AHRQ tools and resources for better health care /

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has devoted significant funding to the creation of tools and resources that will help meet the needs of the U.S. health care system. This report briefly describes the tools and resources that AHRQ has made available, such as data sets, assessment...

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Main Author:	Kass-Bartelmes, Barbara L.
Corporate Author:	United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Rockville, Md : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, [2002]
Series:	Research in action (United States. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) ; issue #10. AHRQ publication ; no. 03-0008.
Subjects:	United States. > Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Health services administrators > Standards > United States. Health planning > United States. Health Services Research > United States > Resource Guides. Databases as Topic > United States > Resource Guides. Delivery of Health Care > United States > Resource Guides. Practice Guidelines as Topic > United States > Resource Guides. Quality of Health Care > United States > Resource Guides. Questionnaires > United States > Resource Guides. United States Government Agencies > United States > Resource Guides.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS92064

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Summary:	The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has devoted significant funding to the creation of tools and resources that will help meet the needs of the U.S. health care system. This report briefly describes the tools and resources that AHRQ has made available, such as data sets, assessment and performance measures, clinical care guidelines, and quality measurement indicators. Examples of how these tools and resources are being used by federal, state, and local governments; private industry; health service providers; hospital associations; and health maintenance organizations to improve health care quality and help consumers make more informed choices are also provided.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title page (viewed Mar. 13, 2008). "December 2002." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	15 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: Internet from the AHRQ web site. Address as of 3/13/08: http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/tools/toolsria.pdf ; current access available via PURL.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.