Resources:

For general questions about health care, refer to these sites:

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality www.AHRQ.gov
• American Hospital Association www.aha.org
• The Joint Commission www.JointCommission.org
• The Colorado Hospital Association www.cha.com
• Medicare www.Medicare.gov
• The National Institutes of Health www.NIH.gov
• The Institute of Medicine www.IOM.gov
• The National Library of Medicine www.NLM.nih.gov
• The National Patient Safety Foundation www.Npsf.org
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.CDC.gov
• The US Food & Drug Administration www.fda.gov/consumer
• Medicare's Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov