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February 2002
Annual
Report of the National CAHPS Benchmarking Database 2000
The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged
with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health
care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors,
and broaden access to essential services.
AHRQ sponsors and
conducts research that provides evidence-based information on
health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The
information helps health care decision makers patients and
clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers make
more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care
services. For more information, visit the AHRQ Web site at: www.ahrq.gov.  |