Health Outcomes Research: Web Sites

AcademyHealth is a national organization serving the fields of health services and policy research and the professionals who produce and use this important work. They offer programs and services that support the development and use evidence to increase the quality, accessibility, and value of health care, to reduce disparities, and to improve health

Provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes, quality, cost, use, and access.

Research, statistics, data & systems from the CMS.

The National Library of Medicine's registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world. Provides information on who may participate, locations, and contacts.

Data on mortality and morbidity for most counties in the United States. Also includes policy and program recommendations for improving health.

For more than 20 years, the Dartmouth Atlas Project has documented glaring variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets, as well as hospitals and their affiliated physicians.

Data.gov provides descriptions of the Federal datasets (metadata), information about how to access the datasets, and tools that leverage government datasets.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. Web site provides access to statistics, trends, reports, and activities by programmatic topic

The National Library of Medicine's Health Services Research Resources (HSRR) is a searchable database of research datasets, instruments/indices, and software. Users may review data and compare characteristics across datasets. Examples of HSRR data sources include: clinical records, discharge summaries, claims records, epidemiological surveys, surveys, and registries

A research portal of health services research resources providing numerous Internet links to data, funding announcements, reports, podcasts, discussion groups, and more.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's annual report on health trends in the United States.

Ten-year national objectives and measures for improving health in America.

A non-partisan source of health care facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public.

This non-profit organization is dedicated to improving health and health care by promoting the science of outcomes measurement. The website identifies survey instruments that may be useful in health outcomes research. Users must request permission from the creator to use instruments.

Provides information on clinical practice guidelines.

The Center works closely with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) , formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), to improve the dissemination of the results of health services research, with special emphasis on the growing body of evidence reports and technology assessments which provide organizations with comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new health care technologies.

NQMC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) External Web Site Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a database and Web site for information on specific evidence-based health care quality measures and measure sets. NQMC is sponsored by AHRQ to promote widespread access to quality measures by the health care community and other interested individuals.

A private foundation that promotes better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency in the nation's healthcare system, with special attention paid to low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. Access reports, data, interactive maps, surveys, and case studies on a variety of issues.