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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has provided access to patient safety research, information, and tools for nearly two decades. This website offers a wide range of patient safety resources collected by AHRQ, including a new section summarizing their involvement in understanding diagnostic error.

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