AHRQ Launches Health Audio News Service for Consumers

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has a new service to help keep consumers informed of the Agency's latest research findings, news and information. Healthcare 411 is an audio newscast that features synopses of the latest findings and information on current health care topics. Visit www.healthcare411.org to hear the newscasts through your computer or to download them to a portable digital player such as an iPod®. The first audio newscast was a Special Report with AHRQ Director, Dr. Carolyn Clancy, answering questions about health care quality. She discusses preventive care, medical errors, and what people can do to ensure they get quality health care. Regular newscasts include short audio reports on a variety of AHRQ-supported research and always include an interview with one of the researchers.

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