Quality & Patient Safety
Health Information Technology
Electronic health records — innovation — privacy — international standards — data sources — clinical vocabulary
National Quality Measures Clearinghouse™
Evaluate health care quality — online database — process — outcome — access — patient experience
CAHPS®—Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
Consumer feedback — survey and report tools — fact sheet — impact
Measuring Healthcare Quality
Studies and projects — standardized methods — performance measures
Medical Errors & Patient Safety
Scope of problem — reducing errors — research program — patient safety tools — patient tips
WebM&M: Morbidity & Mortality Rounds
Patient safety forum— learning modules — analysis of medical errors
Quality Indicators
Hospital quality measures — prevention — inpatient — patient safety
Quality Information & Improvement
Employer experience — consumer information — case studies — glossary — Chartered Value Exchanges
TalkingQuality
Communicating with consumers — health care report cards
Quality Diagnostic Tools for States
Archived Web Sites
These Web sites related to early initiatives in improving quality care are maintained for archival purposes only.
President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care
Industry
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force