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  • Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) Quality of Care Initiatives: The Quality Center
    The purpose of the Quality of Care Initiative is to improve the quality of patient care, service delivery, the health care workforce, and health outcomes in the delivery systems that BPHC supports thr details...
    Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
    Child Health Toolbox - Measuring Performance in Child Health Programs Access, Quality, and Health Service Delivery
    An online resource designed to help State and local policymakers and program directors and staff to answer related questions about measuring health care performance in child health programs. Special f details...
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Choosing and Using a Health Plan
    Also available in: Spanish
    If you are shopping for health care insurance, this booklet will help you to understand the plans that are available and to choose the plan that is right for you and your family. details...
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Consumer Guides on Long Term Care
    A selection of consumer health information fact sheets that answers questions about long term care, choosing long term care and long term care facilities. Some research data is also available on this  details...
    American Health Care Association
    Evidence-based Practice
    This web site offers evidence reports and technology assessments on a variety of clinical care topics. Under its Evidence-based Practice Program, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)  details...
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    FAQs: National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
    This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™ (NQMC™), a database and Web site offering specific evidence-based health care quality me details...
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
    Also available in: Spanish
    Selecting a nursing home is one of the most important and difficult decisions that you may be asked to make either for yourself or for a family member. This booklet is designed as a first step to help details...
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration
    Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families
    Also available in: Spanish
    Practical tips on what people can do to improve the quality of the health care services they receive, including how to avoid medical errors. This guide focuses on the key health care choices people ty details...
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    Information for State and Local Governments from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Regulatory Affairs
    This page includes information that assists state and local officials and associations of these state officials to promote cohesive and uniform policies and activities in food- and drug-related matter details...
    U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    Miracle Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism
    Also available in: Spanish
    Remember the first rule of thumb for evaluating health claims: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This brochure will help you spot false and unsubstantiated claims. It describes some ty details...
    Federal Trade Commission

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