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In July 2018, the [[National Guideline Clearinghouse]] (NGC) and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/talkingquality/resources/initiatives/nqmc.html|title=National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)|website=Ahrq.gov|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022846/https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/talkingquality/resources/initiatives/nqmc.html|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> two longtime online resources from the AHRQ, were shut down because federal funding ceased to be available to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20180627guidelineclearinghouse.html|title=AHRQ: National Guideline Clearinghouse to Shut Down July 16|website=Aafp.org|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hhs-eliminates-20-years-evidence-based-medical-guidelines|title=HHS eliminates 20 years of evidence-based medical guidelines|date=12 July 2018|website=Healthcareitnews.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/federal-clinical-guidance-database-to-shut-down-because-of-funding-cuts|title=Federal clinical guidance database to shut down because of funding cuts|website=Healthdatamanagement.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/hit-programs-at-risk-as-ahrq-faces-elimination|title=HIT programs at risk as AHRQ faces elimination|website=Healthdatamanagement.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> Other stakeholders were exploring options for hosting the NGC <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/74153|title=AHRQ Shutters Guideline Site, But ECRI to Carry the Torch|date=20 July 2018|website=Medpagetoday.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>]; should that happen, it will return to the web.
In July 2018, the [[National Guideline Clearinghouse]] (NGC) and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/talkingquality/resources/initiatives/nqmc.html|title=National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)|website=Ahrq.gov|access-date=26 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916022846/https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/talkingquality/resources/initiatives/nqmc.html|archive-date=16 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> two longtime online resources from the AHRQ, were shut down because federal funding ceased to be available to them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aafp.org/news/government-medicine/20180627guidelineclearinghouse.html|title=AHRQ: National Guideline Clearinghouse to Shut Down July 16|website=Aafp.org|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hhs-eliminates-20-years-evidence-based-medical-guidelines|title=HHS eliminates 20 years of evidence-based medical guidelines|date=12 July 2018|website=Healthcareitnews.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/federal-clinical-guidance-database-to-shut-down-because-of-funding-cuts|title=Federal clinical guidance database to shut down because of funding cuts|website=Healthdatamanagement.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/hit-programs-at-risk-as-ahrq-faces-elimination|title=HIT programs at risk as AHRQ faces elimination|website=Healthdatamanagement.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> Other stakeholders were exploring options for hosting the NGC <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/generalprofessionalissues/74153|title=AHRQ Shutters Guideline Site, But ECRI to Carry the Torch|date=20 July 2018|website=Medpagetoday.com|access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>]; should that happen, it will return to the web.
==Leadership==
[[Carolyn Clancy]] was the director from 2002 to 2014. [[Richard Kronick]] was director from 2013 to March 2016. Sharon Arnold was acting director from February to April 2016, replacing Richard Kronick in February 2016. Andrew Bindman was the director of AHRQ from April 2016 until January 2017. Prior to joining AHRQ, Bindman served as faculty of [[UCSF School of Medicine]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/people/andrew-bindman-md |title=Andrew Bindman, MD &#124; Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630130847/http://healthpolicy.ucsf.edu/people/andrew-bindman-md |archive-date=2016-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Gopal Khanna]] was appointed as Agency director on May 9, 2017, and resigned on January 11, 2021, in response to the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|January 6 Capitol riot]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=James |title=AHRQ director Gopal Khanna resigns in response to Capitol riot |url=https://fynefettle.com/ahrq-director-gopal-khanna-resigns-in-response-to-capitol-riot/ |website=Fyne Fettle |access-date=7 July 2021 |date=12 January 2021}}</ref>  Following Khanna's resignation, deputy director David Meyers served as acting director from 2021 to 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Meyers, M.D. Bio |url=https://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/od/meyers-bio.html |website=www.ahrq.gov |access-date=7 July 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Robert Otto Valdez]] was appointed director on February 27, 2022.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=AHRQNews|number=1498049556445118466|author=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality|title=Bob Valdez, Ph.D., has been appointed as #AHRQ's Director effective today|access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>
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!Portrait
!Director
!Term started
!Term ended
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|[[File:Gopal-khanna.png|100px]]
|[[Gopal Khanna]]
|May 9, 2017
|January 11, 2021
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|[[File:David Meyers.jpg|100px]]
|[[David Meyers (AHRQ)|David Meyers]] (acting)
|January 2021
|February 2022
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|[[File:Robert Otto Valdez, AHRQ Director official.jpg|100px]]
|[[Robert Otto Valdez]]
|February 27, 2022
|Present
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