USA. New Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC II) awards

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(2002), "USA. New Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC II) awards", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 15 No. 7. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2002.06215gab.009

USA. New Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC II) awards

USA

New Evidence-Based Practice Center (EPC II) awards

Keywords: AHRQ, Analyses of scientific literature, Evidence-based healthcare

In June the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded five-year contracts for Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs). The EPCs will undertake projects that continue and expand the work performed by the first group of EPCs. Most of the second group of EPCs were part of the initial set, but three are new to the EPC program.

These EPCs will continue to perform methodologically rigorous systematic reviews and analyses of scientific literature on clinical, behavioural, organizational and financing systems topics. The resulting evidence reports and technology assessments will be used by Federal and State Agencies, private sector professional societies, health delivery systems, providers, payers, and others committed to evidence-based health care. In addition, the EPCs will:

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  update prior evidence reports;

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  provide technical assistance to professional organizations, employers, providers, policymakers, etc. to facilitate translation of the reports into quality improvement tools, evidence-based curricula, and reimbursement policies;

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  undertake methods research.