Safety Net Monitoring
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Baseline data and tools to help monitor the status of local safety nets in providing health care to low-income and other vulnerable populations.
About the Safety Net Monitoring Initiative
Safety Net Monitoring Initiative: Fact Sheet
Safety Net Profile: Online Query System
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Data for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
Safety Net Measures, Definitions, and Data Sources
Book 1. Data for Metropolitan Areas
Book 2. Data for States and Counties
Electronic Data Sets and Documentation
(Excel and Statistical Software Formats)
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Tools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
Book 3. Tools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
Overview
Part 1. Gathering Information About People and Providers
Part 2. Understanding and Using the Information
Part 3. Special Circumstances: Rural Areas
Interactive Tool and Software
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Learn More
Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
Web Conference, September 23-25, 2003
Working with State Policymakers
Developing Data-Driven Capabilities to Support Policymaking
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Technical Assistance and Feedback
Are These Data Useful To You?
E-mail: https://info.ahrq.gov
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Order Publications and Data Products
AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse
E-mail: AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov
Toll-Free Phone: 800-358-9295
A Data Book for Metropolitan Areas
(AHRQ Publication No. 03-0025)
A Data Book for States and Counties
(AHRQ Publication No. 03-0026)
Tools for Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net
(AHRQ Publication No. 03-0027)
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