Quality Improvement in Nursing | ANA Enterprise
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports research that improves the quality of healthcare services.
ANCC Magnet Recognition Program ®
The Magnet Recognition Program designates organizations worldwide where nursing leaders successfully align their nursing strategic goals to improve the organization’s patient outcomes. Magnet provides a roadmap to nursing excellence, which benefits the whole of an organization.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CMS is the federal agency that administers the Medicare program and monitors the Medicaid programs offered by each state.
Hospital Compare
Hospital Compare, a project of the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA), is a web tool developed to publicly report credible and user-friendly information about the quality of care delivered in the nation’s hospitals. Hospital Compare enables healthcare providers and patients to compare the quality of care provided in the hospitals that agree to submit data. This quality information helps patients make good decisions about care and encourages hospitals to improve the quality care they provide.
Hospital Quality Alliance
Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)is a public-private collaboration committed to making meaningful, relevant, and easily understood information about hospital performance accessible to the public and to informing and encouraging efforts to improve quality. ANA is an HQA Principal. We participate in HQA subgroups focused on improving Hospital Compare by including nurse-sensitive measures; revising the Hospital Compare display, and expanding membership.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)is a nonprofit organization focused on motivating and building the will for change, partnering with patients and healthcare professionals to test new models of care, and ensuring the broadest adoption of best practices and effective innovations.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP)is an independent body comprised of 27 national organizations, including ANA, cooperating to address the interdisciplinary causes of errors and to promote the safe use of medications.
National Quality Forum
National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization with a three-part mission to improve the quality of American health care: building consensus on national priorities and goals for performance; endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and reporting on performance, and promoting the attainment of national goals through education programs.
Nursing Alliance for Quality Care
Nursing Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC)is a partnership among the nation’s leading nursing organizations (including ANA), consumers, and other stakeholders to advance the highest quality safety and the value of consumer-centered health care for patients, their families, and their communities.
Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement
The American Medical Association (AMA)-convened Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement® (PCPI) is committed to enhancing the quality of care and patient safety by taking the lead in the development, testing, and maintenance of evidence-based clinical performance measures and measurement resources for physicians. ANA is a healthcare professional organization member of PCPI.
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission accredits thousands of health care organizations and programs nationwide. The Joint Commission focuses on making sure facilities provide quality care and uphold high standards of patient safety. The accreditation is a well-known symbol of quality, awarded by a Board of Commissioners, which includes 29 members with diverse experience in medicine, business, and policy.
