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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

With the goal of improving the quality, safety and effectiveness of health care for all Americans, the AHRQ site provides a wide variety of information.

As 1 of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports research that helps people make more informed decisions and improves the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000
Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: (301) 427-1104

Website: 

http://www.ahcpr.gov/