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Weill Cornell awarded major federal contract and grant for public health research

Published in Law and Health Weekly, May 27th, 2006

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded Weill Medical College of Cornell University a contract and a grant for public health research in outcomes and cost-effectiveness that will help inform decisions made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The two AHRQ awards comprise (1) a contract to form a partnership for rapid-cycle, applied research: Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks (ACTION), and (2) a $4 million grant: Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT). Both awards have a timeframe of five years and are featured national research...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-05-27)

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