Additional Quality Resources and Links

State Quality Sites

Oregon Hospital Quality Indicators, State of Oregon: egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OHPPR/HQ/index.shtml

Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation: www.q-corp.org

Oregon Patient Safety Commission: oregon.gov/DHS/ph/pscommission/index.shtml

Acumentra Health: www.acumentra.org 

Rural Healthcare Quality Network: www.ohsu.edu/oregonruralhealth/rhqn_index.html

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National Quality Sites

Click here for a glossary of health care and quality-related terminology, defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality: www.ahrq.gov/

American Hospital Association Quality and Patient Safety: www.aha.org/aha/key_issues/patient_safety/background/background.html

Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC): www.apic.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Quality Initiatives: www.cms.hhs.gov/quality

H-CUP Net: hcup.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.asp

Hospital Quality Alliance: www.aha.org/aha/key_issues/qualityalliance/index.html

Hospital Quality Alliance Measures: www.aha.org/aha/key_issues/qualityalliance/measures/measures.html

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): www.ihi.org/ihi

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP): www.ismp.org

Institute of Medicine: www.iom.edu

Leapfrog Group: www.leapfroggroup.org

National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ): www.nahq.org

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA): www.ncqa.org

National Healthcare Cost and Quality Association (NHCQA):
www.nhcqa.org

National Patient Safety Foundation: http://npsf.org

National Quality Forum: www.qualityforum.org

Pathways for Medication Safety: www.medpathways.info

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Accreditation Sites

Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO) : www.jointcommission.org

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