Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Continuous Quality Improvement
QM Exam Review
Web Sites
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Arkansas State University
Radiology Quality Management Web Site - This is the place to start
if you are looking for radiology specific QM info online.
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A Quality Control /
Quality Assurance Bibliography - Used by permission of the authors
from Carlton and Adler's Principles of Radiographic Imaging 2nd ed., Albany,
NY: Delmar Publishers, 1996.
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National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA) - assesses and reports on the quality of managed care plans. Includes
news, accreditation summary reports on reviewed managed care organizations,
and information on the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS).
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO) - Includes instructions for applying for accreditation
and a check list to prepare for a JCAHO survey.
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Medical Outcomes Trust - This
is a depository of instruments for measuring the quality of health care.
Includes descriptions of the tools as well as online order forms. The site
also includes news about healthcare quality, a resource directory, and
links to other Web site.
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National Association for Health Care Quality
- Includes membership information, the association's code of ethics, continuing
education opportunities, links to other sites, and an index to the association's
Journal for Healthcare Quality.
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Pew Health Professions
Commission - The Pew Health Professions Commission has developed recommendations
for change in health professions education and advocated the development
of policies which respond to the nation's health care workforce needs.
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(AHCRP) - Has several pages devoted to healthcare quality.
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CQI
University of Texas, Houston Health Science Center
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Mammography Quality Standards Act and Related Information
- Links to files at the FDA's CDRH
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Quality
Control Tools - tutorial, Continuous Quality Improvement server
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TQM BBS
- Health care files, Clemson Engineering
Healthcare Management and Policy E-mail Discussion Lists
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Managed Health Care Mail List Subscription Address: LISTSERV@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu
Subscription Message: Subscribe MHCARE-L <your name>. Discussion of
topics pertaining to Managed Health Care and Continuous Quality Improvement.
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Healthpol American Health Care System Mail List Subscription Address:
Listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com
Subscription Message: subscribe Healthpol firstname lastname A forum for
discussion of the American health care system for persons who have a working
knowledge of health care policy.
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Medical Insurance Billing Mail List Subscription Address: listserv@usa.net
Subscription Message: subscribe partb-l firstname lastname Covers coding,
billing, and reimbursement in Medicare, private insurance and managed care
plans.
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Healthcare Quality Issues Mail List Subscription Address: majordomo@quality.org
Subscription Message: subscribe qp-health Discussion of quality related
issues in healthcare for healthcare professionals. Covers information systems,
ethics, healthcare regulation, human resources and quality of care and
services. Contact: Raymond R. Blank, Administrator QP-Health, rblank@healthcare.org
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Healthmgmt - Health Care Management Mail List Subscription Address:
listserv@ursus.jun.alaska.edu
Subscription Message: subscribe HEALTHMGMT <your name>. Discussions
about the management and administration of hospitals, and health systems.
Health Care Admin. Div. Academy of Management. Moderated. Archived. Contact:
Jim Goes, goes@ursus.jun.alaska.edu,
University of Alaska.
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Managed Care and Capitation Mail List Subscription Address: LISTSERV@USA.NET
Subscription Message: Subscribe mgdcare_cap <your name> Open discussion
among physicians and administrators. Covers tips for managed care contracting,
pros and cons of various HMOs, and answers to capitation questions.
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Medical Privacy Mail List Subscription Address: listproc@essential.org
Subscription Message: subscribe med-privacy your name. Faciliates debate
and sharing of information on the Medical Records Confidentiality Act.
Open and unmoderated. Contact: James Love, love@tap.org.
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Casemgr Case Management Mail List Subscription Address: CASEMGR-request@cue.com
Subscription Message: subscribe Facilitates communications between case
managers and utilization review staff. Contact: Al Todak, PRN MedSearch,
prnmed@halcyon.com
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CHINS Community Health Information Networks Mail List Subscription Address:
chins-request@CHIN.NET Subscription
Message: Subscribe chins Discussions focus on CHINs--networks of healthcare
providers and support organizations that share patient medical and financial
data. Contact: Mike Andrews, mikea@MCS.com
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Last updated June Feb. 24, 2000.
