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Resources for the Healthcare Community
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ Hospital Statistics from National Inpatient Sample
hcupnet.ahrq.gov
AHRQ Quality Indicators
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/?JS=Y
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
www.abqaurp.org
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
www.apsf.org
American College of Medical Quality
www.acmq.org
American Health Quality Association
www.ahqa.org
Bridges to Excellence
www.bridgestoexcellence.org
Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME)
www.thecarolinascenter.org
CMS' Hospital Quality Initiatives
www.cms.hhs.gov/hospitalqualityinits
Commonwealth Fund Health System Performance Reports
www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Publications/Fund-Reports/2009/Oct/2009-State-Scorecard.aspx
Hospital Compare Quality Tool
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
www.ihi.org
QualityCheck®
www.qualitycheck.org
Leapfrog Hospital Reporting Initiatives
www.leapfroggroup.org/for_hospitals
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Quality Measures Clearininghouse
www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov
National Quality Forum
www.qualityforum.org
North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety
www.ncqualitycenter.org
North Carolina Medical Society
www.ncmedsoc.org/index.html
Five Million Lives Protected From Harm Campaign
www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/Campaign