ACHS – Australian Council on Healthcare Standards
ACQM – American College of Medical Quality
Aged Care Standards & Accreditation Agency, Australia
AHRQ – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, NIH, USA
American Health Quality Association
American Medical Association
AAQHC, Australasian Assoc for Quality in Health Care
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Australian Patient Safety Foundation (APSF)
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BMPK – Badan Mutu Pelayanan Kesehatan
C
Cambridge University Institute of Public Health, UK
Canada Health Infoway, a collaborative on the development of e-health information systems in Canada
Canadian College of Health Service Executives
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation
CAPS Consumers Advancing Patient Safety, USA
Center for Health Information Technology, a site for practioners
Center for Outcomes & Effectiveness Research & Education, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Center for Quality Assessment & Improvement in Mental Health based USA
Centre of Research Excellence in Patient Safety, Australia
CIHI, Canadian Institute for Health Care Information
D
Departemen Kesehatan Republik Indonesia
E
Ethics Resource Center
European Health Management Association
European Society for Quality in Healthcare (ESQH)
F
FACCT Foundation for Accountability, USA
G
German Society for Quality in Health Care (GQMG eV)
GIN, Guidelines International Network
H
Harvard Medical International, USA
Harvard University, School of Public Health, including link to Center for Quality of Care Research and Education
Health Affairs US Journal
Healthcare Commission, UK
Health Information and Quality Authority, Ireland
Health Insurance Review Agency South Korea, site in Korean, English version available
Healthcare Quality Certification Board of the US National Association for Healthcare Quality
Health Quality Service, UK based health accreditation service (formerly the King’s Fund Organisational Audit)
Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, UK
Health and Social Care Quality Centre, UK
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IHEAA, International Health Economics Association
IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement, USA
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, ICSI, USA
Institute for Global Ethics
International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)
International Medical Informatics Association
ISPOR, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research
ISQSH, Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Italian Society for Quality of Care , SIQuAS
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Japan Council for Quality Health Care, JCQHC
Johns Hopkins International – Johns Hopkins University Hospital – USA
The Joint Commission, USA
Joint Commission International – based USA
K
Kerr L White Institute for Health Services Research
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M
Malaysian Society for Quality in Health Care
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Medical Group Management Association – based USA
US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS – quality improvement tools & information site.
Ministry ogf Health, Canada – The Ontario Health Performance Initiative (OHPI)
Ministry of Health, Singapore
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National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), India
National Association for Healthcare Quality – based in USA. Links to Healthcare Quality Certification Board
National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology USA
National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality, NICHQ. USA
National Institute of Clinical Studies, NICS. Australia
National Network of Libraries of Medicine , USA
National Patient Safety Agency, UK
National Patient Safety Foundation, USA
Netherlands Institute for Accreditation of Hospitals, NIAZ
New England Complex Systems Institute, on the future of healthcare delivery and improvement
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
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P
Pan American Health Organization
Q
Qualis Health, quality improvement organization
Quality Assurance Project, USA (University Research Co.)
Quality Health New Zealand NZ national healthcare standards and accreditation
Quality Improvement Council, Australia
Quality Management Services, for Health & Community sectors, Australia
R
Royal College of General Practioners, RACGP, Australia
S
Society for Medical Decision-Making, USA
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U
V
W
World Health Organization also WHO Patient Safety Alliance