National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and America's Health Insurance Plans. The NGC mission is to provide physicians and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers, and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation, and use.