Fact Sheets on Recovery Act Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided $300 million to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and $400 million to the Office of the Secretary, Health and Human Services to provide patients, clinicians, and others evidence-based information to make informed decisions about health care.

hese fact sheets provide information on how the funds will be used to promote high-quality care through broad availability of information that helps clinicians and patients match the best science to individual needs and preferences.

AHRQ's Research Activities ($300 million)

Fact Sheets on Recovery Act Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research for:

• Horizon Scanning
• Evidence Synthesis
• Evidence Gap Identification
• Translation and Dissemination
• Evidence Generation
• Training and Career Development
• Community Forum

The Office of the Secretary (OS) Research Activities ($400 million)

Fact Sheets on Recovery Act Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research for:

• Data Infrastructure
• Dissemination, Translation, and Implementation
• Research
• Inventory and Evaluation

Current as of September 2010

Internet Citation:

Fact Sheets on Recovery Act Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research. September 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/cerfactsheets/

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