Healthcare Quality & Safety

SQUIRE: Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

  AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
• AHRQ - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

  NQMC is a public resource for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. An initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)

  Latest news and essential resources on patient safety.
• PSNet (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - AHRQ

  AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety.
• American College of Medical Quality (AACMQ)

  The mission of the American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) is to provide leadership and education in healthcare quality management.
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

  AAMC Initiatives include integrating quality and improving health equity.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Quality of Care Center

  CMS reports, quality initiatives, patient assessment instruments, contractors and projects
• FDA - MedWatch

  FDA gateway for clinically important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products.
• Health.gov - Federal Resources for Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

  Health care-associated infections (HAIs), adverse drug events, federal resources for health care quality From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)

  The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a tool used by more than 90 percent of America's health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service. From National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.
• Health Technology Assessment Database Canadian Repository

  The NIHR HTA database provides free access to bibliographic information about ongoing and published health technology assessments. 15,000+ in progress and published health technology assessments from around the world.
• HHS Measures Inventory

  Repository of measures in use or in development by the agencies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for quality measurement, improvement, and reporting.
• HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration

  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

  Medication safety tools and resources from the nation's only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use.
• Institute of Medicine

  The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.
• The Joint Commission

  Performance measurement, standards, patient safety. The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
• Hospital Compare

  Information about the quality of care at over 4,000 Medicare-certified hospitals. Find hospitals and compare the quality of their care.
• National Patient Safety Foundation

  Programs and resources to advance patient safety.

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