Outpatient Services

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

Quality Check
Quality Check, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Web Address: www.jcaho.org/
 

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) compiles reports and national information on various health care services, including outpatient service centers. If you want to check on the performance of an outpatient service center, use the Quality Check feature on the organization's Web site, or call (630) 792-5800.


Organization

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone: 1-800-311-3435
(404) 498-1515, for public inquiries
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address: www.cdc.gov
 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working with state and local health officials and the public in the fight against communicable diseases and cancer. The agency provides information to the public about disease prevention and treatment.



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Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MSLast Updated: April 17, 2008
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Brent Shoji, MD - General Surgery

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Topic Contents
 Learning About Outpatient Services
 Types of Outpatient Services
 Important Considerations
 Quality of Outpatient Services
 Finding the Right Provider
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