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The
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
(ABQAURP) has evolved to become the nation's largest organization of interdisciplinary
health care professionals. ABQAURP remains at the forefront of Health
Care Quality & Management (HCQM). Through its ultimate goal to improve
the quality of our Nation's health care, ABQAURP is dedicated to providing
health care education and certification for physicians, nurses, and other
health care professionals. ECRI
is a nonprofit health services research agency. Its mission is to improve
the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of healthcare. It is widely
recognized as one of the world's leading independent organizations committed
to advancing the quality of healthcare. ECRI's focus is healthcare technology,
healthcare risk and quality management, and healthcare environmental management. The
American Accreditation Healthcare Commission's mission is to promote continuous
improvement in the quality and efficiency of health care delivery by achieving
a common understanding of excellence among purchasers, providers, and patients
through the establishment of standards, programs of education and communication,
and a process of accreditation. The
American College of Medical Quality is the specialty medical association
for physicians and other professionals in the fields of clinical quality improvement,
quality assessment, medical quality management. American
Society for Quality, Healthcare Division encourages research, innovation,
and the formation of learning partnerships to advance knowledge of healthcare
quality. Members include providers of healthcare and services, supporters of the
providers, and others allied to the field. Health
Disparities Collaboratives™ A national effort to improve health outcomes
for all medically underserved people with chronic diseases. The Health Disparities
Collaboratives were developed to change primary health care practices in order
to improve the health care provided to everyone and to eliminate health disparities. Institute
for Family Centered Care provides essential leadership to advance the
understanding and practice of family-centered care. By promoting collaborative,
empowering relationships between providers and consumers, the Institute facilitates
family-centered change in all settings where individuals and families receive
care and support. Institute for Safe Medication
Practices works closely with healthcare practitioners and institutions,
regulatory agencies, professional organizations and the pharmaceutical industry
to provide education about adverse drug events and their prevention. The Institute
provides an independent review of medication errors that have been voluntarily
submitted by practitioners to a national Medication Errors Reporting Program (MERP)
operated by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) in the USA. Midwest
Business Group on Health is a coalition of employers working together
to provide leadership and knowledge to continuously improve the quality and cost-effectiveness
of health services. Members include public and private employers of all sizes
in an eleven-state region. The
Best Practice Network is a not-for-profit entity whose vision is to provide
a place where innovative solutions and best practices can be shared among nurses
and other healthcare practitioners to promote healthy communities and provide
optimal patient care. The
California Health Care Foundation's Quality Initiative coordinates quality
measurement and outreach projects in the Health Care Quality program area. The
Initiative serves as a catalyst in improving health care quality. The
Health Care Quality Alliance brings together 97 national health care consumer,
provider, and industry organizations dedicated to assuring that QUALITY is the
core value of the nation's health care agenda. The
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a Boston-based, independent,
non-profit organization working since 1991 to accelerate improvement in health
care systems in the United States, Canada, and Europe by fostering collaboration,
rather than competition, among health care organizations. The
Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) is a non-profit organization dedicated
to improving the quality of care provided to patients across the continuum of
health care. IMQ offers a wide range of educational, accreditation, consultation,
and certification programs. The
International Society for Quality in Health Care offers a unique opportunity
for individuals and institutions to share expertise via an international multidisciplinary
forum. Supported by members, including leading quality health care providers and
agencies in just under 70 countries, and with additional funds from the Australian
and Victorian Governments, the ISQua Secretariat in located in Melbourne, Australia. The
Leapfrog Group's goal is to initiate breakthroughs in the safety and quality
of health care in the US. The Leapfrog Group has just launched a web-survey to
gather information from hospitals nationwide about their practices on three hospital
patient safety standards. Leapfrog purchasers will share results with enrollees
and the general public. The
National Association for Healthcare Quality is dedicated to improving
the quality of healthcare and to supporting the development of professionals in
healthcare quality. NAHQ considers itself a premier source of expertise in healthcare
quality. The
National Coalition on Health Care is the nation's largest nonpartisan
coalition working to improve America's health care. The Coalition is comprised
of businesses, labor unions, religious groups, primary care providers, and educators. The
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent, not-for-profit
organization dedicated to assessing and reporting on the quality of managed care
plans, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
intends to mount a nationwide campaign for medication error reporting and prevention
that will promote recommendations broadly to colleges, schools, and state associations
of medicine, pharmacy, and nursing; national professional associations; managed
care organizations; and third-party payers. The
National Health Care Purchasing Institute was founded to improve health
care quality by advancing the purchasing practices of major corporations and government
agencies, particularly Fortune 500 companies, Medicare, and public employers. The
National Organization for Competency Assurance sets quality standards
for credentialing organizations. Through its annual conference, regional seminars,
and publications, NOCA serves its membership as a clearinghouse for information
on the latest trends and issues of concern to practitioners and organizations
focused on certification, licensure, and human resource development. The
National Patient Safety Foundation: The mission of the National Patient
Safety Foundation (NPSF) is to improve measurably patient safety in the delivery
of health care. The
National Quality Forum is a not-for-profit membership organization created
to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement
and reporting. A shared sense of urgency about the impact of health care quality
on patient outcomes, workforce productivity, and health care costs prompted leaders
in the public and private sectors to create the National Quality Forum as a mechanism
to bring about national change. The
National Safety Council is a nonprofit, non-governmental, international
public service organization dedicated to improving the safety, health and environmental
well-being of all people. The
Quality Indicator Project began in 1985 as a voluntary pilot project of
seven Maryland acute care hospitals that wanted to test a handful of clinical
performance measures for data collectability and usefulness in quality improvement
activities. Today, the Project has more than 1,800 participants across four different
indicator sets: acute care, psychiatric care, long-term care and home care. The
Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC) works to ensure that
all Federal agencies that purchase, provide, study, or regulate health care services
are working in a coordinated way toward the common goal of improving the quality
of care. The QuIC seeks to provide information to help people make choices, to
improve the care purchased and delivered by the Government, and to develop the
infrastructure needed to improve the health care system. The
SCRIPT Project works to improve medication management. Public and private
sector groups were organized in 1997 to form project, initiated and currently
funded by HCFA. The expected outcome of the project is the development of a core
set of outpatient medication measures that can be used in a variety of settings.  Home :: Inside AHQA :: For The Media :: Public Policy :: Advancing Quality :: Quality Connections :: SiteMap
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