Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is a U.S. federal agency that conducts and supports research to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government agency
federal agency
health services research agency
abbreviation AHRQ
country United States
employer federal civil service employees
fieldOfWork comparative effectiveness research
evidence-based medicine
health information technology
health services research
healthcare cost and utilization
healthcare disparities
healthcare quality
patient safety
practice guidelines
primary care research
focusesOn improving healthcare access
improving healthcare outcomes
improving healthcare quality for all Americans
improving patient safety
reducing medical errors
formerName Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
foundedBy United States Congress
hasProgram CAHPS program
Evidence-based Practice Centers program
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Patient Safety Organization program
headquartersLocation Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
United States
inception 1989
jurisdiction United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999
Public Health Service Act
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
mission to improve healthcare outcomes for all Americans
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
to support health services research
operatesIn United States
parentAgency United States Department of Health and Human Services
partOf U.S. Public Health Service
produces clinical practice guidelines
evidence reports
healthcare data and statistics
quality indicators
renamedIn 1999
replaced Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
sector public sector
website https://www.ahrq.gov


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