Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
(e.g., National Healthcare Quality Report,
National Healthcare Disparities Report, National
Quality Measures Clearinghouse, Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
[CAHPS])
American Heart Association (AHA) (e.g., Committee
on Performance Improvement)
American Medical Association (AMA) (e.g.,
convening of the Physician Consortium for
Performance Improvement)
Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA) (e.g.,
multi-stakeholder collaborative with focus on
using measurement to facilitate improvement and
promoting best practices in reporting)
CDC (e.g., National Healthcare Safety
Network)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) (e.g., Hospital Compare, Physician Compare,
Physician Quality Reporting System, Shared Savings
Program [accountable care organization] measures,
Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance
Program [CHIP] Pediatric Health Care Quality
Measures)
Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) (e.g., HRSA Clinical Quality Core Measure
Set)
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (e.g.,
development of evidence-based guidelines and
support for collaborative initiatives for measure
development)
Joint Commission (e.g., ORYX)
Leapfrog Group (e.g., Hospital Safety Score)
Minnesota Community Measurement
NCQA (e.g., Healthcare Effectiveness Data and
Information Set [HEDIS] measures, recognition of
patient-centered medical homes, accreditation of
accountable care organizations)
NIH (e.g., Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement
Information System [PROMIS])
NQF (e.g., convening of National Priorities
Partnership and Measure Applications Partnership,
endorsement of quality measures)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) (e.g., data on health worker safety,
injuries)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (ONC) (e.g., meaningful use
measures)
Pharmacy Quality Alliance (e.g., medication
adherence, appropriate use, overuse)
Premier (e.g., QUEST collaborative measures)
Private insurers and health plans
Quality Alliance Steering Committee (e.g.,
High-Value Health Care Project)
Specialty societies and professional societies
(e.g., National Surgical Quality Improvement
Program, registries)
State and local governments
Utilization Review Accreditation Committee (e.g.,
measurement for accreditation programs)
Veterans Health Administration (e.g., ASPIRE,
Surgical Care Improvement Project, Linking
Information, Knowledge and Systems, Medical Home
Initiative)
Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare
Quality