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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [1] (AHRQ; pronounced "ark" by initiates and often "A-H-R-Q" by the public) is one of twelve agencies within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [2] The agency is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. (with a Rockville mailing address).
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was created in 1989 in order to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care through research. In 1990, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) was entrusted to offer accreditation programs for managed care organizations.
Examples include the CAHPS Health Plan Survey, [3] the CAHPS Hospital Survey (HCAHPS), [4] and the CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS). [5] CAHPS surveys may be administered by phone and/or mail, depending on the certification of the vendor administering the survey.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality $0 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services $1,169,091 Administration for Children and Families $52,121 Administration for Community Living $1,997 Departmental Management $340 Non-Recurring Expense Fund $-400 Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals $186 Office of the National Coordinator $43
SoftBank billionaire Masayoshi Son has pledged to invest $100 billion in the US over the next four years. Masa's longtime friend and Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang weighs in on the pledge.
According to a 2005 study, HEDIS-Medicaid 3.0 measures covered only 22% of the services recommended by the second U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). [ 18 ] Though without studies, without expressing what interventions and without reporting what "harm", some groups believe attempts by health care providers to improve their HEDIS ...
When it comes to blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic, opinion among some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers and health policy nominees appears deeply split.
The straphanger who was burned to death on a Brooklyn F train in a horrific attack has been identified as a 57-year-old New Jersey woman, police announced Tuesday.