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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 | 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 (U.S. state)|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== | ||
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* [[Office of Management Services]] | * [[Office of Management Services]] | ||
* [[Office of Extramural Research and Priority Populations]] | * [[Office of Extramural Research and Priority Populations]] | ||
* [[Office of Communications]] - previously known as the Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/04/15/2016-08679/statement-of-organization-functions-and-delegations-of-authority|title=Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority|date=15 April 2016|website=federalregister.gov}}</ref> | * [[Office of Communications (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)|Office of Communications]] - previously known as the Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/04/15/2016-08679/statement-of-organization-functions-and-delegations-of-authority|title=Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority|date=15 April 2016|website=federalregister.gov}}</ref> | ||
Within CEPI, the [[Evidence-Based Practice Centers]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/who-is-involved-in-the-effective-health-care-program1/about-evidence-based-practice-centers-epcs/ |title=About Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523035335/http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/who-is-involved-in-the-effective-health-care-program1/about-evidence-based-practice-centers-epcs/ |archive-date=2016-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (EPCs) develop evidence reports and technology assessments on topics relevant to clinical and other health care organization and delivery issues—specifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations. With this program, AHRQ serves as a "science partner" with private and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care by synthesizing the evidence and facilitating the translation of evidence-based research findings. Topics are nominated by Federal and non-Federal partners such as professional societies, health plans, insurers, employers, and patient groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/overview/index.html|title=Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) Program Overview|publisher=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality|access-date=29 April 2016}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> | Within CEPI, the [[Evidence-Based Practice Centers]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/who-is-involved-in-the-effective-health-care-program1/about-evidence-based-practice-centers-epcs/ |title=About Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) | AHRQ Effective Health Care Program |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523035335/http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/index.cfm/who-is-involved-in-the-effective-health-care-program1/about-evidence-based-practice-centers-epcs/ |archive-date=2016-05-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (EPCs) develop evidence reports and technology assessments on topics relevant to clinical and other health care organization and delivery issues—specifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations. With this program, AHRQ serves as a "science partner" with private and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care by synthesizing the evidence and facilitating the translation of evidence-based research findings. Topics are nominated by Federal and non-Federal partners such as professional societies, health plans, insurers, employers, and patient groups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/overview/index.html|title=Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC) Program Overview|publisher=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality|access-date=29 April 2016}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> | ||