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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Synonyms: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
AHRQ was created in December 1989 as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), a Public Health Service agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reporting to the Secretary. The agency was reauthorized December 1999, as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. AHRQ's mission is to support research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services. The research sponsored, conducted, and disseminated by AHRQ provides information that helps people make better decisions about health care.
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