AHRQ

The agency develops and disseminates scientific evidence, tools, and data to help patients and their families, healthcare professionals, and policymakers make informed decisions. AHRQ is a home for health services research and is the nation's lead federal agency for patient safety research. AHRQ is not a regulatory agency... AHRQ is one of 12 operating divisions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It was created under the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999. (Access more about AHRQ's history.)... AHRQ advances excellence in healthcare by producing evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable.

Primary location: Rockville United States