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April 15, 2026
Join AHRQ EPC Grand Rounds Session May 6 on Dental Services
Systematic Review
March 20, 2026
Medical Care for Adults With Down Syndrome
White Paper
February 13, 2026
Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map
Systematic Review
February 4, 2026
Prehospital EMS Blood Transfusion and Fluid Interventions for Hemorrhagic Shock
Evidence Reports
AHRQ created the Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) to produce evidence reports. Reports provide comprehensive, science-based information on drugs, devices, processes, and other healthcare technologies and strategies. EPCs also produce technical reports on methodological topics.
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Open for comment until May 13, 2026
Draft Comments
April 15, 2026
Improving the Management of Menopausal Symptoms in Perimenopausal and Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review
Suggest a Topic for a New Evidence Review
What healthcare decisions are you struggling with? Would a review of the scientific evidence help inform this decision? Share your ideas.
Draft Reports
Draft reports are open for comment for 4 weeks. The comments help improve the clarity, accuracy, and relevance of the reports and ensure that the final report is useful for stakeholders.
Key Questions
Key Questions guide research and ensure it addresses the most important questions to help patients, clinicians, and healthcare policymakers make good healthcare decisions.
Supplemental Evidence and Data
Submit supplemental evidence and data (SEADS) for evidence reviews that are relevant to the questions raised within our evidence reports.
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About the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program improves the quality of healthcare by providing the best available evidence on the benefits and harms of drugs, devices, and healthcare services and by helping healthcare professionals, patients, policymakers, and healthcare systems make informed healthcare decisions. The EHC Program achieves this goal by partnering with research centers, academic institutions, health professional societies, consumer organizations, and other stakeholders to conduct research, evidence synthesis, and dissemination and implementation of research findings.
Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs)
EPCs were created in 1997 to conduct evidence reports for the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program.
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Registry of Patient Registries
The Registry of Patient Registries project provides information and tools to help researchers build and use a patient registry.
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Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR+)
SRDR+ is a free, powerful, easy to use tool for data extraction, management, and archiving during systematic reviews.
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Systematic Review
January 30, 2026
Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies
Systematic Review
January 28, 2026
Dietary Total Fat Intake and Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake and Child Growth and Development Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review
December 29, 2025
Comparative Effectiveness of Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Systematic Review
September 30, 2025
Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD Repository Evidence Base
Systematic Review
August 15, 2025
Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review
August 4, 2025
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain
Rapid Evidence Product
July 29, 2025
Misuse of ADHD Prescription Stimulants in Adults
Technical Brief
July 11, 2025
Updating the Framework for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report
White Paper
February 13, 2026
Machine Learning Tools To (Semi-)Automate Evidence Synthesis: A Rapid Review and Evidence Map
Systematic Review
July 8, 2025
Fiber Intake and Laxation in People With Normal Bowel Function
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April 15, 2026
Join AHRQ EPC Grand Rounds Session May 6 on Dental Services
December 23, 2025
Join AHRQ EPC Grand Rounds session Jan. 20 on Workplace Safety and Well-Being
November 21, 2025
SRDR Closure and Farewell
September 25, 2025
Latest AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Grand Rounds Webinar Recording Now Available
August 28, 2025
SRDR+ Ceasing Operations on November 28
August 26, 2025
Register Now: AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program Grand Rounds September 8
March 19, 2025
2024 EPC Program Year in Review
June 4, 2024
Video available for April 2024 Grand Rounds on AHRQ’s Making Healthcare Safer Report
December 20, 2023
Video Available for Nov. 30 Evidence-based Practice Center Program Grand Rounds on Pain Management
December 18, 2023
Guiding Principles Help Healthcare Community Address Potential Bias Resulting From Algorithms
Technology Assessment Program
The Technology Assessment (TA) Program at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides evidence reviews for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and associated payers to inform coverage decisions and provide information to its carriers.
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AHRQ EPC Reports
Learn more about how AHRQ, through its EPCs, sponsors the development of various reports to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of health care.
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U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce
The Task Force works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services such as screenings, counseling services, and preventive medications.
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