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Quality Indicators
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Understanding Quality |
| WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria |
http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/mec/index.htm |
| WHO Cire |
http://www.infoforhealth.org/cire/cire_pub.pl |
| WHO Reproductive Health Library |
http://www.rhlibrary.com/ |
| GROG green top guidelines |
http://www.rcog.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=1777 |
| The Cochrane library |
http://www.update-software.com/publications/cochrane/ |
| CAT Banks |
http://www.otcats.com/links/cat_banks.html |
| Fostering the concept of life-long learning |
http://www.solidar.org/DocList.asp?SectionID=29&tod=761 |
| Putting an emphasis on the importance of controlled clinical trials |
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/clinicaltrials/ |
| Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and FAMILY (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ]) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer /qntlite
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| Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators for acute Care Settings and the ANA’s Safety and Quality Initiative (American Nurses Association [ANA]) |
http://nursingworld.org/index.htm (Click on "More links: Reading Room" on left sidebar, click on "Go there!" scroll down to "Nursing Facts," click on document link.) |
| In Search of Quality Health Care (Consumer Reports Online) |
http:/ /www.consumerreports.org/ (Go to "A to Z" index. subject heading "Insurance," subheading "Health," click on "HMO's Free 10/98) |
| Health Care, Part 3 (National Public Radio Online Morning Edition [Audio File]) |
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fin.cfm?SegID=46329 (Requires Real Player, downloadable from site) |
| Understanding HealthCare Quality (Foundation for Accountability) |
http://www.facct.org/educate/understand_hcq.html |
| Health Care, Part 4 (National Public Radio Online Morning Edition [Audio :File] |
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/ cmnps05fill.cfm?Seg ID=46384 |
| Making Your Health Benefits Work for You (U .S. Department of Labor) |
http://www.dol.gov/pwba/pubs/health/interimpg.html
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Insurance Reform (Centers forr Medicare & Medicaid Services) |
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/default.asp |
Consumer Right
Making Your Health Benefits Work for You (U .S. Department of Labor)
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http://www.dol.gov/pwba/pubs/health/interimpg.html
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Insurance Reform (Centers forr Medicare & Medicaid Services) |
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/default.asp |
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Promoting Patient Safety |
| Patient Fact Sheet. 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.goy/consumer/20tips.htm |
| Prescription medicines and Yon (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/ncpiebro.html |
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Providers |
Making Health Decisions |
| Choosing a Doctor (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qntascii/qntdr.htm |
| Mental Healthcare: A Consumer’s Guide (American Psychiatric Nurses Association) |
http://www.apna.org/guide.htm |
Talking With Your Doctor. A Guide for Older People (National Institute onAging)
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http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/pubs/talking/index.htm#content |
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Health Plans |
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| Making Medicare Choice.Medicare Options (American Association of Retired Persons [AARP)) |
http://www.aarp.org/hcchoices/medicare/make choice/options.html |
| Helping You to Choose a Quality Health Plan (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations OCAHO)) |
http:/www.jcaho.org/general+public/making+ better+choices/helping+you+choose/helping+you+ choose.html |
| Choosing and Using a Health Plan (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/hlthplnl.htm |
| Checkup on Health Insurance Choices (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranc.htm |
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Healthcare Facilities |
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| Helping You Make Health Care Choices(JCAHO) |
http://www.jcaho.org/gencral+public/ making+ better+ choices/ helping+you+choosc/helping+you+choose.htm |
| Choosing a Good Nursing Home (AARP) |
Http: //www.aarp.org/confacts/health/choosingnh.html |
| How to Choose a Home Care Provider (National Association for Home Care) |
http://www.nahc.org/consumer/coninfo.html |
| Treatments |
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| Now You Have a Diagnosis: What’s Next? (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/diaginfo.html |
| A Consumer Guide to Taking Charge of Health Information Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) |
http://www.health-insight.harvard.edu/guide.html |
| Be Informed. Questions to Ask Your Doctor Before You Have Surgery (AHRQ) |
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/surgery.htm |
| National Guideline Clearinghouse Produced by AHRQ in partnership with American Medical Association [AMA] and American Association of Health Plans) |
http://www.guidelines.gov/index.asp |
| Health Plan Report Card (National Committee for Quality Assurance |
http://hprc.ncqa.org/index.asp |
| Medicare Health Plan Compare (Government site for Medicare information) |
http://www.medicare.gov/MPHcompare/home.asp |
| Healthcare Facilities Quality Check (JCAHO) |
http://www.jcaho.org/qualitycheck/directry/directry.asp |
| MEDLINE plus Health [information Directories (National Library of Medicine) |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html |
| Nursing Home Compare (Government site for Medicare information) |
http://www.medicare.gov/Nhcompare/home.asp |
| Physician Select (AMA) |
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm |
| Certified Doctor Verification & Service (American Board of Medical Specialties) |
http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp |
Virginia Association for
Healthcare Quality |
http://www.vahq.org/ |
