Monday, June 27, 2005

AHRQ Summit— Improving Quality of Care: At a Glance

http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/qsummit/

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held its first Summit on health care quality and disparities on April 4, 2005, in Washington, DC from both the public and private sectors came together to exchange information on "lessons learned" and address ways to improve health care quality and eliminate health disparities.

Contents

Summit Goal
The Quality Challenge
Turning the Corner on Quality
Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork
Panel 1—Promising Quality Improvement Initiatives: Reports from the Field
Panel 2—Eliminating Health Care Disparities
Panel 3—Promising National Initiatives