AHRQ Tools and Resources to Prevent HAIs.

In early September, the AHRQ released a webpage highlighting research and resources related to the prevention of hospital acquired infections. This is an excellent site that links to tools and resources for both healthcare providers as well as healthcare consumers.

You can find the website here.

Side-by-Side Healthcare Reform Proposal Comparisons

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm

The Kaiser Family Foundation has created a website that will allow you to compare all the current healthcare reform proposals. It is at the link above. The website says that the information was last updated 6-16-09. Very interesting site.

AHA: Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence

Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence is a resource for healthcare performance improvement professionals created by the American Hospital Association.

http://www.ahaqualitycenter.org/ahaqualitycenter/hpoe/index.html

The site provides some information about the IOM 6 aims or dimensions of healthcare quality. However, the vast majority of the content is case studies of how other hospitals have addressed common issues that we all have; ie hospital aquired infections, patient throughput, patient safety, etc...

This is a great place to start if you are about to launch a performance improvement project.

"Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence is a strategic platform to identify and
disseminate field-tested practices, proven strategies, tools and resources that
can support and advance hospital leaders’ ongoing efforts to achieve performance
excellence— care that meets the 6 IOM aims— safe, timely, efficiency,
effectiveness, equity and patient-centered."