Guides @ UF: Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics: Additional Study Tools

Tools and Resources

AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Technical Briefs
The Effective Health Care Program funds individual researchers, research centers, and academic organizations to work together with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to produce effectiveness and comparative effectiveness research for clinicians, consumers, and policymakers. Drawing on completed scientifc studies, technical briefs explain what is known — and what is not known — about new or emerging health-care tests or treatments.
AHRQ's Guidelines and Measures
From Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Includes measures, summaries, updates.
County Health Rankings
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R), a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, draws attention to why there are differences in health within and across communities. The program highlights policies and practices that can help everyone be as healthy as possible.
Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science Resources
List of resources for Dissemination & Implementation (D&I) Science from Washington University's Institute of Public Health.
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Educational Videos
A primary goal of the Irving Institute is to train and educate a diverse workforce to facilitate agents of change as they translate basic science findings into the improved health care for people over their lifespan. As one of over 50 CTSA hubs working nationally for the same purpose, they utilize their YouTube channel to share research, lectures, and innovations.
Rand Health Surveys and Tools
Includes a few scales each on: Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Health Economics, Mental Health and Maternal/Child/Adolescent Health.

See also:

Consumer Health Library Guide

Health Services Research, Management and Policy Library Guide

National Institutes & Centers

Alliance for Health Reform
The Alliance for Health Policy is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping policymakers and the public better understand health policy, the root of the nation’s health care issues, and the trade-offs posed by various proposals for change.
American's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)
AHIP harnesses the collective expertise of health insurance providers, turning healthy insights into helpful innovations. Tens of thousands of industry professionals rely on AHIP to provide first-class advocacy, education, and information on our changing health care system.
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Through representation and advocacy activities, AHA ensures that members' perspectives and needs are heard and addressed in national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters.
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
ASHRM promotes effective and innovative risk management strategies and professional leadership through education, recognition, advocacy, publications, networking, and interactions with leading health care organizations and government agencies. ASHRM initiatives focus on developing and implementing safe and effective patient care practices, the preservation of financial resources, and the maintenance of safe working environments.
Health Care Compliance Association
HCCA is dedicated to enabling the lasting success and integrity of organizations worldwide by promoting high standards in compliance and ethics programs, nurturing a community of compliance and ethics practitioners, and offering knowledge-rich educational opportunities.
Kaiser Family Foundation
The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
National Rural Health Association
The association’s mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues through advocacy, communications, education and research.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, nonprofit research organization that seeks to empower patients and others with actionable information about their health and healthcare choices.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
RWJF is a leading national philanthropy dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime. Through funding, convening, advocacy, and evidence-building, they work side-by-side with communities, practitioners, and institutions to achieve health equity faster and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right.