Measuring and publicly reporting on the quality and cost of care physicians and hospitals provide is crucial to improving the quality and lowering the cost of care nationwide. This interactive directory is intended to help patients find reliable information on the quality of health care provided by physicians and hospitals in their communities. Move your cursor over a state to find web-based resources to help you choose a doctor or hospital based on whether patients received recommended tests and treatment, the outcomes of their care, their experience with providers, and the overall cost of care.
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory
Public reports about health care quality.
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- February 1, 2011
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Government Shutdown: How Might It Affect Public Health Services?
As the budget debate on Capitol Hill continues, NewPublicHealth spoke with the Department of Health and Human Services to get a rundown on a...
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A Giant Step Toward a Culture of Health
In the months ahead, tens of millions of Americans will discover new and affordable options for obtaining health insurance, many of them for...
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Data Challenge
RWJF announced winners to the AF4Q Games to Generate Data Challenge and the Hospital Price Transparency challenge at Health 2.0's fall confe...
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Health Insurance Marketplaces Open Today
Today the consumer health insurance marketplaces, also known as exchanges, open in every state that will let consumers purchase coverage tha...
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Vulnerable Populations
We create new opportunities for better health by investing in health where it starts—in our homes, schools, and jobs.
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Building Resilience
A growing network of leaders in research, policy and practice are leading the way in preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mit...
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Pioneer Pitch Day
Pioneer Pitch Day is an opportunity for innovators with ideas for transforming health and health care to pitch their ideas live and in perso...
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Alcohol and Life Expectancy: Unraveling the Mystery of Why Nondrinkers Have Higher Risk of Premature Death
Patrick M. Krueger recently co-authored a study that examines the characteristics and mortality risks of nondrinker subgroups to explain why...
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Quality Field Notes: Appropriate ED Use
Key lessons learned by regional alliances of providers, patients, and payers in AF4Q communities as they work to reduce inappropriate emerge...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Truth About ACEs
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effectiv...
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‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’: Early Life Events that Can Damage our Adult Health
RWJF.org recently pulled together a collection of resources on “adverse childhood experiences”—how common they are and what they can mean fo...
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Tootsie’s Story: Medical Error Takes a Life
RWJF Nurse Faculty Scholar Jennifer Bellot writes about losing her grandmother to complications from a medical error.
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