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"1st Annual Quality Chasm Summit: A Focus on Communities" 1/6/2004 IOM, Washington, D.C. Other Related Links      ------------------- Organizations and Research Institutions Publications and Reports U.S. Government Resources Publications and Reports "The State of Health Care Quality 2003" This report shows that the nation’s health care system is riddled with "quality gaps" that prevent millions of Americans from receiving "best practice" care. NCQA, September 2003 "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" This document is the first in in a series of publications from the Quality of Health Care in America. Institute of Medicine, 1999 "Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century" Provides a detailed review of literature on the quality of care. National Academy Press, March 2001 "Room for Improvement: Patients Report on the Quality of Their Health Care" Report reveals that an estimated 8.1 million households have experienced a medical or prescription drug error that turned out to be very serious. The Commonwealth Fund, April 2002 "The National Healthcare Quality Report" The report includes a broad set of performance measures that can serve as baseline views of the quality of health care. The report presents data on the quality of services for seven clinical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, heart disease, HIV and AIDS, mental health, and respiratory disease. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), December 2003 "Improving Health Care Quality: Can Federal Efforts Lead the Way?" This issue brief addresses proposals to improve health care quality. Commonwealth Fund, April 2002 "The Quality of American Health: Can We Do More?" President's Message Report on current state of the quality of care debate. Commonwealth Fund, April 2000 "Quality of Health Care in the United States: A Chartbook" Based on over 150 published studies and reports of quality of care, the chartbook contains a series of 54 charts and accompanying analysis that documents serious gaps on many crucial health quality dimensions. The Commonwealth Fund, May 10, 2002 "Report to the Congress: Applying Quality Improvement Standards in Medicare" This report focuses on quality improvement standards and assumes that quality assurance standards will remain in force. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), January 2002 Return to HealthCast ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help