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References
The Joint
Commission,
also known as TJC, is an
independent, non-profit organization, established in 1951, that
evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations
and programs in the United States.
National Patient Safety Goals focus on a variety of safety
challenges that most hospitals face on a daily basis. Each year
The Joint Commission publishes a set of National Patient Safety
Goals (NPSGs) designed to encourage hospitals to make
improvements in the way they care for patients, to reduce
preventable medical errors, and to improve patient safety.
Quality
Check is a web-based "quality tool" posted on The Joint
Commission web site at :
www.qualitycheck.org, as a comprehensive guide to the more
than 15,000 health care organizations and programs throughout
the United States that are accredited by The Joint Commission.
It features a user-friendly format with checks, pluses and
minuses to help the general public compare health care
organization performance in a number of key areas.
Florida
Health Finder is a newly redesigned health care web site of
the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The
web site:
www.floridahealthfinder.gov includes information on all
Florida hospitals, in addition to information on ambulatory
surgery centers, health plans, nursing homes and prescriptions
drugs, in order to assist Florida health care consumers locate
and compare information.
National
Hospital Quality Alliance is a public-private collaboration
that was set up to improve the quality of care provided by the
nation's hospitals by measuring and publicly reporting on that
care. This collaboration includes the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), the American Hospital Association, the
Federation of American Hospitals, and the Association of
American Medical Colleges, and is supported by other
organizations such as the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, the National Quality Forum, The Joint Commission of
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (TJC), American
Medical Association, American Nurses Association, National
Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions,
Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project, AFL-CIO, AARP, and U.S.
Chamber of Commerce. The goal of the National Hospital
Quality Alliance is to identify a set of standardized and
easy-to-understand hospital quality measures that would be used
by all stakeholders in the healthcare system in order to improve
quality of care and the ability of consumers to make informed
healthcare choices.
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