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www.ayrconsulting.com

 

Trusted Links 

Joint Commission

www.jointcommission.org

 

National Consumer League

http://www.nclnet.org/health

 

Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel

www.hitsp.org/

The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, a cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors.  HITSP works to achieve a widely accepted set of standards to enable and support widespread interoperability among healthcare software applications.

 

The National Patient Safety Foundation

www.npsf.org

The National Patient Safety Foundation has a mission to improve the safety of patients through identifying and creating a a core body of knowledge; Developing and enhancing the culture of  receptivity to patient safety; and raising public awareness and fostering  communications about patient safety

 

AQA alliance

www.ambulatoryqualityalliance.org

The AQA is a large voluntary multi-stakeholder collaborative of physicians and other clinicians, consumers, purchasers, health plans, and others with a mission to improve patient safety, health care quality and value in all settings.

 

National Committee for Quality Assurance

www.ncqa.org/

The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to improving health care quality.  It offers accreditation, certification and recognition programs for health plans. 

 

National Quality Forum

www.qualityforum.org/

The National Quality Forum is a nonprofit organization that has among its goals:

·  Setting national priorities and goals for performance improvement;

·  Endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance.

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

www.ahrq.gov/qual/

The Quality & Patient Safety online section of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health & Human Services.

 

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

www.ihi.org

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world.

 

The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) http://www.guideline.gov/
 a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/
latest in infection control and diseases information, I addition to some tools
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov/
regulations, rulings and general government advisories related to hospitals and healthcare
National Association for Healthcare Quality http://www.nahq.org/
singular resource for quality professionals – requires a membership fee
Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality http://www.cihq.org/
– an alternative to NAHQ, requires a membership fee and has a focus on acute care hospitals, including a credential for those engaged purely in accreditation
Texas Association for Healthcare Quality http://www.txquality.org/
the NAHQ Texas affiliate and a member resource – requires a membership fee
Total Responsible Person http://www.trpnet.com  TRP Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1996, with products that include workshops, train-the-trainer, books, coaching, consulting and keynote addresses.
HeartMath LLC www.heartmath.com HeartMath LLC is dedicated to improving health, performance and well-being at home and in the workplace.

 



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