Collaborators, Partners, and Supporting Organizations
The Center for Health Care Quality at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center collaborates and partners with various organizations around the country to help make quality health care a reality for all children, adolescents and their families.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -- Advancing Excellence in Healthcare. The mission of the AHRQ is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its member pediatricians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP has approximately 57,000 members in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Members include pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists. More than 34,000 members are board-certified and called Fellows of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).
The mission of The Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to promote the health, safety and well-being of chidlren and adolescents so they may reach their full potential. The Ohio AAP will accomplish this by addressing the needs of chidren, their families, and their communities, and by supporting Chapter members through advocacy, education, research, service, and improvin the systems through which they deliver pediatric care.
American Board of Pediatrics was created to advance the science, study, and practice of pediatrics by evaluating the credentials of physicians applying for certification as pediatricians, by examining applicants, and by certifying those who qualify. Certification includes initial specialty and subspecialty certification and maintenance of certification throughout the physician's career. The purpose of certification is to provide assurance to the public and the medical profession that a certified pediatrician has successfully completed an accredited educational program and various evaluations, including an examination, and possesses the knowledge, experience and skills requisite to the provision of high-quality care in pediatrics.
API develops methods, works with leaders and teams, and provides education and training to help organizations improve their products and services and to build their capability for ongoing improvement.
Launched by HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau in 1990, Bright Futures is a major initiative to improve the quality of health promotion and preventive services for infants, children and adolescents. Through Bright Futures, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and its partners work to:
- Enhance the knowledge and skills of health care providers to help them practice developmentally appropriate, preventive health care in the context of family and community
- Develop and disseminate materials for health professionals and families to implement the Bright Futures approach to prevention and health promotion
- Foster partnerships among families, health professionals and communities
- Encourage family participation in health promotion and disease prevention activities. The American Academy of Pediatrics has been the home of Bright Futures since 2002.
The CAHMI was established in 1998 as a national collaboration to develop and implement a comprehensive set of consumer-centered quality measurement tools. The CAHMI provides leadership and resources for measuring and communicating information about the quality of health care for children and adolescents.
The CAHMI involves consumer organizations, federal and state policymakers, health care purchasers, researchers, practitioners and others that influence health care delivery, quality measurement and reporting to develop, test and deploy consumer-centered quality measures.
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured.
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is charged with primary responsibility for promoting and improving the health of our Nation's mothers and children.
The MCHB provides national leadership and works in partnership with states, communities, public-private partners and families to strengthen the maternal and child health (MCH) infrastructure, assure the availability and use of medical homes, and build knowledge and human resources in order to assure continued improvement in the health, safety and well-being of the maternal and child health population.
MCHB administers the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant, provided to every State, as well as an array of programs that address critical challenges in maternal and child health.
The National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) is an education and research organization dedicated solely to improving the quality of health care provided to children. Founded in 1999, NICHQ's mission is to eliminate the gap between what is and what can be in health care for all children. Led by experienced children's health care professionals, NICHQ works to improve children's health care independently and by working in collaboration with others who share this goal.
The mission of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians is to improve the health of patients, families, and communities by serving the needs of members with professionalism and creativity. The vision of the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians is to be the leader in transforming healthcare in NC to achieve optimal health for all people of North Carolina.
The mission of the North Carolina AHEC Program is to meet the state's health and health workforce needs by providing educational programs in partnership with academic institutions, healthcare agencies, and other organizations committed to improving the health of the people of North Carolina. AHEC educational programs and information services are targeted toward:
- Improving the distribution and retention of healthcare providers, with a special emphasis on primary care and prevention
- Improving the diversity and cultural competence of the health care workforce in all health disciplines
- Enhancing the quality of care and improving healthcare outcomes
- Addressing the healthcare needs of underserved communities and populations.
The North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety was created by the North Carolina Hospital Association with a $1 million grant from The Duke Endowment, to promote a new culture integrating the concepts of quality and patient safety within the mission and goals of the hospital at the board, administrative, medical staff and department levels with a clinical focus on measuring, changing and improving outcomes.
The goal of the Center is to be a resource and leader in coordinating indicators of quality, patient safety, treatment patterns, and administrative practices and procedures, and in promoting and encouraging participation in evidence-based medicine.
The NC Pediatric Society (NCPS) and the North Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is one organization with two names representing over 1,200 pediatricians in the state. Our mission is to improve the health and well being of children, families, and communities through the collective efforts of our membership and to provide an organization for professional communication, education, member support and fellowship.
NCHA is statewide trade association representing 135 hospitals and health networks. The association promotes improved community health status and delivery of quality healthcare through leadership, information, education, and advocacy in members' interests and for public benefit.
The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) is a statewide professional association of approximately 4,400 members, including practicing physicians, residents and medical students. Since 1948, OAFP has represented the professional interests of Ohio family physicians, provided postgraduate medical education and encouraged medical students to enter this field and to advance the patient-physician relationship. The mission of OAFP is to shape healthcare in Ohio through advocacy, empower the specialty of family medicine through leadership and facilitate achievement of professional excellence and satisfaction.
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has developed a comprehensive strategic plan that strives to help Ohioans improve the quality of their lives. One thing that makes the ODJFS strategic plan unique is the way it links the agency’s measurement system directly to the goals and objectives in the plan. This linkage ensures alignment throughout the agency, better use of limited resources and agency-wide accountability.
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is a high performance organization of dedicated professionals leading Ohioans to achieve optimal health.
The vision of the Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) is that Ohio will be a community of mentally healthy people who lead fulfilling and productive lives. It will be a caring community with strong compassion for, and a determination to respond effectively and respectfully to, the needs of all citizens with mental illness and behavioral disorders. The mission of Ohio's mental health system is to establish mental health as a cornerstone of health in Ohio, and ensure that quality mental health care is available to all Ohioans at all stages of life.
The mission of the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative is to reduce preterm births and improve outcomes of preterm newborns in Ohio as quickly as possible through collaborative use of improvement science methods.
QCNC, the Quality Council of North Carolina, was formed in 2002 to promote, educate, and support medical practices in the areas of quality improvement, change process, and the implementation of cutting edge strategies to enhance patient care and efficiency in clinic operations.
As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change.
For more than 30 years the Foundation has brought experience, commitment and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves, because when it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in our lifetime.
Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) is a population-based child health services research and quality improvement program of the University of Vermont. VCHIP's mission is to optimize the health of Vermont's children by initiating and supporting measurement-based efforts to enhance private and public child health practice. VCHIP provides an established mechanism for Vermont's clinicians to continually improve the care they offer children and families throughout Vermont and supports clinicians in their efforts by providing the tested tools and techniques to improve care for specific populations.
