Preferred Label : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
NCIt synonyms : Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; AHRQ; AHCPR;
CISMeF acronym : AHRQ;
NCIt 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).;
Origin ID : C39304;
UMLS CUI : C0080268;
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