Health Care Agencies

These organizations deal with hospital quality in various capacities.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
An agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.

American Health Quality Association (AHQA)
Find information on the efforts of physicians, hospitals and nursing homes to improve the quality of health care in America.

Regional Allied Hospital Associations
Find information on Ohio's regional hospital associations.

American Hospital Association
Find out which quality and patient safety programs your hospital is involved in, and see if your hospital has won awards for their efforts.

Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA)
While currently under construction, this site generally provides information relating to the improvements in the quality of care for Dayton area hospitals as a result of the collaborative project which is on-going there.

Health Action Council of Northeast Ohio
Learn about quality improvement efforts in Northeast Ohio hospitals. Health Action Council members make hospital quality tools available to their employees.   

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
The Joint Commission accredits health care organizations in Ohio and nationwide that meet set standards and undergo periodic review. 

National Quality Forum (NQF)
Learn how hospitals, home health care agencies and long-term care agencies are working to improve quality and patient safety.

OHA
The Ohio Hospital Association is a trade association representing Ohio's more than 170 hospitals and 40 health systems, helping them to meet the needs of their communities.

ODH
The Ohio Department of Health provides health care information such as births, deaths and cancer incidence by county and state and provides regulatory oversight for health care providers and organizations in Ohio.

Ohio Children's Hospital Association
Learn more about how this association advocates for appropriately financed, high-quality children's health care and access various resources related to Ohio’s Children’s Hospitals.

Ohio KePRO
Learn more about hospital-based quality improvement projects for AMI, pneumonia, heart failure and surgical infection prevention.