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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), a governmental agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to support research "to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective service." The agency systematically develops statements and recommendations to help individuals, institutions, and agencies make better decisions about health care based on research that provides evidence-based information. It publishes scientific information for other agencies and organizations on which to base clinical guidelines, performance measures, and other quality-improvement tools through its evidence-based practice centers, outcomes research findings for clinicians, and technology reviews. It provides access to scientific evidence, recommendations on clinical preventive services, and information on how to implement recommended preventive services in clinical practice. The agency was formerly called the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Lower nurse staffing levels and fewer registered nurses had
negative effects on patient outcomes, and were associated with an
increase in mortality, according to the review of research studies by
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Elderly patients treated for heart attack at teaching hospitals are
more likely to survive and receive better quality care than those
treated at hospitals that do not train physicians, according to a new
study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Grants
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