The Mission of AHRQ, the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS, is director of the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement in the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She also is a general internist, geriatrician and researcher.

In this video segment, Bierman introduces the mission of the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.