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Iowa Organizations
- Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
For more than 30 years, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) has been dedicated to health care quality improvement and medical information management. Today, IFMC is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality improvement and information management services.
- Iowa Hospital Association
The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) is a voluntary membership organization representing hospital and health system interests to business, government, and consumer audiences. It shapes health policy, fosters new forms of health care delivery, gathers data, and monitors health care payment systems.
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Iowa Medical Society
The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) is the professional association for Iowa MDs and DOs. The core purpose of the IMS is to assure the highest quality of health care in Iowa through our role as physician and patient advocate.
For more than 30 years, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) has been dedicated to health care quality improvement and medical information management. Today, IFMC is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality improvement and information management services.
The Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) is a voluntary membership organization representing hospital and health system interests to business, government, and consumer audiences. It shapes health policy, fosters new forms of health care delivery, gathers data, and monitors health care payment systems.
The Iowa Medical Society (IMS) is the professional association for Iowa MDs and DOs. The core purpose of the IMS is to assure the highest quality of health care in Iowa through our role as physician and patient advocate.
National Organizations
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a non-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI is a reliable source of energy, knowledge, and support for a never-ending campaign to improve health care worldwide. The Institute helps accelerate change in health care by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into action.
- National Quality Forum
The National Quality Forum is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting. The mission of the NQF is to improve American healthcare through endorsement of consensus-based national standards for measurement and public reporting of healthcare performance data that provide meaningful information about whether care is safe, timely, beneficial, patient-centered, equitable and efficient.
- Texas Medical Institute of Technology
The Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT) is a medical research organization that is dedicated to accelerating performance solutions that deliver direct patient impact. TMIT measures patient impact by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) quality aims of patient safety, clinical effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, patient centeredness, and equity.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of the agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was founded in 1946 to control malaria, and it has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. As one of the agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds to health emergencies.
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
- Iowa Foundation for Medical Care
For more than 30 years, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) has been dedicated to health care quality improvement and medical information management. Today, IFMC is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality improvement and information management services.
- Institute of Medicine
The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a non-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI is a reliable source of energy, knowledge, and support for a never-ending campaign to improve health care worldwide. The Institute helps accelerate change in health care by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into action.
The National Quality Forum is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting. The mission of the NQF is to improve American healthcare through endorsement of consensus-based national standards for measurement and public reporting of healthcare performance data that provide meaningful information about whether care is safe, timely, beneficial, patient-centered, equitable and efficient.
The Texas Medical Institute of Technology (TMIT) is a medical research organization that is dedicated to accelerating performance solutions that deliver direct patient impact. TMIT measures patient impact by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) quality aims of patient safety, clinical effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness, patient centeredness, and equity.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of the agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was founded in 1946 to control malaria, and it has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. As one of the agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds to health emergencies.
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
For more than 30 years, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) has been dedicated to health care quality improvement and medical information management. Today, IFMC is an innovative industry leader at the forefront of providing care management, quality improvement and information management services.
The nation turns to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies for science-based advice on matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health. The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large.
Tools and Resources
- CMS Hospital Compare
This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Hospital Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and organizations that represent hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, other Federal agencies and the public.
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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This tool provides you with information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Hospital Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and organizations that represent hospitals, doctors, employers, accrediting organizations, other Federal agencies and the public.
The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is a public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
