Common use of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clause in Contracts

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (AHRQ). ▪ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ▪ A cooperative group or center of any of the entities described above or the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Veterans Administration (VA). ▪ A qualified non-governmental research entity identified in the guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health for center support grants. ▪ The Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy if the study or investigation has been reviewed and approved through a system of peer review. The peer review system is determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to meet both of the following criteria: ♦ Comparable to the system of peer review of studies and investigations used by the National Institutes of Health. ♦ Ensures unbiased review of the highest scientific standards by qualified individuals who have no interest in the outcome of the review.