Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999

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The Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and strengthened the nation’s health services research infrastructure, establishing a focused mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
healthcare legislation ⓘ
appliesTo private healthcare settings in the United States ⓘ
public healthcare settings in the United States ⓘ
beneficiary health services researchers ⓘ
healthcare providers in the United States ⓘ
patients in the United States healthcare system ⓘ
branchOfGovernment United States Congress ⓘ
surface form: United States legislative branch
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
effect authorized funding for health services research ⓘ
authorized funding for outcomes research ⓘ
authorized funding for patient safety initiatives ⓘ
expanded the federal role in healthcare quality improvement ⓘ
reoriented federal health services research toward quality and outcomes ⓘ
strengthened the U.S. health services research infrastructure ⓘ
emphasizes evidence-based information for healthcare decision-making ⓘ
improving patient outcomes ⓘ
measurement and reporting of healthcare quality ⓘ
reducing medical errors ⓘ
translation of research into practice ⓘ
establishedMissionFor Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ⓘ
focus evidence-based practice ⓘ
health services research ⓘ
healthcare quality measurement ⓘ
patient safety research ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
legalForm public law ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
missionDefinedAs supporting research to improve healthcare access ⓘ
supporting research to improve healthcare cost-effectiveness ⓘ
supporting research to improve healthcare outcomes ⓘ
supporting research to improve patient safety ⓘ
supporting research to improve the quality of healthcare ⓘ
policyArea health policy ⓘ
health services research policy ⓘ
patient safety policy ⓘ
quality of care policy ⓘ
purpose to improve the effectiveness of healthcare in the United States ⓘ
to improve the efficiency of healthcare in the United States ⓘ
to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States ⓘ
to improve the safety of healthcare in the United States ⓘ
reauthorized Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ⓘ
surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
relatedAgency Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ⓘ
renamedAgency Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ⓘ
requires development of tools to measure healthcare quality ⓘ
dissemination of research findings to clinicians and policymakers ⓘ
federal support for health services research ⓘ
sector healthcare ⓘ
timePeriod late 20th century United States healthcare reform ⓘ

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality → legalBasis → Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 ⓘ