Clancy Appointed to Head
AHRQ
February 7, 2003 - Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson Feb. 5 announced the
appointment
of Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., as director of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Dr. Clancy has been
acting director since March 2002 when former director John
Eisenberg, M.D., M.B.A., passed away [see
Washington Highlights, Mar. 15, 2002].
Prior to serving as acting director, Dr. Clancy was director
of AHRQ's Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and
director of the Center for Primary Care Research. There she
helped develop the U.S. Public Health Service Primary Care
Policy Fellowship. AHRQ is the lead federal agency responsible
for supporting research designed to improve the quality of
healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease
medical errors and broaden access to essential services.
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