Organizations and Research Institutions
American Medical Association (AMA) - Quality of Care
Publications from the American Medical Association on the issue of care quality.
Center for Quality of Care Research
The Center for Quality of Care Research and Education is dedicated to developing and disseminating practical methods for improving the quality of medical care. Our research focuses on design, development and testing of rigorous clinical performance measures for application in a wide range of health care delivery settings.
National Quality Forum (NQF)
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.
The Foundation for Accountability (FACCT)
Believes that "America's ability to create a more responsive health care system depends on informed, empowered consumers who help shape the system, hold it accountable for quality and act as partners in improving health."
The Leapfrog Group
Works with medical experts throughout the U.S. to identify problems and propose solutions that it believes will improve hospital systems that could break down and harm patients.
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Provides information that enables purchasers and consumers of managed health care to distinguish among plans based on quality.
National Committee for Quality Health Care
A membership and educational organization that serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas through the sponsorship of programs that involve top decision makers and thought-leaders in the quality health care industry.
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