Quality Resources for You
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs) are measures of health
care quality that make use of readily available hospital inpatient administrative data.
Hospital Compare
Find and compare hospitals on how well they care for adult patients with certain conditions or procedures.
The Joint Commission
Mission: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the
provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in
health care organizations.
IHI - 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.
NQF - National Quality Forum
The National Quality Forum is a provate, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and
implement a national strategy for healthcare quality measurement and reporting.
ODH - Ohio Department of Health
Information about healthcare providers and services.