Quality Reporting
NQF Safe Practices Guide
HealthGrades Hospital Quality Study
Guidance on Public Reporting of Hospital Acquired Infections
Public Reporting and Transparency
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Safety White Papers
HRET Guide to High Performance in Multi-Hospital Systems 2010
IHI Seven Leadership Leverage Points 2008
Strategic Improvement Initiatives 2007
Engaging Physicians White Paper 2007
Leadership Guide to Safety 2006
Public Reporting
Public Reporting:

Quality Measures Reporting Table
This quality measures table includes all of the national required and proposed quality measures for inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory surgery center payment purposes, including the date the measure will be used for payment and when data collection must begin.

Background on Serious Adverse Event Reporting in Indiana
This document provides a simple explanation of serious adverse event reporting in Indiana.

Indiana Medical Error Reporting System
Indiana implemented the medical error reporting system to reduce the frequency of medical errors, reveal the causes of medical errors, and empower health care professionals to prevent errors before patients are harmed.

Hospital Compare
This quality tool is available to the public and compares outcomes for patients with certain medical conditions or for certain surgical procedures. Additionally, the results from HCAPHS—a survey of patients about their experience is also available through the Hospital Compare Web site.

The Leapfrog Group
Leapfrog’s public reporting initiatives offer benchmarking capabilities to hospitals and provide consumers and purchasers of health care with information on the quality and safety of their hospitals. 

HealthGrades
HealthGrades provides ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans, and hospitals. Millions of consumers use HealthGrades' independent ratings to make health care decisions.

Consumers Checkbook
Consumers Checkbook is a nonprofit consumer organization. The Center publishes national guides, including Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, Guide to Top Doctors, and Consumers’ Guide to Hospitals. These guides are available in book form and online.

Accrediting Bodies:
Det Norske Veritas Healthcare Inc.
American Osteopathic Association
The Joint Commission

Other Resources:
Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
National Quality Forum
AHRQ Innovations Exchange
Background on Serious Adverse Event Reporting in Indiana
Minnesota Department of Health
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority