Other Resources

AHRQ Quality Indicators use hospital administrative data to identify and track quality of care issues.

The AHRQ State Snapshots provide state-specific information on health care quality relative to all states and the region.

CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a national health survey that collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access related to chronic disease and injury.

PubMed from the National Library of Medicine provides links to medical research articles, citations, and abstracts.

MedlinePlus from the National Institutes of Health provides patients and their families with information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.

IHI's State Action on Avoidable Rehospitalizations is a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at minimizing repeat hospitalizations through improving transitions of care.

The Assessment of Chronic Illness Care survey assesses levels of care based on the Chronic Care Model.

The Improvement Stories submitted to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement describe how various organizations tested and implemented quality improvement programs.

Comprehensive resources for health communication are available from The National Cancer Institute's site, Making Health Communication Programs Work. The strategies can be applied to diabetes quality improvement efforts regardless of budget or geography.

Measures for successful coalitions are identified in this report by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).

View the National Quality Forum-Endorsed Standards for performance measures to assess health care quality.

Measures for successful coalitions are identified in this report by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement.

Learn how to develop clinical care improvement strategies using criteria for performance measures from the American Academy of Family Physicians.