Quality
Indicators
“Improving Health Care
Quality: A Guide for Patients and Family.” Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality.
http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/qntlite/qntlite.htm
“In
search of quality health care.” Consumer Reports Online
http://www.consumerreports.org/
(Go to “A to Z Index,” click on “HMO’s Free 10/98”)
“Health
Care, Part 3.” National Public Radio Online Morning Edition (Audio
File)
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fm.cfm?SegID=46329
Requires Real Player (downloadable from the site).
8 minute segment on making informed decisions about health care
with regard to the balance between cost, quality, and choice.
“Health
Care, Part 4.” National Public Radio Online Morning Edition (Audio
File)
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnps05fm.cfm?SegID=46384
Requires RealPlayer (downloadable from the site).
8 minute segment on changes in approaches to prevent and manage disease
based on scientific evidence from clinical research.
“Nursing
Sensitive Quality Indicators for Acute Care Settings and the ANA’s Safety
and Quality Initiative.” American Nurses Association.
http://nursingworld.org/index.htm
(Click on “Reading Room” on left sidebar, scroll down to “Nursing
Facts from the American Nurses Association”, click on the article link.)
“Understanding Health Care
Quality.” The Foundation for Accountability (FAACT).
http://www.facct.org/educate/understand_hcq.html
