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Inclusion Criteria

To be included in QualityTools, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a tool must meet the following requirements:

  1. The tool must specifically address health care and be intended for use in the assessment, measurement, promotion and/or improvement of health care quality.
  2. The tool must be freely available (i.e., without a fee or charge) in electronic format via the Internet. Abstracts and/or summaries of tools available electronically will be included. When available, ordering information for obtaining the tool in its entirety will be provided.
  3. The tool must be developed and/or sponsored by an identifiable agency, organization, or committee.
  4. The tool must be intended for use by one or more of the following user groups:
    • Patients and Consumers
    • Payers and Purchasers
    • Policymakers
    • Providers

Note: Tools derived from a clinical practice guideline will be considered for inclusion if documented evidence is available verifying the guideline was developed, reviewed, or revised within the last five years.

Send questions regarding the QualityTools Inclusion Criteria to info@qualitytools.ahrq.gov.