Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography

Christina Foncree, Chris Jackson,

Jennifer Martinson, Deborah Smith, and Sylvia Taylor

HCS 588

November 25, 2013

Jennifer Culotta

Annotated Bibliography

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a department within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  This website is an excellent resource to retrieve data for quality measures.  In addition, it is a tool to use to assist with developing strategies for quality program implementations.  AHRQ is about improving quality and safety in health care, along with effective and efficient care to patients.

American Hospital Association. (2013). Hospitals in pursuit of excellence. Retrieved from http://www.hpoe.org/

This website is a great reference to use because it provides information and guides for hospitals on performance improvement. There are extensive publications available on how to collect, interpret, and disseminate quality data on a number of issues including patient safety, reducing health disparities, illness management, accountable care and many more. This website can also be used to gather information on national quality improvement projects and case studies.

California Hospital Association. (2013). Public reporting of quality data. Retrieved from http://www.calhospital.org/public-reporting-quality-data

The California Hospital Association (CHA) is a membership driven organization representing over 400 hospitals and health systems across the state of California. CHA provides hospitals and health systems with guidelines and instructions for reporting hospital quality data publicly to help hospitals maintain transparency. CHA provides recommendations to hospitals for publicly publishing scientifically-based quality reports based on nationally established quality measures. This is a great resource to use to gain information about...