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1   Link   State Health Facts
State Health Facts provides up-to-date and easy-to-use health information and data on all 50 states. 		17
2   Link   The Council for Affordable Health Insurance
The Council for Affordable Health Insurance (CAHI) is a research and advocacy association of insurance carriers active in the individual, small group, HSA and senior markets. CAHI's membership includes insurance companies, small businesses, providers, nonprofit associations, actuaries, insurance brokers and individuals. Since 1992, CAHI has been an active advocate for market-oriented solutions to the problems in America's health care system. 		22
3   Link   The RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

For 60 years, the RAND Corporation has pursued its nonprofit mission by conducting research on important and complicated problems. Initially, RAND (the name of which was derived from a contraction of the term research and development) focused on issues of national security. Eventually, RAND expanded its intellectual reserves to offer insight into other areas, such as business, education, health, law, and science. No other institution tackles tough policy problems across so broad a spectrum. See History and Mission.

RAND's tradition of problem-solving continues to this day. RAND conducts research and provides analysis to address challenges that face the United States and the world. Today, RAND emphasizes several areas of research that reflect the changing nature of a global society. Much of this research is carried out on behalf of public and private grantors and clients. RAND also conducts its own RAND-initiated research on issues that otherwise might not receive funding. All RAND work —every publication, database, or major briefing —is held to rigorous and sometimes painstaking review processes. Such exacting standards are the foundation of RAND's impeccable reputation throughout the world. See Standards for High Quality Research and Analysis and RAND Institutional Principles.

RAND improves policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. At times, grantors or clients may ask RAND to deliver research without suggesting a specific course of action. At other times, RAND may provide a range of solutions with an analysis of advantages and disadvantages. On certain occasions, RAND may formulate or even support clear-cut policy recommendations. What remains constant is RAND's commitment to public service by communicating its findings to a wide audience. This is accomplished in many ways. They include announcements to media, testimony by experts at RAND (often to the U.S. Congress), and publications, many of which are available free on this Web site. See Newsroom, Congressional Resources, and Reports and Bookstore.

RAND in the 21st century continues to address difficult challenges throughout the globe. In many ways, RAND's future reflects its past: anticipating emerging issues; establishing new angles of inquiry; and mapping the territory for responses by government, business, and society. Commitment to these high standards will continue to define RAND's work in the years to come.
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4   Link   The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking. 		17
5   Link   Making Health Care Safer - A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices
Making Health Care Safer
A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices

Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Contract No. 290-97-0013

Prepared by:
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)-Stanford University Evidence-based Practice Center

Project Director: Robert M. Wachter, M.D.
UCSF-Stanford EPC Coordinator: Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M.

Editorial Board
Kaveh G. Shojania, M.D. (UCSF)
Bradford W. Duncan, M.D. (Stanford)
Kathryn M. McDonald, M.M. (Stanford)
Robert M. Wachter, M.D. (UCSF)

Managing Editor: Amy J. Markowitz, J.D. 		25
6   Link   The Center for Communication Programs
The Center for Communication Programs (CCP) uses communication to save lives, improve health, and enhance well-being. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — the oldest and highest ranked school of public health in the United States — established CCP in 1988 to focus attention on the central role communication plays in health behavior change. With a staff of approximately 450, CCP is active in more than 30 countries worldwide as well as in Baltimore .

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7   Link   The Association of Health Care Journalists, Inc.
The Association of Health Care Journalists, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. AHCJ is classified as a 501(c)(6), a nonprofit professional trade association.

Goals:
To support the highest standards of reporting, writing, editing, and broadcasting in health care journalism for the general public and trade publications.
To develop a strong and vibrant community of journalists concerned with all forms of health care journalism.
To raise the stature of health care journalism in newsrooms, the industry, and the public, as a whole.
To promote understanding between journalists and sources of news about how each can best serve the public.
To advocate for the free flow of information to the public.
To advocate for the improvement of professional development opportunities for journalists who cover any aspect of health and health care. 		27
8   Link   HEALTH POLICY COMMUNICATIONS
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9   Link   Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies
The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. A nonprofit organization specifically created for this purpose as well as an honorific membership organization, the IOM was chartered in 1970 as a component of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Institute provides a vital service by working outside the framework of government to ensure scientifically informed analysis and independent guidance. The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large. 		17
10   Link   American College of Physicians
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11   Link   The American Academy of Family Physicians
The American Academy of Family Physicians is one of the largest national medical organizations, representing more than 94,000 family physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students nationwide. Founded in 1947, its mission has been to preserve and promote the science and art of family medicine and to ensure high-quality, cost-effective health care for patients of all ages. 		21
12   Link   Center for Science in the Public Interest
Founded by executive director Michael Jacobson, Ph.D. and two other scientists, CSPI carved out a niche as the organized voice of the American public on nutrition, food safety, health and other issues during a boom of consumer and environmental protection awareness in the early 1970s. CSPI has long sought to educate the public, advocate government policies that are consistent with scientific evidence on health and environmental issues, and counter industry’s powerful influence on public opinion and public policies. 		16

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