The Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Abstract

This piece of study aims to discuss one of the multiple funded programs of the Agency of HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The motive here is to highlight the mission and budget, strategic plan, quality control, cost containment, alignment with healthcare professionals, and the value of the program funded by the agency. The program that is discussed here is the one to improve the quality of mental health services. AHRQ has funded the research program as the agency's mission is to improve the quality of healthcare for all the Americans. The agency is affiliated with the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commitment of this agency is to improve the healthcare quality and acre safety with the help of generation of tools for spreading knowledge, and by developing successful partnerships for the long term improvements.

Introduction

The Agency of HealthCare Research and Quality is one of the twelve agencies of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The agency was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. The goal of all the researches done by the agency is to bring measurable improvements in the healthcare sector of America. For the achievement of this goal, AHRQ shows its commitment towards the use of responsive and efficient business processes, organizational excellence, and the maximization of the Agency's resources to ensure the effectiveness of programs under it. Thus, the overall focus of the Agency is on reducing any risks of harm that can arise in the healthcare sector, improving the healthcare outcomes with the help of researches and informed decisions, and to transform all the researches into practice to bring efficiency in heath care.

Discussion

The Agency of HealthCare Research and Quality contains a broad portfolio of researches in numerous fields. There are a number of physical, mental, and psychological illnesses that are increasingly becoming common in the United States. Therefore, the motive of the United States Department of Health and human Services is to ensure that each and every American must have the access to high quality health care. For this purpose, there are 12 agencies affiliated with the United States Department of Health and Human Services in order to serve in different fields related to the health care awareness and improvement. AHRQ is one of those affiliated agencies who are working in affiliation with HHS (www.ahrq.gov).

Tools and Programs to improve the quality of mental health services

This program is issue 16 of the research in action under the AHRQ. The Agency has a broad portfolio related to the mental health research. This program is particularly focused on AHRQ's funded research that has led to the development of methods, programs, and tools for improving and evaluating the quality of mental health services, and focusing on the improvement of education of mental health professionals (Lehman AL. 1999).

Background of the program

People of the United States of America suffer from numerous types of mental illness in almost all ...