title: AHRQ healthcare exchange: promoting adoption of innovations.
abstract: Adopting innovations and incorporating evidence-based research in healthcare can be a challenging process. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Health Care Innovations Exchange is a new program designed to promote the development and adoption of healthcare innovations that improve the quality of healthcare. The Health Care Innovations Exchange is a valuable resource for healthcare professionals. The purpose of this article is to highlight the key elements of the Health Care Innovations Exchange.
authors.affiliation: Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice & Department of Acute Nursing Care, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX, USA. clutter@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Paula Cooper
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Clutter
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration; D007902:Length of Stay; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / Q000458:organization & administration*