The following links lead to important organization and agency sites at which you will be able to find additional helpful information on Quality Improvement in medicine and health care.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
http://www.macoalition.org/Initiatives/RMMeasuresData.shtml
Institute for Healthcare Improvment (IHI)
http://www.ihi.org
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov
American College of Cardiology (ACC)
http://www.acc.org
American Heart Association (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org
National Emergency Medicine Association (NEMA)
http://www.nemahealth.org
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov
Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
http://www.hfsa.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
http://www.jcaho.org
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov
Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
http://www.doh.wa.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
American Pharmacists Association
www.aphanet.org
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
www.ashp.org
Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
www.ismp.org
Institute of Medicine
www.iom.edu
National Coordinating Council on Medication Error and Prevention
www.nccmerp.org
National Patient Safety Foundation
www.npsf.org
United States Pharmacopeia
http://www.usp.gov
National Guidelines Clearing house
http://www.guidelines.gov/
American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home.html
American Heart Association Circulation Journals
http://circ.ahajournals.org/contents-by-date.0.shtml
Patient Care at the Modern Medicine Website
http://patientcare.modernmedicine.com/
