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Quality Issues

Consumer Health Info Index

HC Quality Index Page Data & Standards HC Quality Standards HC Quality Issues

Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Nutraceuticals

Bioethics

Conflict of Interest Information and Resources NIH

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials Information

Citizens For Responsible Care and Research (CIRCARE)

The fascinating history of clinical trials. Tales of Ginseng, TB, rhubarb and coronavirus. 6/2020

Cultural Competence

Building Culturally Competent Organizations Ku.edu

Continuing Education Courses

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Self-assessments Georgetown.edu

Cultural Competence Resources for Health Care Providers HRSA

Cultural Competency Organizational Self-Assessment Toolkit El Paso County Greenbook Initiative

Minority Health

Public Health Practice

Self-Assessments National Center for Cultural Competence

Think Cultural Health.org USHHS/Office of Minority Health

Cybersecurity

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Breach Portal: Notice to the Secretary of HHS Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information

HIPAA Privacy Rule and Disclosures of Information Relating to Reproductive Health Care 6/2022 HHS.gov

THE FDA'S ROLE IN MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERSECURITY

Indicators Associated With WannaCry Ransomware

Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff 12/2016 FDA.gov

Protecting the Privacy and Security of Your Health Information When Using Your Personal Cell Phone1 or Tablet HHS.gov

Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry 6/2017

The next wave in healthcare cyberattacks: Ransomware 2/2016

Electronic Health/Medical Records (EHR/EMR)

Despite Increased Use of Electronic Medical Records, Fewer U.S. Doctors Believe It Improves Health Outcomes, Accenture Survey Shows Marketwatch.com 4/2015

Electronic health records: The smart person's guide 10/2016

EMR and HIE Use Increases Among U.S. Doctors, Accenture Annual Survey Finds 2013

Technical Evaluation, Testing, and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records NISTIR 7804 2/2012

Technical Evaluation, Testing, and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records: Empirically Based Use Cases for Validating Safety Enhanced Usability and Guidelines for Standardization NIST.gov

This is how hackers make money from your stolen medical data. Stolen medical information can sell for up to six times as much as PII, and there are reasons for that. 6/2019

Health Care Costs

Graphic source: https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st540/stat540.shtml

Graphic source: https://meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st540/stat540.shtml

Graphic source: https://www.statista.com/chart/8658/health-spending-per-capita/

Graphic source: Charles Gaba

Graphic source: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/07/09/americans-are-closely-divided-over-value-of-medical-treatments-but-most-agree-costs-are-a-big-problem/

Map source: http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/u-s-health-care-prices-are-all-over-map-new-n563661

Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization Publications HCFO.org

Concentration of Healthcare Expenditures and Selected Characteristics of High Spenders, U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2019 2/2022 AHRQ

Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries 3/2018

Health Care Spending Vox.com

Here’s How Much Your Healthcare Costs Rise as You Age 3/2019

Here's Why Millions of Americans Face Surprise Medical Bills Cheatsheet.com 5/2015

Prescription Drugs: Price Trends for Frequently Used Brand and Generic Drugs from 2000 through 2004 GAO 8/2005

The most expensive body parts to get repaired, according to medical billing data 8/2016

Using Medical Resources Wisely NYC.gov

Health Care Fraud

Doctors with Government Actions Propublica.org

Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program: Results of Review of Annual Reports for Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003 GAO 4/2005 Report

Health Care Reform - U.S.

Compendium of U.S. Health Systems AHRQ.gov

A History of Health Care Reform NY Times

Alliance for Health Reform

Health Reform Kaiser Family Foundation

Health Reform Subsidy Calculator -- Premium Assistance for Coverage in Exchanges/Gateways

Taking The Measure Of Health Care In America NPR.org

Why medicine costs so much in America Vox.com 12/2015

Health Care Reform - International Systems

< Graphic source: http://www2.compareyourcountry.org/health?cr=oecd&cr1=oecd&lg=en&page=3

Graphic source: http://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/health-at-a-glance-19991312.htm

Briefing Paper: Cosmetic Surgery Tourism 7/2010

Mirror, Mirror 2017:International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care Commonwealthfund.org

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, 2014 Update Commonwealthfund.org

Mutual Information System on Social Protection (MISSOC) Europa.eu

Snapshots of health systems European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

The Grass Is Not Always Greener A Look at National Health Care Systems Around the World Cato.org

Understanding Hospital Costs 4/2022

Understanding Hospital Costs: New Online Dashboard Helps States and Employers Contain Health Care Spending Growth 4/2022

Health Care Transparency

Debunking common myths about healthcare consumerism Mckinsey.com 2015

Dollars for Docs, What Drug Companies are Paying Your Doctor Propublica.org

Emergency Preparedness Atlas - U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities AHRQ

The Healing Power of Your Own Medical Records NY Times 3/2015

Your privacy online: Health information at serious risk of abuse, researchers warn Sciencedaily.com 2/2015

Health Disparities

Graphic source: NCHS.gov

2021 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report 1/2022 AHRQ.gov

2014 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report AHRQ.gov

2014 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Report Chartbooks AHRQ.gov

Blood, Organ, and Bone Marrow Issues for BIPOC and Mixed Races

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2013 MMWR 11/2013

2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports AHRQ.gov

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2011 Home Page MMWR CDC.gov

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2011 PDF edition MMWR

CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2011 Individual MMWR Supplements; CDC.gov

Community Health and Health Disparities Prevention Institute

Dialogues on Diversifying Clinical Trials 2011

Examples of Health Disparities Cancer.gov

Factors That Contribute to Health Disparities in Cancer Cdc.gov

HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

Health Disparities Experienced by Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations

Health Literacy and Mortality Among Elderly Persons Archives of Internal Medicine 2007

Health Research and Educational Trust Disparities Toolkit

Introduction: CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2013 MMWR 11/2013

Conclusion and Future Directions: CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report United States, 2013 MMWR 11/2013

Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care, 2007

Methodological Issues in Measuring Health Disparities CDC 2005

National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities HHS.gov

National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity HHS.gov

Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities CDC

Putting Men's Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level KFF.org

Race/Ethnicity Disparities AHRQ.gov

Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Self-Rated Health Status Among Adults With and Without Disabilities -- United States, 2004 -- 2006 MMWR 10/2008

Rationale for Regular Reporting on Health Disparities and Inequalities --- United States MMWR 1/2011

REACH 2010 Surveillance for Health Status in Minority Communities --- United States, 2001--2002

Social Determinants of Health

Unequal treatment: what health care system administrators need to know about racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare 2002

Graphic source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/29/racial-inequality-health-care-black-v-white_n_7164140.html

Health Information

How Should State Licensing and Credentialing Boards Respond When Government Clinicians Spread False or Misleading Health Information? AMA.org 3/2023

Health Disinformation and Misinformation

Graphic source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2833317

Graphic source: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-health-misinformation-tracking-poll-pilot/

Graphic source: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/health-misinfo-printable-summary.pdf

Graphic source: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M23-1218

Addressing Viral Medical Rumors and False or Misleading Information AIM 7/2018

ChatGPT Created a Fake Dataset With Skewed Results — Findings raise concerns about the ease of generating false medical evidence 11/2023

ChatGPT Quickly Authored 100 Blogs Full of Healthcare Disinformation — But Google Bard and Microsoft Bing had guardrails in place to thwart such prompting 11/2023

Confronting Health Misinformation 2021

Confronting Health Misinformation Summary

Deepfakes could supercharge health care's misinformation problem 11/2023

Health Disinformation Use Case Highlighting the Urgent Need for Artificial Intelligence Vigilance. Weapons of Mass Disinformation 11/2023

Health Misinformation HHS.gov

KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll Pilot 8/2023

Large Language Model Advanced Data Analysis Abuse to Create a Fake Data Set in Medical Research 11/2023

Stopping Medical Misinformation Requires Early Detection — Help is needed from the medical community and the general public, says media watchdog CEO 9/2023

What Parents Need to Know About Online Misinformation 4/2025

Health Literacy

Graphic source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2731897

Graphic source: https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2018/03/tackling-ehealth-literacy/

Graphic source: https://image.slidesharecdn.com/hilcurriculumfinal2008longversion-091023150355-phpapp01/95/health-information-literacy-12-728.jpg?cb=1256310280

Graphic source: https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/pharmlitqi/slidedeck1/deck1slide6.jpg

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/infographics/healthliteracy.htm

My HealthFinder Tool

Health Literacy: A Key to Good Health SAMHSA.gov

Health Literacy Online

Health Literate Care Model

Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations AHRQ.gov

Measuring Skills & Experiences CDC.gov

Tackling eHealth Literacy

The Health Literacy of America's Adults Results From the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

Health Literacy AHRQ.gov

Health Literacy CDC.gov

AHRQ Pharmacy Health Literacy Center

Building Health Literate Organizations: A Guidebook to Achieving Organizational Change

Clear Communication Checklist

Clear Communication: An NIH Health Literacy Initiative

Consumer and Patient E-Health

Counteracting Health Misinformation. A Role for Medical Journals? JAMA 4/2019

Developing an Organizational Plan CDC.gov

Educated consumers more likely to use potentially unreliable online healthcare information Sciencedaily.com 2014

Education and Community Support for Health Literacy CDC.gov

eHealth Literacy: Essential Skills for Consumer Health in a Networked World Journal of Medical Internet Research

Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions AHRQ.gov

Guidance and Standards

Health and Literacy Special Collection

Health.gov's Health Communications Page

Health Literacy HRSA

Health Literacy National Networks of Libraries of Medicine
Health Literacy: Accurate, Accessible and Actionable Health Information for All CDC

Health Literacy and Health Outcomes Health.gov

Health Literacy Evidence Reviews CDC.gov

Health Literacy Improvement

Health Literacy Institute

Health Literacy Resources CDC.gov

Basics of health literacy. Nchealthliteracy.org

Health Literacy Fact Sheets CHCS.org

Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)

Low Health Literacy Compromises Health, Increases Costs Washingtonpost.com

Making Decisions for Your Health: Getting the Info You Need FDA.gov

Measures of People's Skills and Experiences CDC.gov

National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy Health.gov

Older Adults and the World Wide Web Creating Senior-friendly Web sites. Spry.org

Pink Book-Making Health Communication Programs Work Cancer.gov

Plain Language.gov

Quick Guide to Health Literacy Health.gov

Reducing Information Pollution in the Internet Age CDC's Preventing Chronic Disease

Simply Put CDC - great resource on effective communication

Striking Jump in Consumers Seeking Health Care Information HSCHANGE.org Tracking Report No. 20 August 2008

Teach-Back/Show-Me Method

Teens, Health, and Technology A National Survey 6/2015

The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Ed.gov

The Impact of the Internet on the Consumers Health Behaviour NHMRC.gov.au

The Solid Facts - Health Literacy WHO.int

Too much information can be a good thing Psychologists examine how to package health recommendations 8/2017

Understanding Health News NIH.gov

Want to Be More Health Savvy? FDA.gov

Whether people inform themselves or remain ignorant is due to three factors 12/2021

Why Can't Scientists Talk Like Regular Humans? 5/25/2017

Why we rely on inaccurate information 11/2016

Writing Resources on the Net

Graphic source: http://www.physiciansweekly.com/patients-self-diagnosing-infographic/

Health Literacy - Newest Vital Sign

Quick Assessment of Literacy in Primary Care: Tool In Spanish

Health Literacy - Readability

Readability Timtabler.com

Health Policy

Graphic source: A highly simplified example of how both objective data and subjective values can influence policy decisions. Science, Policy, and Values. Be clear on where the data ends and opinions begin Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD Oct 9, 2024

Health Policy 101-A Primer on U.S. Health Policy

SCOTUS Case Could Weaken the Impact of Regulation on Key Patient and Consumer Protections 6/2024

Supreme Court Decision May Have Sweeping Effects on Healthcare, Experts Say - Chevron ruling curbs federal power, could upend drug approvals, Medicare drug price negotiation 7/2024

Health Risks

Understanding Health Risks - Improve Your Chances for Good Health 10/2016

Health Services Delivery

Graphic source: https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/index.html

Hospital Utilization HHS.gov

Appropriate Use of Medical Resources 8/2016

Crisis Standards of Care Public Health Emergency

Damaged Care

Deaths of U.S. Citizens Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery — Dominican Republic, 2009–2022/A> 1/2024 MMWR

Frequently Asked Questions: Transitional Care Management AAFP.org

GAO's Report on Nursing Homes 12/2005

Hospital Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care AHRQ

Hospital Preparedness: From Hospitals to Healthcare Coalitions: Transforming Health Preparedness and Response in Our Communities Phe.gov

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally Commonwealthfund.org

The Future of Emergency Care Fact Sheet Institute of Medicine June 2006. Thanks, Linda J. Redman

Using Peer Review for Self-Audits of Medical Record Documentation AAFP.org

What Makes People Like (and Dislike) Their Doctors?

Information Quality
Medical Errors

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors AHRQ.gov

Advancing the science of measurement of diagnostic errors in healthcare: the Safer Dx framework BMJ.com

Assessing the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System -- Cooperative Adverse Drug Event Surveillance Project --- Six Sites, United States, January 1--June 15, 2004 MMWR 4/22/2005

Autopsy WebMD

Diagnostic Errors AHRQ.gov

Eliminating Error-prone Abbreviations, Symbols and Dose Designations Ismp.org

Error-prone Abbreviations Ismp.org

Expanding Patient-Centered Care to Empower Patients and Assist Providers AHRQ

HHS Is Taking Steps to Develop a National Strategy GAO - 5/2005

Medical error the third leading cause of death in the US BMJ.com 5/2016

Medical errors in America kill more people than AIDS or drug overdoses. Here's why. Vox.com

Medication Safety Tools and Resources Ismp.org

Web M&M (Morbidity and Mortality Rounds)AHRQ

Medical Litigation

National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) $2.50 - single query or one year enrollment

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - "Addressing the New Health Care Crisis"

Institute for Health Freedom - Patients' Rights/Freedom to Choose

Lawyers smell blood in electronic medical records Computerworld.com 4/2015

Legal Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Your EHR 4/2015

Malpractice Data for 50 States Kaiser Family Foundation

Medical Malpractice Law in the United States Kaiser Family Foundation

Medical Malpractice Summary Index of States (McCullough, Campbell & Lane)

Medical/Healthcare Safety

CHARTBOOK ON PATIENT SAFETY 2/2021 AHRQ.gov

2008 Update on Consumers' Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information Kaiser Family Foundation

Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation AHRQ

Drug and Medical Device Safety MedlinePlus

Five Steps to Safer Health Care AHRQ

Food Safety MedlinePlus

Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) CDC.gov

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) CDC.gov

CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Healthcare-associated Infections Summary Data Reports Q and A CDC.gov

NHSN State HAI Reports CDC.gov

One in Four Medicare Patients Harmed in Hospitals, Nearly Half Preventable - CMS needs to do more to penalize facilities with avoidable adverse events, report says 5/2022

Patient Issues MedlinePlus

Patient Safety Primers AHRQ.gov
Patient Safety Organization Web site AHRQ.gov

Patient Safety Tools: Improving Safety at the Point of Care AHRQ

Patient-Provider Communications

Guide to Patient and Family Engagement in Hospital Quality and Safety AHRQ.gov

Patient Issues MedlinePlus

Project RED: Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) BU.edu

Talking with your Doctor MedlinePlus

Using the Internet for Partner Notification of Sexually Transmitted Diseases --- Los Angeles County, California, 2003

Pharmacy Benefits Managers

Graphic source: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/07/ftc-releases-interim-staff-report-prescription-drug-middlemen

FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen. Report details how prescription drug middleman profit at the expense of patients by inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies 7/2024 FTC.gov

Precision Medicine

Precision Medicine CDC.gov

Privacy of Health Information

7 Sneaky Ways Your Personal Data Is Being Collected 12/2018

Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information. Healthit.gov

A researcher tried to buy mental health data. It was surprisingly easy. A Duke University report found 11 data brokers agreed to sell information that identified people by issues, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, and often sorted them by demographic information. 2/2023

Health Information Privacy, Security, and Your EHR Healthit.gov

Health Information & The Law Healthinfolaw.org

Health Privacy (Institute for Health Freedom)

Institute for Health Freedom -Informed Consent

Personalized Health Technology

The Final Federal Medical Privacy Rule: The Definitive Guide (March 6, 2003) [Institute for Health Freedom]

Why hackers want your health-care data 5/2015

You Snooze, You Lose: How Insurers Dodge The Costs Of Popular Sleep Apnea Devices 11/2018

Unjust Enrichment

The Second Legacy of Henrietta Lacks 2/2025 JAMANetwork

Graphic source: http://blackwaterlaw.co.uk/clinical-negligence-compensation/

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