Learning Links

Visit the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality consumer guide at http://www.ahcpr.gov/. Under the “Select Topic” dropdown menu, click on “Consumers - Patients, -Quality of Care,” and then click on “Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families.” Explore the various sections. List six ways for consumers to choose quality physician services.

Visit the Institute for Healthcare Improvement at http://www.ihi.org/. Explore the site to review the kinds of issues facing health care organizations today. What types of services and information are available from this institute?

Visit The American Health Quality Association at http://www.ahqa.org/. Mouse over “Inside AHQA” and click on “About AHQA.” Read about the association, and then mouse over “Advancing Quality” and click on a topic of interest from the dropdown menu. List some examples of current health improvement projects.

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