Hospital Quality Alliance Organizations Working To Improve Hospital Quality

CMS and other organizations interested in hospital quality are working to improve the quality of care given to all Americans in our nation’s hospitals. These organizations include:

• AARP
• AFL/CIO
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• America’s Health Insurance Plans
• American Hospital Association
• American Medical Association
• American Nurses Association
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project
• Federation of American Hospitals
• General Electric Company
• National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)
• National Business Coalition on Health
• National Quality Forum
• The Joint Commission (formerly known as Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
• U. S. Chamber of Commerce

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