National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
The site-intended to be a one-stop shop for physicians, hospitals, health plans and other providers interested in quality measures-includes current evidence-based quality measures and measure sets ava... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
NCQA's (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Health Plan Report Card
An interactive tool designed to help you find the right health plan, NCQA's Health Plan Report Card can help you answer questions about health plans that would be difficult to answer on your own. NCQA... Details >
National Committee for Quality Assurance |
Provider's Guide to Quality and Culture
This Web site is designed to assist health care organizations throughout the United States in providing high quality, culturally competent services to multi-ethnic populations.... Details >
Management Sciences for Health |
Quality Check: Organization Search Criteria
This service is offered by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is useful if you have reason to "check up" on the performance of your local health care facility, wheth... Details >
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
Quality of Health Care: Q-Pack
As part of its effort to make health care safer and reduce medical errors, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed materials that will help patients choose wisely when it c... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Quality Tools
QualityTools™ is a clearinghouse for practical, ready-to-use tools for measuring and improving the quality of Americans’ health care. QualityTools is sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research an... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Registering Complaints About Accredited Organizations
Here is information about how to file a complaint about the quality of care at a health care organization with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. This page may be viewe... Details >
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
Report to the President on Medical Errors
The President ordered the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force to make recommendations for improving health care quality and protecting patient safety following a report from the Institute of M... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Talking With Your Doctor: A Guide for Older People
The material available here was designed to help older people communicate successfully with their doctors -- includes information on preparation for a doctor's visit and sharing sensitive information.... Details >
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health |
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - Reducing Mortality Through Screening Fact Sheet
A summary of the program's efforts and services including screening, quality assurance, health professions and consumer education and outreach, partnership development and surveillance, tracking and f... Details >
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
