secretary Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (OS PCORTF) Annual Report Executive Summary and Full Report highlights the accomplishments of 34 multi-agency projects to build data capacity and support the mission of HHS to advance science and improve knowledge about the comparative effectiveness of health care interventions.