At HRSA, through our programs, we’re attempting to engage a health care quality agenda on many fronts, embracing and encouraging innovation that drives quality wherever and whenever we can.
-- HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN
Data-Driven Quality Improvement Increases Organ Donation
18 people die every day,waiting for an organ.
What if, instead of working to achieve the same goal, the individuals and organizations working to change this statistic actually worked together?
HRSA recognizes the need for a toolkit of objective educational tools and resources to assist an organization in its quality improvement (QI) efforts. The HRSA Quality Toolkit is equipped with proven strategies and techniques to effectively support an organization's new or existing QI program. The toolkit's wide range of practical, convenient, and useful tools are used for implementing data collection and performance measurement techniques, and the organizations that integrated their use into QI programs effectively improved their deliveries of care. These resources are adaptable and may be used to facilitate the implementation of a new QI program or fine tune an existing one. More>>
This section provides tools and resources from HRSA and recognized community organizations with a commitment to quality. HRSA has assembled these resources to help safety net providers and grantees in their quality improvement efforts. More >>
HRSA is working with partner Federal agencies and recognized community organizations with a commitment to quality in order to support care delivery improvement efforts for the safety net community. More >>
Patient Question Builder Tool for Provider Visits (04/03/2013)
Text4Tots Library, a collection of short evidenced based messages focused on nutrition and physical activity in English and Spanish (02/21/2013)
HRSA has a longstanding commitment to increasing the access and improving the quality of health care for the poor, underserved and vulnerable patient populations in the United States. Discover how HRSA’s quality initiatives and programs help improve health care quality for 17 million lives. More >>
Health IT and Quality Webinars
Using Health IT for Care Coordination Across Inpatient and Outpatient Settings
Continuity and Resiliency for Health IT Systems: Preparing for Unforeseen Events
Using Health IT for Patient Safety
Overview of Meaningful Use Stage 2 NPRM for Safety Net Providers
Tips for Preventing Scope Creep and Cost Over Runs When Implementing a Health IT System
Tips for Engaging Safety Net Patients Using Health IT
Tips for Overcoming the Gray Areas of Meaningful Use Stage 1 for Safety Net Providers
Tips for Using Your Health IT System for Population Health Management
Tips for Going Live With Your Health IT System
Impact of ICD-10 on Safety Net Providers
Privacy and Security - What Questions Should You Ask Your Vendor?"
