Links & Resources
To educate and inform consumers/patients, health care providers, employers/purchasers and other Iowa shareholders.
Consumer/Patient Information
- United Health Foundation - www.UHFtips.org
- HealthGrades - hospitals, physicians and nursing homes - www.healthgrades.com
- Leapfrog Group - www.leapfroggroup.org
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) - www.cms.hhs.gov/quality
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - www.jcaho.org/quality+check/index..htm
Other Health Care Resources
- Consumer Patient Disclosure Project - www.healthcaredisclosure.org
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) - www.cms.hhs.gov
- National Quality Forum - www.qualityforum.org
- Leapfrog Group - www.leapfroggroup.org
- Agency for Health Care Research & Quality - www.ahcpr.gov/research/jan03
- Institute of Medicine (IOM) - www.iom.edu
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regarding health benefits - www.bls.gov/opub/cwc
- The Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare - www.dartmouthatlas.org