Top 25 Women in Healthcare - 2005

Carolyn Clancy, 51, has directed HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality since 2002, refocusing the agency's mission on the production and use of evidence to improve healthcare practice and policy. Her projects this year include spearheading a new collaborative effort with health professional groups to improve the quality of care in ambulatory settings and directing the establishment of a new $139 million initiative to improve quality and safety through greater use of health IT.