Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Justification of Estimates for Approriations Committees, Fiscal Year 2014.

摘要

This budget request reflects an effort, amid economic uncertainty and fiscal constraints, to fulfill AHRQs mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Our performance-based budget demonstrates our continued commitment to assuring the integrity of all programs so AHRQ can help the health care system make measurable differences in health care for all Americans. All Americans will not have high-quality and affordable health care without the significant advances yielded by the AHRQ-supported evidence-based research that identifies better and more effective and cost-effective treatments and quality interventions. AHRQ supports this research through a variety of research programs, including: Patient-Centered Health Research; Value; Prevention and Care Management; Health Information Technology; Investigator-Initiated research projects; and Patient Safety.