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Performance Budget Submission for Congressional Justification

Supplemental Material

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Detail of Full-time Equivalent Employment (FTE)
Detail of Positions
New Positions Requested, FY 2007
Performance Budget Crosswalk
Summary of Full Cost

Detail of Full-time Equivalent Employment (FTE)

Office or Center 2006 Actual 2007 Estimate 2008 Request
Office of the Director (OD) 19 19 19
Office of Performance Accountability, Resources and Technology (OPART) 54 54 54
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations (OEREP) 33 33 33
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships (CP3) 27 27 27
Center for Outcomes and Evidence (COE) 30 30 33
Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets (CDOM) 26 26 26
Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT) 49 49 49
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (CQuIPS) 23 23 25
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer (OCKT) 31 31 33
Total 292 292 299

Average GS Grade

2004: 12.8
2005: 12.6
2006: 12.7
2007: 12.7
2008: 12.7

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Detail of Positions

Position Levels 2006 Actual 2007 Estimate 2008 Request
Executive Level I 0 0 0
Executive Level II 0 0 0
Executive Level III 0 0 0
Executive Level IV 0 0 0
Executive Level V 0 0 0
   Subtotal 0 0 0
   Total Executive Level Salaries $0 $0 $0
Total—SES 4 4 4
Total—SES Salaries $ 182,485 $ 186,500 $ 192,281
GS-15 50 51 54
GS-14 52 51 51
GS-13 45 46 46
GS-12 19 21 25
GS-11 13 12 12
GS-10 2 2 2
GS-9 12 12 12
GS-8 7 7 7
GS-7 14 15 15
GS-6 5 2 2
GS-5 3 3 3
GS-4 0 0 0
GS-3 1 1 1
GS-2 0 0 0
GS-1 0 0 0
   Subtotal 223 223 230
Average GS grade 12.7 12.7 12.7
Average GS salary $78,055 $80,123 $82,607

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New Positions Requested — FY 2008

Research on Health Costs, Quality, & Outcomes (HCQO) Grade Number Annual
Salary
Medical Officer GS-15 1 $113,784
Medical Officer GS-15 1 $113,784
Medical Officer GS-15 1 $113,784
Health Science Administrator GS-12 1 $68,837
Health Science Administrator GS-12 1 $68,837
Health Science Administrator GS-12 1 $68,837
Health Science Administrator GS-12 1 $68,837
Total   7 $616,700

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Performance Budget Crosswalk (Dollars in Thousands)

Performance Program—Strategic Goal Area Budget Activity FY 2006
Enacted
FY 2007
Continuing Resolution
FY 2008
Request Level
Safety/Quality HCQO $167,177 $169,002 $178,002
MEPS $0 $0 $0
PS $0 $0 $0
Subtotal $167,177 $169,002 $178,002
Efficiency (HCQO; MEPS) HCQO $16,500 $17,421 $18,081
MEPS $55,300 $55,300 $55,300
PS $0 $0 $0
Subtotal $71,800 $72,721 $73,381
Effectiveness HCQO $77,015 $74,269 $75,481
MEPS $0 $0 $0
PS $0 $0 $0
Subtotal $77,015 $74,269 $75,481
Organizational Excellence HCQO $0 $0 $0
MEPS $0 $0 $0
PS $2,700 $2,700 $2,700
Subtotal $2,700 $2,700 $2,700
Agency Total Request   $318,692 $318,692 $329,564

HCQO = Healthcare Cost, Quality and Outcomes
MEPS = Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys
PS = Program Support

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Summary of Full Cost

Internally, AHRQ has coded its funded activities to our strategic goal areas as well as our portfolios of work. This has been a major undertaking on the part of our planning/budget staff. The following table, along with our crosswalk table, array our funding based on our internal management coding.

Summary of Full Cost of Performance Program Stategic Goal Areas (Dollars in Millions)

Performance Program—
Strategic Goal Area
FY 2006 Enacted FY 2007
Continuing Resolution
FY 2008
Request Level
Safety/Quality $167.2 $169.0 $178.0
Efficiency $71.8 $72.7 $73.4
Effectiveness $77.0 $74.3 $75.5
Organizational Excellence $2.7 $2.7 $2.7
Agency Total Full Cost $318.7 $318.7 $329.6

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Current as of February 2007


Internet Citation:

Supplemental Material. From: Justification for Budget Estimates for Appropriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2008, February 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/cj2008/cjsupp08.htm


 

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