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Health Care Choice Resources
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Leapfrog Group
www.leapfroggroup.org
The Leapfrog Group's Website contains information that consumers may access when they are
making decisions related to hospital choices. The website provides hospital specific voluntary
responses to a patient safety survey of urban hospitals related to each hospital's implementation
of computerized physician order entry, staffing of the hospital's Intensive Care Unit and how many
times a year five high-risk surgeries were performed in the hospital. The self-reported survey
information is available to consumers online at www.leapfroggroup.org.
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American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
www.aahsa.org/public/sh.htm
A link to the website "Choosing a Quality Nursing Home".
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American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living
www.longtermcareliving.com/planning_ahead/index.htm
This website has information to help people make decisions about nursing and
assisted living facilities.
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National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
www.nursinghomeaction.org/public/50_156_455.cfm
A link to the fact sheet
"A Consumer Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home"
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Texas Health Care Information Council
www.thcic.state.tx.us/
The Texas Health Care Information Council's primary purpose is to provide data
that will enable Texas consumers and health plan purchasers to make informed health
care decisions. The Council's charge is to collect data and report on the quality
performance of health maintenance organizations operating in Texas and hospitals.
The goal is to provide information that will enable consumers to have an impact on
the cost and quality of health care in Texas.
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