The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was established in 1989 as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Reauthorizing legislation passed in November 1999 establishes AHRQ as the lead Federal agency on quality research. AHRQ, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.
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Office of the Director:
Director
Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Phone: (301) 427-1200
Fax: (301) 427-1210
Email: carolyn.clancy@ahrq.hhs.gov
Acting Deputy Director
Boyce Ginieczki, PhD
Phone: (301) 427-1200
Fax: (301) 427-1210
Email: boyce.ginieczki@ahrq.hhs.gov
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets:
Irene Fraser, PhD, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1410
Fax: (301) 427-1430
Email: irene.fraser@ahrq.hhs.gov
Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends:
Steven B. Cohen, PhD, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1406
Fax: (301) 427-1276
Email: steven.cohen@ahrq.hhs.gov
Center for Outcomes and Evidence:
Jean R. Slutsky, PA, MSPH, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1600
Fax: (301) 427-1639
Email: jean.slutsky@ahrq.hhs.gov
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships:
David Meyers, MD, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1500
Fax: (301) 427-1595
Email: david.meyers@ahrq.hhs.gov
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety:
William B. Munier, MD, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1349
Fax: (301) 427-1341
Email: william.munier@ahrq.hhs.gov
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer:
Howard E. Holland, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1364
Fax: (301) 427-1873
Email: howard.holland@ahrq.hhs.gov
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations:
Francis Chesley, MD, Director
Phone: (301) 427-1449
Fax: (301) 426-1562
Email: francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov
Office of Performance Accountability, Resources, and Technology:
Jeffrey Toven, Director/AHRQ Chief Operating Officer
Phone: (301) 427-1700
Fax: (301) 427-1792
Email: jay.toven@ahrq.hhs.gov
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Other Important Contacts:
Conference Center
(301) 427-1800
Budget
(301) 427-1774
Contract Information
(301) 427-1783
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
(301) 594-6665
Freedom of Information Act Requests
(301) 427-1866
Grant Information
(301) 427-1450
Congressional Affairs
(301) 427-1214
Media Inquiries
(301) 427-1244
Public Inquiries
(301) 427-1104
Publications Clearinghouse
800-358-9295
(703) 437-2078 (when calling from outside the United States)
Public Inquiries
(301) 427-1104
TDD
888-586-6340 (hearing impaired only)
AHRQ Web Site
(301) 427-1897
AHRQ Publication No. 11-M026
Replaces AHRQ Publication No. 10-M047
Current as of November 2011
Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Key Contacts. AHRQ Publication No. 11-M026, November 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/contacts.htm