QualityTools

QualityTools is a compilation of practical tools for assessing, measuring, promoting, and improving the quality of health care. Its purpose is to give health plans, providers, purchasers, consumers, and policymakers easy access to a variety of resources they can use to improve the delivery of care, inform decisions, and educate people about their health care needs. In many cases, these tools complement or directly support innovations presented on this site. Learn more about the tools on this site.

Browse QualityTools by Subject

Find QualityTools classified by disease or clinical category, patient population, stage of care, setting of care, and more.

Featured QualityTools (May 12, 2008)

The featured QualityTools, which were funded by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, are designed to improve patient flow processes by analyzing patient wait and transfer times, and by providing a structure to report daily changes in patient surgeries and procedures.

Other New QualityTools in this issue (Posted on May 12, 2008)

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

- Roadmaps for Clinical Practice Series: Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity Primer

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

- Frequently Asked Questions About HIV and STD Testing

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER

- Women and HIV/AIDS: Research and Clinical Trials

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

- Roadmaps for Clinical Practice Series: Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity Primer

Go to all QualityTools by posted date.

Note: The QualityTools section of the Innovations Exchange site replaces the stand-alone QualityTools Web site launched by AHRQ in 2003. Please replace any links or bookmarks for http://www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/ with http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/qualitytools.

Last updated: May 12, 2008.