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The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans [AHIP]). The NGC Web site and its content were developed by ECRI Institute (formerly ECRI), an international nonprofit health services research agency, Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization, and a designated Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

To find out more about ECRI Institute, please visit the ECRI Institute Web site.

The NGC Web site was originally designed and implemented by US Interactive. The current redesigned NGC Web site was implemented by notsoldseparately and ECRI Institute.

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