AHRQ Events for State Decisionmakers
In December 2007 and January 2008, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality ( AHRQ ) hosted two free workshops to stimulate and support quality improvement at the State level. The workshops were designed to inform State-level health care quality decisions and quality improvement activities, and were appropriate for State policymakers, State department of health officials, and other key stakeholders.
Each workshop featured a suite of quality tools developed by AHRQ that can be used both to diagnose State-specific (and in some cases region- or institution-specific) quality challenges and to identify opportunities for enhancing the value of health care in those areas. Expert faculty provided an overview of the tools and facilitated guided discussions about possible tool applications for State-level decisionmakers. In total, 191 participants from 35 States and the District of Columbia attended one of the workshops.
Based on feedback from the audio/Web conferences in spring 2008, we will be offering other technical assistance opportunities for States in the coming months. Click here to learn more.
AHRQ Quality Tool Suite
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