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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
An independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)
Global, knowledge-based organization which disseminates information regarding accreditation, standards development and compliance, good practices, and health care quality improvement

Joint Commission International (JCI)
Helps to improve the quality of patient care internationally

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services charged with supporting the improvement of quality healthcare, reducing costs, improving patient safety, decreasing medical errors, and broadening access to essential services

AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet)
Web site resource featuring news and essential resources on patient safety

American Hospital Association (AHA)
A national organization that represents and serves hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
A not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health by advancing the quality and value of health care

Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Serves as an independent, scientific adviser to improve health and to provide advice that is unbiased, based on evidence, and grounded in science

International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua)
A non-profit, independent organization working to provide services to guide health professionals, providers, researchers, agencies, policy makers and consumers to achieve excellence in healthcare delivery to all people, and to continuously improve the quality and safety of care

The Leapfrog Group
Initiative driven by organizations that buy health care who are working to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of healthcare for Americans

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Premier source for information about the quality of the nation’s managed care plans

National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
Coordinates the efforts to report, and more importantly to learn from mistakes and problems that affect patient safety

National Patient Safety Foundation
A resource for individuals and organizations committed to improving the safety of patients

Partnership for Patient Safety
Patient-centered initiative to advance the reliability of healthcare systems worldwide

World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations specialized agency for health