A great Patient-Centered Care initiative starts with great information. Please feel free to use these resources to learn more about Patient-Centered Care.

NRC Picker Patient-Centered Care Institute www.NRCPicker.com/pcci

Hospital Compare www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov

Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services www.cms.hhs.gov

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov

Picker Institute U.S. www.pickerinstitute.org

Picker Institute Europe www.pickereurope.org

The Commonwealth Fund www.commonwealthfund.org

Institute for Healthcare Improvement www.ihi.org

Institute for Family-Centered Care www.familycenteredcare.org

National Committee for Quality Assurance www.ncqa.org

Planetree www.planetree.org

The Joint Commission www.jointcommission.org

American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org

SF-36 Health Status Survey www.sf-36.org