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Getting Quality
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We
believe that people should always get high quality care
when they go to their health care provider…and
that providers should be paid to give the kind of care
that makes people better.
That's
why we are involved in several quality
improvement projects that put consumers in the center
to:
- make decisions about their own health care,
- improve health care quality reporting,
- help draft and spread messages about health care
quality
- help create ways for patients to be involved in
statewide quality improvement projects.
If
you would like to be part of quality improvement work
at CAHC, please email consumerhealth@mainecahc.org
or call 1-800-838-0388.
Quality
and Cost - CONSUMER RESOURCES
To
find out the quality of care in your doctor's office
or hospital, go to: www.mhmc.info.
To
find out the cost of some typical medical procedures
(such as knee surgery), go to: www.healthweb.maine.gov/claims/healthcost/default.aspx
(NOTE: the information on this site can be hard to read.)
Call the Maine Health Data Organization at 207-287-6722
if you need help understanding the information.
Other useful sites:
National
Patient Advocate Foundation
Families
USA
Prescription
Policy Choices
The
Institute of Medicine
The
National Partnership for Women and Families
Calls to Action
If
you have a story to share with us about the quality
of health care you have received-both good and bad-please
call 1-800-838-0388 or email consumerhealth@mainecahc.org.
We
are looking for patients to help us create training
for other patients who want to become leaders in health
care quality improvement and other health care issues.
If you or someone you know is interested in helping
us, please contact us.
