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Useful Quality Links

Quality
American Society for Quality - www.asq.org
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.hrsa.gov/qualityimprovement
National Association for Healthcare Quality -  www.nahq.org
Michigan Association for Healthcare Quality - www.mahq.com
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -  www.ahrq.gov
Road Map for Quality Improvement -  www.mjain.net
The American Healthcare Quality Association -  www.ahqa.org

Healthcare Reform
HR 3590 “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” - http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr3590ENR/pdf/BILLS-111hr3590ENR.pdf
HR 4872 “Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010” - http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr4872EH/pdf/BILLS-111hr4872EH.pdf
Government Site - www.healthreform.gov
Kaiser Family Foundation - http://healthreform.kff.org/
Medical Group Management Association -  www.mgma.com/ppaca
Michigan Hospital Association -  www.mha.org/mha_app/public_site/health_reform.jsp
American Psychological Association -  www.apa.org/health-reform

Quality Measures
HEDIS
    National Committee for Quality Assurance - www.ncqa.org
PQRI
    Physician Quality Reporting Initiative - http://www.cms.gov/PQRI/
PGIP
    Physician Group Incentive Program -    www.bcbsm.com/provider/value_partnerships/pgip
MCIR
    Michigan Care Improvement Registry - www.MCIR.org
HCAHPS
    Hospital Care Quality Information From the Consumer Perspective Survey -    http://hcahpsonline.org
CMS
    www.cms.gov
ACGME
    Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - www.acgme.org
USPSTF
    U.S. Preventative Services Task Force - http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
MQIC
    Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium - www.mqic.org