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Guidance for sponsors of consumer reports on health care quality

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Contributing Content to This Site

My organization has produced a health care report card. Can it be included in this site?

Yes. If you have developed a consumer report on health care quality, please contact us at talkingquality@ahrq.gov. We check each report against the following criteria:

  • It is designed for consumers, defined as enrollees, employees, beneficiaries of Medicare or Medicaid, or the public at large.
  • It is available to consumers, although not necessarily all consumers or for free.
  • It includes comparative data on quality for more than one health care organization.
  • It provides information about one of the following types of health care providers:
    • Health plans.
    • Hospitals (inpatient and outpatient care).
    • Medical groups/clinics
    • Individual physicians.
    • Managed behavioral health organizations.
    • Nursing homes.
    • Home health agencies.
    • Dialysis facilities.

If your report meets these criteria, we will add it to the Report Card Compendium. We may also use it to illustrate a point made in TalkingQuality.

My organization conducted research on our quality report. Can we share our findings with you?

Yes. We encourage you to take advantage of TalkingQuality as a vehicle for sharing what you learn to help improve the state-of-the-art. Please contact us at talkingquality@ahrq.gov to discuss how we can help you disseminate your findings.