Medicare Preventive Services Info
The second edition of the Guide to Medicare Preventive Services for Physicians, Providers, Suppliers, and Other Health Care Professionals is available online from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at
www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/mps_guide_web-061305.pdf
Toolkits for Reducing Medical Errors
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is offering an array of free online toolkits to help doctors, nurses, hospital managers, patients, and others reduce errors. The toolkits, which can be adapted to most health care settings, range from checklists for reconciling medications when hospital patients are discharged to methods for preventing hospital-acquired blood clots to processes for enhancing communication among caregivers. For a listing of the 17 toolkits, visit the AHRQ Web site at
Community Diabetes Care, Prevention
The National Business Coalition on Health is offering a Web site to help employers, health plans, and coalitions develop successful diabetes policies. This Web site, the Community Health Value Collaborative, features models, tools, and links for improving diabetes prevention and care at the local level. The tools are evidence-based and include two cost calculators. For more information, go to