Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Definition
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a component of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, is the Federal Government's focal point for research of the availability, quality, and costs of health care services; and ways to improve the effectiveness and appropriateness of clinical practice, including the prevention of diseases. AHRQ uses mechanisms of grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts to carry out research projects, demonstrations, evaluations, and knowledge dissemination. Nearly 80 percent of AHRQ's budget is awarded as grants and contracts to researchers at universities and other research institutions across the country. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR).
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Synonyms
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHCPR, AHRQ, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
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