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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instanceOf United States government agency
federal agency
health services research agency
abbreviation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
surface form: AHRQ
country United States of America
surface form: 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 Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
foundedBy United States Congress
hasProgram CAHPS program
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Evidence-based Practice Centers program

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
Patient Safety Organization program
headquartersLocation Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
United States of America
surface form: United States
inception 1989
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
parentAgency United States Department of Health and Human Services
partOf Public Health Service
surface form: U.S. Public Health Service
produces clinical practice guidelines
evidence reports
healthcare data and statistics
quality indicators
renamedIn 1999
replaced Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
sector public sector
website https://www.ahrq.gov

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Public Health Service hasPart Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
subject surface form: United States Public Health Service
United States Department of Health and Human Services hasPart Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality abbreviation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: AHRQ
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality formerName Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality replaced Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality hasProgram Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality hasProgram Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Evidence-based Practice Centers program
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 reauthorized Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
this entity surface form: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 renamedAgency Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 establishedMissionFor Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 relatedAgency Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey sponsor Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey sponsorAcronym Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
this entity surface form: AHRQ
Patient Safety Organization program administeredBy Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality