Resource Index
This section of the website contains detailed information about the websites that the NH Citizens Health Initiative has chosen to highlight. To see the list of websites for Cost, Quality, and Prevention, click on the links below.
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CMS Hospital Compare learn more... Hospital Compare was developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Like NHQualityCare, the website presents measures of quality of care across facilities. However, Hospital Compare includes data from other states in addition to NH.Go to site... |
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HealthGrades learn more... Since 1999, HealthGrades has provided healthcare ratings, information, and advisory services. The Healthgrades website allows consumers (including employers) to research facilities for quality ratings on many common healthcare procedures. Go to site... |
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Leapfrog learn more... Through a voluntary survey, Leapfrog has been collecting information about quality and safety practices in hospitals, since 2001. 5 hospitals from NH participated in the 2006 survey. Leapfrog allows consumers (including employers) to research facilities for quality ratings on several patient safety and quality practices. Go to site... |
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NH HEDIS Report learn more... For the first time in New Hampshire, the Department of Health and Human
Services presents a comprehensive report on information from the Health Plan
Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures. Results for New Hampshire privately insured members are compared against benchmarks for the Nation, the 6-state New England region, and the 3-state northern New England region. Go to site... |
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NH Qualitycare learn more... In 2005, NH QualityCare was released by the Foundation for Healthy Communities and the Northeast Health Care Quality Foundation. This website allows users to compare facilities on many standard measures of quality of care, and includes data about the number of times a procedure has been performed, or a condition has been treated at the facility. Go to site... |
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Purchaser's Guide: Patient Centered Medical Home learn more... In 2008, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative developed the Purchaser's Guide to compel purchasers to participate in the establishment of medical homes.Go to site... |
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State Snapshots learn more... AHRQ has developed a dashboard of healthcare quality measures for New Hampshire, based on the National Healthcare Quality Report. Go to site... |
2007 |
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