Standards Worth Building Your Program Around
The organizations that set the benchmarks, publish the data, and define the credentials behind healthcare quality work — kept in one place so your team doesn't have to go hunting.
A Working Reference, Not a Link Dump
13 organizations, curated by CMAG — the sources we return to most often when we're designing measurement systems, prepping for accreditation, or grounding a client's program in something more durable than a single quarter's numbers.
Regulatory & Payment
Where the reimbursement rules live
Accreditation & Recognition
Standards your organization is measured against
NCQA
HEDIS Resources & PCMH Information
HEDIS measures, health-plan performance, PCMH recognition and population health.
The Joint Commission
Knowledge Library & Standards Updates
Accreditation readiness, patient safety, sentinel events and continuous compliance.
AAAHC
Primary Care & Comprehensive Quality Roadmaps
Ambulatory accreditation, common survey deficiencies and continuous readiness.
Improvement Tools & Standards
Methodology and measurement frameworks
AHRQ
Quality & Patient Safety Resources
Patient-safety culture, CAHPS, TeamSTEPPS, toolkits and evidence-based improvement.
IHI
Quality Improvement Tools
PDSA, RCA², FMEA, process mapping, run charts and improvement planning.
NQF
Quality Measurement & Improvement Standards
Measure alignment, patient-safety standards and emerging measurement practices.
The Leapfrog Group
Hospital & ASC Ratings
Patient-safety benchmarking, transparency and hospital or ASC performance.
Infection Prevention & Public Health
Surveillance data and prevention guidance
Health IT & Safety
Where systems and communication meet risk
Workforce & Professional Development
Where the profession sets its own bar
Regional Support
No-cost help for eligible NJ & NY organizations