Health Care Organizations in Quality Improvement

What are our Accreditation Organizations? (5)

What are our Government Agencies? (4)

What are our Private Organizations? (4)

What are public-private partnerships/alliances? (2)

-help support patient and prescription safety, through examinations that assess pharmacist competency, pharmacist licensure and verification services, and various pharmacy accreditation programs

-nonprofit

-is the lead federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of healthcare

-Responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices.

-a group of 7 pharmacists that are appointed by the Governor to regulate and control the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of prescription drugs and devices.

-to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity, and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally.

-outside of the government

-endorse standardized performance measures

-convene leaders in the public and private sectors to build consensus and guidelines

- an independent, non-profit organization that is attempting to create a set of pharmacy performance measures that would be appropriate for pharmacy accountability.

-not-for-profit organization whose main goal is the smoother exchange of prescribing, dispensing, monitoring, managing, and payment information.

-works to improve healthcare quality and reduce the cost of Medicaid, Medicare, and Children's Health Insurance program. They do this by testing and developing new healthcare payment and service delivery models.

-not an organization; a program that physicians must register for.

-rewards high value, high quality medicare clinicians

-An educational, not-for-profit national membership association that gives members of different health care professions to meet and discuss the different guidelines.

-represent the views and ideals of minority pharmacists on critical issues affecting healthcare and pharmacy, promoting racial and health equity, as well as advancing the standards of pharmaceutical care among all practitioners.

-claims to be the only program in the industry that bases results on clinical performance and consumer experience using HEDIS and CAHPS measures.

-patient centered approach

Which organization is responsible for Health plan accreditations?

a) joint commission

b) agency for health care and research quality

c) American Health Quality Association

d) National Committee for Quality Assurance

Which organization has specialty pharmacy accreditation?

a) national pharmaceutical association

b) agency for health care and research quality

c) American Health Quality Association

d) National Committee for Quality Assurance

Which organizations are considered non-profit?

Which organization was established along with Part D Prescription Drug Benefit?

a) joint commission

b) Pharmacy Quality Alliance

c) American Health Quality Association

d) National Committee for Quality Assurance

Which organization endorses standardized performance measures and urges leaders in private & public sectors to build consensus guidelines?

a) Pharmacy Quality Alliance

b) Utilization Review Accreditation Committee

c) National Quality Forum

d) National Committee for Quality Assurance