Abt Global, in partnership with the MacColl Institute for Healthcare Innovation, will serve as the collaboration and evaluation support team for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Research Centers of Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services. The Centers of Excellence are designed to advance understanding of screening services for disease prevention and to develop an infrastructure and integrated program of research in the areas of patient safety, health equity and implementation.

The Collaboration and Evaluation Support Team will lead evaluation activities, promote collaboration among the centers, disseminate their research findings, and work with AHRQ to identify and prioritize the research needs.