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Commonwealth Fund Chartbooks on Quality of Health Care
Governmental Agencies and Programs
National Organizations and Initiatives
National Sources of Quality Data and Measures
State and Regional Organizations, Initiatives, and Data
International Agencies and Organizations
Commonwealth Fund Chartbooks on Quality of Health Care
Quality of Health Care in the United States (2002),
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=221238Quality of Health Care for Children and Adolescents (2004),
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=225395Quality of Health Care for Medicare Beneficiaries (2005),
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=275195back to top>
Governmental Agencies and ProgramsAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
www.ahrq.govAHRQ Patient Safety Network,
psnet.ahrq.govAHRQ Quality Tools and the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports,
www.qualitytools.ahrq.gov/Bureau of Primary Care, Clinical Quality Improvement Initiatives,
bphc.hrsa.gov/quality/default.htmCenters for Disease Control and Prevention,
www.cdc.govCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Quality of Care Center,
www.cms.hhs.gov/center/quality.aspHealthy People 2010,
www.healthypeople.govMaternal and Child Health Bureau,
mchb.hrsa.gov/Medicare Health Plan Finder, Home Health Compare, Hospital Compare, and Nursing Home Compare (comparative quality measures),
www.medicare.govMedicare Payment Advisory Commission,
www.medpac.gov Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) program,
www.medqic.orgNational Asthma Education and Prevention Program,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naeppNational Blood Pressure Education Program,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naeppNational Cancer Institute, Cancer Trends Progress Report,
progressreport.cancer.gov/National Center for Health Statistics,
www.cdc.gov/nchs/National Cholesterol Education Program,
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htmNational Diabetes Education Program,
www.ndep.nih.gov/National Guideline Clearinghouse,
www.guideline.gov/National Institutes of Health,
www.nih.govNational Library of Medicine,
www.nlm.nih.govQuality Interagency Coordination Task Force (QuIC),
www.quic.gov/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),
www.samhsa.govVeterans Administration Health Services Research and Development Service,
www.hsrd.research.va.gov/Veterans Administration National Center for Patient Safety,
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National Organizations and InitiativesABIM Foundation,
www.abimfoundation.orgAmerican Academy of Family Physicians, Clinical Quality Improvement Resources,
www.aafp.org/online/en/home/practicemgt/quality.htmlAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Education in Quality Improvement for Pediatric Practice,
www.eqipp.org/American College of Cardiology, Guidelines Applied in Practice (GAP) Program,
http://www.acc.org/qualityandscience/gap/gap.htmAmerican College of Medical Quality,
www.acmq.orgAmerican College of Surgeons, National Surgical Care Improvement Program,
https://acsnsqip.orgAmerican Medical Association, Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement,
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2946.htmlAmerican Society for Quality, Healthcare Division,
www.asq.org/healthcare/Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology,
www.apic.orgBridges to Excellence,
www.bridgestoexcellence.orgBright Futures for Infants, Children, and Adolescents,
brightfutures.aap.org/webCenter for Children's Healthcare Improvement,
www.childhealthimprovement.orgCenter for Health Care Strategies,
www.chcs.orgCenter for Medical Consumers,
www.medicalconsumers.orgCommonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System,
www.commonwealthfund.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=288639Family Voices (Children with Special Health Care Needs),
www.familyvoices.orgHealth Disparities Collaboratives,
www.healthdisparities.net/hdc/html/home.aspxHealthy Steps for Young Children,
www.healthysteps.orgHospital Quality Alliance,
www.aha.org/aha/key_issues/qualityalliance/index.htmlInstitute for Healthcare Improvement,
www.ihi.orgInstitute for Safe Medication Practices,
www.ismp.orgImproving Chronic Illness Care,
www.improvingchroniccare.orgInstitute of Medicine, Healthcare Quality Resources,
www.iom.edu/CMS/3718.aspxJoint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations,
www.jointcommission.orgLeapfrog Group,
www.leapfroggroup.orgNational Academy for State Health Policy,
www.nashp.orgNational Association for Healthcare Quality,
www.nahq.orgNational Committee for Quality Assurance,
www.ncqa.orgNational Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention,
www.nccmerp.orgNational Diabetes Quality Improvement Alliance,
www.nationaldiabetesalliance.orgNational Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality,
www.nichq.orgNational Patient Safety Foundation,
www.npsf.orgNational Quality Forum,
www.qualityforum.org/National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Model Programs),
http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov/template.cfm?page=defaultPartnership for Prevention,
www.prevent.orgPartnership for Solutions: Better Lives for People with Chronic Conditions,
www.partnershipforsolutions.orgPromoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care,
www.promotingexcellence.orgRAND Health, Quality of Care Resources,
www.rand.org/health/researchareas/quality.htmlSociety of Thoracic Surgeons, National Outcomes Database,
www.sts.org/sections/stsnationaldatabase/Surgical Care Improvement Project,
www.medqic.org/scip/URAC (American Accreditation HealthCare Commission),
www.urac.orgU.S. Pharmacopeia, Patient Safety Reporting Programs,
www.usp.org/patientSafety/Vermont Oxford Network,
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National Sources of Quality Data and MeasuresAHRQ Quality Indicators (QIs),
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.govAssessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) Indicators,
www.rand.org/health/projects/acove/quality_indicators.htmlBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS),
www.cdc.gov/brfssBrown Atlas of Dying,
www.chcr.brown.edu/dying/BROWNATLAS.HTMCenter for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health, National Inventory of Mental Health Quality Measures,
www.cqaimh.org/quality.htmlChild Trends Databank,
www.childtrendsdatabank.orgCommonwealth Fund International Health Policy Surveys,
www.commonwealthfund.org/surveys/surveys.htmCommonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys,
www.commonwealthfund.org/surveys/surveys.htmCommonwealth Fund National Survey of Physicians and Quality of Care,
www.commonwealthfund.org/surveys/surveys.htmCommunity-Level Indicators for Understanding Health and Human Services Issues,
aspe.hhs.gov/progsys/Community/index.htmlCommunity Tracking Study (CTS),
www.hschange.org/index.cgi?data=12Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS),
www.cahps.ahrq.gov/default.aspCurrent Population Survey (CPS),
www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htmDartmouth Atlas Project,
www.dartmouthatlas.orgData Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health,
www.childhealthdata.org/content/Default.aspxHealth and Retirement Study (HRS),
hrsonline.isr.umich.eduHealthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP),
hcup.ahrq.gov/HCUPnet.aspHEDIS (Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set),
www.ncqa.org/programs/hedisHIVnet,
www.ahrq.gov/data/hivnet.htmMedical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS),
www.meps.ahrq.gov/Medicare Compare Downloadable Databases,
www.medicare.gov/Download/DownloadDB.aspMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS),
www.cms.hhs.gov/LimitedDataSets/11_MCBS.aspMedicare Fee-for-Service Statistics,
www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareFeeforSvcPartsAB/01_Overview.aspMedicare Quality Monitoring System,
www.cms.hhs.gov/QualityInitiativesGenInfo/15_MQMS.aspMinimum Data Set (MDS) Nursing Home Quality Indicators,
www.cms.hhs.gov/MinimumDataSets20/05_QualityIndicatorandResidentReports.aspNational Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS),
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/ahcd/ahcd1.htmNational Health Interview Survey (NHIS),
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htmNational Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES),
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htmNational Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS),
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/hdasd/nhdsdes.htmNational Immunization Survey (NIS),
www.cdc.gov/nis/National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS),
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nnis.htmlNational Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs,
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/cshcn.htmNational Survey of Children's Health,
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/cshcn.htmNational Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH),
www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/nhsda.htmNational Survey of Early Childhood Health,
www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/slaits/nsech.htmNational Quality Measures Clearinghouse,
www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.govNational Vital Statistics System,
www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htmOutcomes and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) for Home Health Care,
www.cms.hhs.gov/OASISPhysician Consortium for Performance Improvement Quality Measures,
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/4837.htmlRAND Quality of Care Assessment Tools,
www.rand.org/health/surveys_tools/qatools/index.htmlSAMHSA National Outcomes Measures,
www.nationaloutcomemeasures.samhsa.govState Cancer Profiles (National Cancer Institute),
statecancerprofiles.cancer.govStudying and Tracking Early Child Development from a Health Perspective: A Review of Available Data Sources,
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=354865Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program,
seer.cancer.govTobacco Use Supplement (TUS) to the Current Population Survey,
riskfactor.cancer.gov/studies/tus-cpsTrends on Aging and Health (National Center for Health Statistics),
www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htmUnited States Renal Data System,
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State and Regional Organizations, Initiatives, and DataBuyers Health Care Action Group, Minnesota Health Plan Comparison Report,
www.bhcag.comCalifornia HealthCare Foundation,
www.chcf.orgCalifornia Office of the Patient Advocate, HMO Report Card and Medical Group Ratings,
opa.ca.gov/report_cardCalifornia Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, The California Report on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery,
www.oshpd.ca.govEmployer Health Care Alliance (Wisconsin), QualityCounts Report,
www.qualitycounts.orgFlorida Agency for Healthcare Administration, FloridaHealthStat,
www.floridahealthstat.comHealthCare 21 Business Coalition (Tennessee), Hospital and Health Plan Report Cards,
www.hc21.orgInstitute for Clinical Systems Improvement (Minnesota),
www.icsi.org/index.aspIntegrated Healthcare Association (California), Pay-for-Performance Initiative,
www.iha.org/p4py4.htmMaine Health Management Coalition, Hospital and Doctor Ratings,
www.mhmc.infoMassachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors,
www.macoalition.orgMassachusetts Data Access Center (cardiac surgery outcomes reports),
www.massdac.org/Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, Health Care Quality and Cost Information,
www.mass.gov/healthcareqcMassachusetts Health Quality Partners, Clinical Quality and Patient Experiences in Primary Care Medical Groups,
www.mhqp.orgMichigan Hospital Association, Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality,
http://www.mha.org/mha/keystone/index.jspMinnesota Department of Health, Adverse Events in Minnesota,
www.health.state.mn.us/patientsafetyNew Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Health Care Quality and Oversight (Hospital and HMO Performance Reports, Surgery Reports),
www.state.nj.us/health/hcsa/hmomenu.htmNew York State Department of Health, Center for Consumer Health Care Information (Physician, Hospital, Nursing Home, Health Plan, and Cardiac Surgery Reports),
www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/healthinfoNiagara Health Quality Coalition, New York State Hospital Report Card,
www.nhqc.comNorthern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group,
www.nnecdsg.orgPacific Business Group on Health,
www.pbgh.orgPennsylvania Patient Safety Authority,
www.psa.state.pa.us/psa/site/default.aspPennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, Hospital Performance Reports and Quality of Commercial HMOs report,
www.phc4.orgPittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative, Perfecting Patient Care System,
www.prhi.orgTexas Health Care Information Collection, Indicators of Inpatient Care in Texas Hospitals and Guide to HMO Quality,
www.dshs.state.tx.us/thcicUtah Health Data Committee, Hospital and Health Plan Performance Reports,
health.utah.gov/hadVermont Child Health Improvement Program,
www.med.uvm.edu/vchipVirginia Health Information, HMO Quality Information,
www.vhi.orgback to top>
International Agencies and OrganizationsAustralian Department of Health and Ageing,
www.health.gov.auCanadian Institute of Health Services and Policy Research,
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/13733.htmlGerman Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen),
www.iqwig.de/index.2.en.htmlHealth Foundation (United Kingdom) Quest for Quality and Improved Performance,
www.health.org.uk/qquipInternational Healthy Cities Foundation,
www.healthycities.orgInternational Society for Quality in Health Care,
www.isqua.org.auJoint Commission International Center on Patient Safety (World Health Organization Collaborating Centre),
www.jcipatientsafety.orgOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
www.oecd.orgUnited Kingdom's Department of Health,
www.dh.gov.ukUnited Kingdom's National Institute for Clinical Excellence,
www.nice.org.ukUnited Kingdom's Institute for Innovation and Improvement,
www.institute.nhs.uk/United Kingdom's Healthcare Commission,
www.healthcarecommission.org.ukWorld Health Organization,
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