About this archived opportunity

AHRQ will provide funding to support small research projects that advance the role and capacity of primary care to increase the value and quality of care and improve patient outcomes and population health. Specific areas of research interest include: Coordination of care across settings and providers, with attention to healthcare disparities and patients with multiple chronic conditions Person-centered, whole person healthcare delivery that addresses social determinants of health Primary care workforce issues, including approaches to support, develop, retain, and grow this workforce and further understanding and improvement of burnout, moral injury, and well-being External supports, composition, and configurations of primary care teams and their effect on the effectiveness, efficiency, and experience of care and health outcomes The impact of financing models on the ability of primary care to deliver quality care Community-based and public health partnerships Organization of primary care within healthcare systems and public health, and its impact on performance Behavioral health integration within primary care The role of primary care in response to pandemics, natural and man-made disasters, and other national health emergencies Meaningful quality measures applicable to the primary care setting Measurement of key aspects of primary care, such as "comprehensiveness" or "team performance" The use of digital healthcare (including electronic health records, clinical decision support tools, and telehealth) to improve the delivery of high-quality primary care