Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into AHRQ

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 is a general internist, geriatrician, researcher and author of the article, “Realizing the Dream: The Future of Primary Care Research.” Dr. Bierman sat down with Medical Economics to discuss her vision for current and future research in primary care, and the mission of AHRQ.