Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Agency overview
Formed1989 (1989)
Preceding agencies
  • National Center for Health Services Research and Development (1968–1973)
  • Bureau of Health Services Research (1973–1975)
  • National Center for Health Services Research (1975–1985)
  • National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment (1985–1989)
  • Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (1989–1999)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Headquarters5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
Employees1,996
Annual budgetUS$10.5 billion (2016)
Agency executives
Parent departmentUnited States Department of Health and Human Services
Parent agencyUnited States Public Health Service
Websitewww.ahrq.gov

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The agency is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. (with a Rockville mailing address). It was established as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in 1989 as a constituent unit of the Public Health Service (PHS) to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to care by conducting and supporting research, demonstration projects, and evaluations; developing guidelines; and disseminating information on health care services and delivery systems.

As part of the announced 2025 HHS reorganization, AHRQ is planned to be integrated into the new HHS Office of Strategy.

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