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    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Consumers & Patients
    540 Gaither Road
    Suite 2000
    Rockville, MD 20850
     
    Phone: (301) 427-1364
    Web Address: www.ahrq.gov/consumer
     

    This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website has evidence-based tips on staying healthy, choosing quality care, getting safe care, understanding diseases, comparing medical treatments, and more. AHRQ is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It supports research that will help people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.


    National Patient Safety Foundation
    268 Summer Street, 6th Floor
    Boston, MA  02210
    Phone: (617) 391-9900
    Fax: (617) 391-9999
    Email: info@npsf.org
    Web Address: www.npsf.org
     

    The National Patient Safety Foundation is an organization dedicated to improving the safety of patients. The foundation works to raise public awareness about patient safety and is a resource for people and organizations who are concerned about the safety of patients.


    National Transitions of Care Coalition
    6301 Ranch Drive
    Little Rock, AR 72223
    Phone: (501) 225-2229
    Email: support@ntocc.org
    Web Address: www.ntocc.org
     

    This website aims to help patients and their caregivers make the transition from one health care setting to another go as smoothly as possible. For instance, the website has resources about being discharged from the hospital to another health care setting, working with various health care providers, keeping track of medicines, and more.




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