Tutorial Examines Health Care Quality In The U.S.

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice
Also Included In: Public Health
Article Date: 19 May 2008 - 5:00 PDT

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Tutorial: Measuring Health Care Quality, kaiserEDU.org: The slide tutorial -- narrated by Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -- provides an overview of the state of health care quality in the U.S. Clancy explains how quality is measured, discusses the federal roll in tracking and measuring health care quality, and suggests opportunities for system improvement, as well as areas for future research and development (Kaiser Family Foundation release, 5/15).

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