The National Quality Forum today will introduce the beta version of its Quality Positioning System, an online tool that allows users to search for NQF-endorsed quality measures by care setting, condition, data source, keyword, name or number. Read the full story from Modern Healthcare here.
Healthcare 411 Newscast
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the lead federal agency in the effort to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors, has a new audio newscast series to help keep you informed of the agency's latest health care research findings, news and information. Click here to hear the newscasts through your computer or download them to a portable mp3 player. You can also subscribe to the entire newscast series as a podcast, if desired.
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The Mississippi Patient Safety Coalition is working together to ensure that all Mississippians have access to quality, safe health care. And to make sure that Mississippians know what steps to take to help caregivers ensure their safety.
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