HEALTHCARE QUALITY RELATED LINKS

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making.
http://www.ahrq.gov/

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National Association for Healthcare Quality
NAHQ empowers healthcare quality professionals from every specialty by providing vital research, education, networking, certification and professional practice resources, and a strong voice for healthcare quality.
http://www.nahq.org/

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Envisioning the National Health Care Quality Report
A Book by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services on Healthcare Quality.
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Foundation for Health Care Quality
The Foundation for Health Care Quality is dedicated to providing a trusted, independent, third party resource to all participants in the health care community – including patients, providers, payers, employers, government agencies, and public health professionals.
http://www.qualityhealth.org/

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National Quality Forum
The National Quality Forum (NQF) 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 NQF as a mechanism to bring about national change.
http://www.qualityforum.org/

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Issues and Strategies for Nursing Care Quality: The Encyclopedia of Nursing Care Quality
This book offers examples of how standards can guide professional practice. Describes the outcomes necessary for patient well being, and how to organize the approach to ensure that quality care is delivered.
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping health care systems put those ideas into action.
http://www.ihi.org/ihi

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