Foundations and Organizations

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

A The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a non-profit watchdog organization. This Committee assesses, measures and reports the outcomes of care.

National Patient Safety Foundation

The National Patient Safety Foundation is a resource for individuals and organizations committed to improving the safety of patients.

Institute of Medicine (IOM)

The Institute's work focuses on committee reports, studies on subjects ranging from HIV prevention to providing clinical care in extended space flight, research opportunities at the National Institute of Health, to protecting the nation's food supply.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 16,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States.

American Hospital Association

The American Hospital Association provides current information on a broad range of healthcare topics.

American Medical Association

The American Medical Association provides current information on topics in medicine and information for healthcare professionals.

The Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP)

ISMP is a not-for-profit organization that analyzes medications errors and has compiled a system for reviewing and cataloguing medication and administration issues.

U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP)

USP operates a Medication Error Reporting (MER) program for nurses, physicians, pharmacists and students to report medication-related errors (including errors in ordering, dispensing and administration) anonymously via mail, fax, Internet or telephone to the USP offices.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

ISMP provides a consumer health education newsletter that focuses on the prevention of medication errors and is part of the National Institute of Health.

Government Agencies

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

AHRQ is dedicated to nursing research and quality of care.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

VHA is a patient safety reporting system. The mission of the PHSHCG is to provide the highest quality, comprehensive care to veterans and to have that care recognized as the standard by which all healthcare in the United States is measured.

Department of Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services promotes health, safety and well-being and provides government services.

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health provides information resource for health, grants and funding, research.

Senior Health

Keiser Institute on Aging

The Keiser Institute on Aging is a membership organization that integrates the efforts of researchers, medical practitioners, healthcare and fitness professionals to provide awareness and access to education, resources, programs and services that will empower older adults to achieve optimum health.

Senior Health Week

Senior Health Week is produced by the staff of Medical Week, publisher of specialized online consumer health newsletters presenting the latest news and information on prevention, detection and treatment of major diseases. Use Senior Health Week to find information on Alzheimer's, arthritis, breast cancer, cataracts, cholesterol, colorectal, depression, diabetes, gastrointestinal, glaucoma, hypertension, lung cancer, menopause, osteoporosis, Parkinsons and prostate cancer.