02784oam 22006134a 450 991069641920332120080401125057.0(CKB)5470000002378653(OCoLC)57626146(EXLCZ)99547000000237865320050112d2002 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAHRQ tools and resources for better health care[electronic resource] /author, Barbara L. Kass-BartelmesRockville, Md :Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,[2002]15 pages digital, PDF fileResearch in action ;issue #10AHRQ pub. ;no. 03-0008Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 13, 2008)."December 2002."Includes bibliographical references.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.Health services administratorsStandardsUnited StatesHealth planningUnited StatesHealth Services ResearchDatabases as TopicDelivery of Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States Government AgenciesUnited StatesResource Guide.Health services administratorsStandardsHealth planningHealth Services Research.Databases as Topic.Delivery of Health Care.Practice Guidelines as Topic.Quality of Health Care.Surveys and Questionnaires.United States Government Agencies.Kass-Bartelmes Barbara L1388061United States.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.NLMNLMGPOBOOK9910696419203321AHRQ tools and resources for better health care3461724UNINA