Healthcare 411

Summary: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services has a new service to help keep consumers informed of the Agency\'s latest health care research findings, news, and information. It\'s Healthcare 411—a weekly audio newscast that features synopses of the latest findings and information on current health care topics. Go to www.healthcare411.org to hear the newscasts through your computer or 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 discussed 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. Each Healthcare 411 newscast is about 10 to 15 minutes long. All new and archived newscasts remain available on the Healthcare 411 site.