The following websites provide data and information on the quality and safety of healthcare and healthcare services in Massachusetts and beyond.
Care Compare offers information on how well hospitals care for patients who have certain medical conditions or are undergoing surgical procedures. The site also provides patient satisfaction survey results from recent hospital stays. Hospital Compare was created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services and other members of the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA).
Joint Commission is an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 17,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards. Every acute care hospital in Massachusetts undergoes Joint Commission accreditation reviews. Quality Check® is The Joint Commission's search engine to locate healthcare organizations in the United States. Among the information provided on this website are:
- Accreditation Quality Reports that provide detailed information about an organization's performance and how it compares to similar organizations;
- The organization's accreditation decision; and
- The effective dates of the accreditation award.
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) provides reliable information to help physicians improve the quality of care they provide to their patients, and helps consumers take an active role in making informed decisions about their healthcare, particularly about physicians and physician groups.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of healthcare throughout the world. IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping healthcare systems put those ideas into action.
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors is a public-private partnership whose mission is to improve patient safety and eliminate medical errors in Massachusetts. The Coalition's membership includes consumer organizations, state agencies, and hospitals, professional associations for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, long-term care workers, as well as health plans, employers, policymakers, and researchers. The Coalition leverages the efforts of all of these organizations to accomplish the shared goal of improving patient safety. The Coalition promotes a systems-oriented approach to improving patient safety, identifying the causes of medical errors, and developing and supporting implementation of strategies for prevention.
Healthcentric Advisors is one of fourteen organizations nationwide awarded a 5-year contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the newly restructured Quality Innovation Network Quality Improvement (QIN-QIO) program.
Healthcentric Advisors as the prime contractor, in partnership with Qualidigm, are serving as the New England QIN-QIO (NE QIN-QIO).
Our teams of clinical, analytic and quality improvement experts provide tools, education and assistance to support our health care partners in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) website includes access to clinical information, research findings, consumer/patient healthcare information, quality and patient safety information, data and surveys.
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety