Documents/HHS2003/5: Quality Care/5.3: Quality Information

5.3: Quality Information

Increase consumer and patient use of health care quality information

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How We Will Accomplish Our Objective - Disseminate health care quality information through provider networks, faith-based and community groups, and Internet information sites. - Work with private sector partners to educate Medicare beneficiaries on making informed decisions about health care. - Work with private sector and health care provider communities to develop and make publicly available standardized, risk-adjusted indicators of health care quality that are meaningful to purchasers, providers, and consumers. - Conduct research to improve information about nursing home quality so that comparative information provided to consumers about nursing home quality is riskadjusted, valid and reliable.

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