Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality


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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

 (AHCPR)
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The lead US federal agency (of the Department of Health and Human Services) which is charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans. AHRQ's research is intended to help people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.
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A·gen·cy for Health·care Re·search and Qual·i·ty

(AHRQ) (ā'jĕn-sē helth'kār rĕ-sĕrch' kwahl'i-tē)
A group that supports research designed to improve outcomes and quality of health care, reduce costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services; translates research findings into improved patient care; formerly called the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
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(1.) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Methods Reference Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, Version 1.0 [Draft posted Oct.
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(3.) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).
Assessment of reporting bias for Clostridium difficile hospitalizations, United States
The bill would establish permanent offices of women's health in the Department of Health and Human Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Under the proposal, many federal agencies would take on new responsibilities, notably the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the National Library of Medicine, as well as several committees in the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments that are already at work standardizing information flow among themselves.
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20-23: International conference: Scientific basis of health services; Academy Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Washington DC; www.icsbhs.org
Foreign Calendar
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a search capability on the Internet.
Discovery channel: health insurers must decide whether to cover the steady stream of federally approved high-tech medical devices. (Life/Health: Medical Devices)
national survey of health costs conducted by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in collaboration with the National Center for Health Statistics and the survey research firm Westat.
Lung disease a drain on coffers. (Environmental Medicine)
Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Mammograms and breast cancer. (What You Need To Know About)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse P.O.
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None of these typical claims from garlic supplement labels are backed by good scientific evidence, according to a recent review commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released a new evaluation guide for designing real-world evaluations of interventions, such as the patient-centered medical home and other models to improve primary care delivery.
Guide to real-world evaluations of primary care interventions released
It delegates to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) the task of disseminating CER findings."
NEHI releases brief on comparative effectiveness research
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