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.
Employee Directory: Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Director:
Director
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
(301) 427-1200
540 Gaither Road, 3rd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Acting Deputy Director
Robert Graham, M.D.
(301) 427-1200
540 Gaither Road, 3rd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Office of Performance Accountability, Resources, and Technology:
Kathie Kendrick, M.S., C.S., R.N., Acting Director
(301) 427-1700
540 Gaither Road, 4th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer:
Christine G. Williams, M.Ed.
(301) 427-1360
540 Gaither Road, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations:
Francis Chesley, M.D.
(301) 427-1449
540 Gaither Road, 2nd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Center for Outcomes and Evidence:
Jean R. Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H., Director
(301) 427-1600
540 Gaither Road, 6th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships:
Helen Burstin, M.D., M.P.H.
(301) 427-1500
540 Gaither Road, 6th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets:
Irene Fraser, Ph.D.
(301) 427-1410
540 Gaither Road, 5th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends:
Steven B. Cohen, Ph.D.
(301) 427-1406
540 Gaither Road, 5th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient
Safety:
Daniel Stryer, M.D., Acting Director
(301) 427-1349
540 Gaither Road, 3rd Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Select AHRQ Offices and Centers for more information on Agency components.
Other Important Contacts:
Budget
Theresa Smith
(301) 427-1769
Budget/Appropriations Liaison
Boyce Ginieczki
(301) 427-1214
Congressional and Public Liaison
Larry Patton
(301) 427-1486
Electronic Dissemination
Gerri Michael Dyer
(301) 427-1898
Freedom of Information Act Requests
Nancy Comfort
(301) 427-1866
Grant Information
Mable L. Lam
(301) 427-1447
Media Inquiries
Karen Migdail, (301) 427-1855
Howard Holland, (301) 427-1857
Publications Clearinghouse
800-358-9295
(703) 437-2078 (when calling from outside the United States)
Small Business Program Manager
Sherry Baldwin
(301) 427-1787
TDD
888-586-6340 (hearing impaired only)
Send Questions & Comments to: info@ahrq.gov
Current as of January 2004
Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Key Contacts. January 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/about/contacts.htm
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