AHRQ updates guide to health care quality reporting

AHRQ updates guide to health care quality reporting



AHRQ Releases Updated Guide to Public Reporting on Health Care Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has updated its guide to best practices in public reporting on health care quality. The TalkingQuality website offers expert advice and research findings that cover the entire process of producing a report for health care consumers with comparative information on the quality of care.

If you are involved in preparing and disseminating consumer reports on health care quality, you can focus on the process step that is most relevant to your needs:

• Plan Your Reporting Project
• Select Measures To Report
• Translate Data Into Information
• Explain and Motivate Use
• Distribute Your Quality Report
• Promote Your Quality Report
• Assess Your Reporting Project

You can also download editable checklists to keep track of your team’s decisions to support the implementation process.

For more information, go to the updated TalkingQuality website.