Expanding patient-centered care to empower patients and assist providers.
This report describes tools developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that are currently available to help patients and their providers make better decisions. It suggests that a broader application of existing tools, as well as the development of similar tools for different...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| 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 #5. AHRQ publication ; no. 02-0024. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS92066 |
| Summary: | This report describes tools developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that are currently available to help patients and their providers make better decisions. It suggests that a broader application of existing tools, as well as the development of similar tools for different areas of care, will improve the quality of care from the perspectives of patients, providers, and health plans. The tools described in this report include: patient questionnaires for prostate symptoms and visual function ; a consumer survey (Consumer Assessment of Health Plans, or CAHPS) ; several publications on choosing health plans, obtaining quality care, avoiding medical errors, and getting preventive care. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from PDF caption (viewed Mar. 13, 2008). "May 2002." Written by Mark W. Stanton. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 11 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/ptcareria.pdf ; current access available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |