title: From theory to practice: AHCPR's new mission.
abstract: Clifton Gaus recently announced that he would step down after three years as head of the Agency for Health Care Policy & Research. Many give him credit for ensuring the Agencies very survival during the last two years of budget negotiations. AHCPR's future largely hinges on its ability to shift its mission.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaus
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006302:Health Services Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012984:Software; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / Q000458:organization & administration*