Centers and Offices

AHRQ's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.

Office of the Director
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Director
Boyce Ginieczki, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director
Jeffrey Toven, AHRQ Chief Operating Officer

Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer
Howard E. Holland, Director
Designs, develops, implements, and manages programs for disseminating the results of Agency activities with the goal of changing audience behavior.

Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations
Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D., Director
Directs the scientific review process for grants and contracts, manages Agency research training programs, evaluates the scientific contribution of proposed and ongoing research and demonstrations; and supports and conducts health services research on priority populations.

Office of Performance Accountability, Resources, and Technology
Jeffrey Toven, Director
Directs and coordinates Agency-wide program planning and evaluation activities and administrative operations.

Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets
Irene Fraser, Ph.D., Director
Provides a locus of leadership and expertise for advances in health care delivery, organization, and markets through research.

Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends
Steven B. Cohen, Ph.D., Director
Conducts, supports, and manages studies of the cost and financing of health care, the access to health care services and related trends. CFACT also develops data sets to support policy and behavioral research and analyses.

Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Jean R. Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H., Director
Conducts and supports research and assessment of health care practices, technologies, processes, and systems.

Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
David Meyers, M.D., Director
Expands the knowledge base for clinical providers and patients and to assure the translation of new knowledge and systems improvement into primary care practice.

Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
William B. Munier, M.D., Director
Works to improve the quality and safety of our health care system through research and implementation of evidence.

Current as of September 2012
Internet Citation: Centers and Offices. September 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/index.html