Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab
The Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab (HQO) is a state-of-the-art health services research group that produces actionable evidence to improve the quality, equity, and resilience of healthcare delivery systems.
677 Huntington Ave.
Kresge Building, 4th Floor
Boston, MA
The research portfolio of the Healthcare Quality and Outcomes Lab (HQO) focuses on understanding the role of healthcare policy in promoting quality, equity, and resilience across our healthcare system.
Research Domains
Healthcare Equity and Quality
Our lab has a dedicated focus improving care for vulnerable and underserved patient populations. We leverage administrative datasets to evaluate structural factors that impact health disparities.
Healthcare Policy Evaluation
Our team provides actionable data to inform health policy efforts related to U.S. public insurance programs and delivery system reform.
Healthcare System Adaptation and Resilience
HQO research informs efforts to prepare our healthcare system to face the next critical public health challenge, from pandemic surges to the growing threat of climate change.
About the Center
Housed within the HSPH Department of Healthcare Policy and Management, HqO is a cross-sectional lab that studies policy interventions in generating quality healthcare outcomes across the U.S.