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How do I find out about employment with your agency?
To access a listing of current Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) job vacancies, with information on application procedures and contacts, go to: http://www.ahrq.gov/about/vacancy.htm...
Date Updated: 04/27/2009
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How do I access clinical practice guidelines online?
Available guideline resources are listed in the Clinical Practice Guidelines subdirectory at: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/cpgsix.htm . This includes the National Guidelines Clearinghouseâ„¢ (...
Date Updated: 03/08/2011
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How do I find out about grants available from your agency?
For information on funding opportunities, including the Agency's research agenda, financial assistance mechanisms used for research projects, a list of grant announcements, and policy notices that...
Date Updated: 04/07/2009
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How do I obtain publications or information products from your agency?
To access information on AHRQ's publications and products, including electronic versions of the Publications Catalog and links to other electronic resources, go to...
Date Updated: 04/07/2009
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What is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complementing the biomedical research mission of...
Date Updated: 04/24/2012
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What are the Quality Indicators (QIs)?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) are a set of quality indicators organized into four "modules," each of which measures quality associated with...
Date Updated: 02/16/2012
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What is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's mission?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. For more information, go to the AHRQ...
Date Updated: 04/07/2009
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Where can I find out about AHRQ's history?
AHRQ was originally created as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) on December 19, 1989, under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 2159), as a Public Health...
Date Updated: 12/11/2012
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Where can I find the "10 Questions To Ask Your Doctor"?
The "10 Questions To Ask Your Doctor" are on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/ .
Date Updated: 03/29/2012
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How is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is part of the U.S. Federal Government under the Department Health and Human Services (HHS). We are funded by tax dollars. For more information...
Date Updated: 04/07/2009