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|Mission=To produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ works within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure this evidence is understood and used to improve health care. | |Mission=To produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ works within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ensure this evidence is understood and used to improve health care. | ||
|ParentOrganization= | |ParentOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | ||
|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services | |||
|CreationLegislation=Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 | |CreationLegislation=Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 | ||
|Employees=300 | |Employees=300 | ||
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|headquarters = 5600 Fishers Lane, [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]], [[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]] | |headquarters = 5600 Fishers Lane, [[Rockville, Maryland|Rockville]], [[Maryland (U.S. state)|Maryland]] | ||
|employees = 1,996 | |employees = 1,996 | ||
|budget = | |budget = US$10.5 billion (2016) | ||
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The '''Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality home page|publisher=[[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]|url=http://www.ahrq.gov}}</ref> ('''AHRQ'''; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS).<ref name="99a">{{cite web|title=Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999|url=http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99a.html|website=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality|publisher=[[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]}}</ref> The agency is headquartered in North Bethesda, | The '''Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality home page|publisher=[[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]|url=http://www.ahrq.gov}}</ref> ('''AHRQ'''; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] (HHS).<ref name="99a">{{cite web|title=Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999|url=http://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/hrqa99a.html|website=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality|publisher=[[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]}}</ref> The agency is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of [[Washington, D.C.]] (with a Rockville mailing address). | ||
It was established as the '''Agency for Health Care Policy and Research''' (AHCPR) in 1989 as a constituent unit of the [[United States Public Health Service|Public Health Service]] (PHS) to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to care by conducting and supporting research, demonstration projects, and evaluations; developing guidelines; and disseminating information on health care services and delivery systems. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||