About AHRQ's National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research

The National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research (NCEPCR) is the intellectual home for primary care research at AHRQ.

The NCEPCR is focused on the Nation's primary care system, providing evidence, practical tools, and other resources for researchers and evaluators, clinicians and clinical teams, quality improvement experts, and healthcare decision makers to improve the quality and safety of care. The NCEPCR is committed to listening to and learning from all members of the primary care community, including patients and families.

NCEPCR held a Primary Care Research Conference in December 2020 to provide guidance to AHRQ on a primary care research agenda for the 2020s. Details of the conference and the conference proceedings are here.

A new report of NCEPCR’s research conducted in 2021 and 2022 will be available in early 2024.

For additional information, contact:

Patrick G. O'Malley, MD, MPH
Director, National Center for Excellence in Primary Care Research
Patrick.Omalley@ahrq.hhs.gov