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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, [[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.
+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.
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