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Hospital Quality Alliance

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AAMC Joint Quality Initiative

This voluntary initiative led by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), is a national effort to have hospitals publicly report quality performance data on 10 measures for three conditions: acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and pneumonia. The data set is posted on the Hospital Quality Initiative Web site. Additional clinical measures and patient perspective of care data to be added in the future.

Quality Initiative Advisories

Full Medicare Inpatient Update Requirements and New Measures, April 2004 (PDF, 9 pages)
Launch of Clinical Web Site, Oct. 2003 (PDF, 6 pages)
Update on Collaborative Effort, July 2003 (PDF, 4 pages)
Application Packet Sent to Providers, May 2003 (PDF, 12 pages)
Update on Collaborative Effort, Jan. 2003 (PDF, 3 pages)
Hospitals and Quality Measurement: A Public Responsibility, A Time for Leadership, Nov. 2002 (PDF, 3 pages)
Hospital Quality Information Initiative Fact Sheet, Dec. 2002 (PDF, 3 pages)
Collaborative Effort Announced Dec. 2002 (PDF, 3 pages)

HCAHPS

Questions and Answers Regarding HCAHPS, March 2004 (PDF, 18 pages)
HCAHPS Mini Fact Sheet, March 2004 (PDF, 2 pages)
HCAHPS Fact Sheet, Feb. 2004 (PDF, 3 pages)

Medicare Market Basket Update

Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update: CMS Reference Checklist (PDF, 13 pages)
Timeline for Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update (PDF, 1 page)
Reporting Hospital Quality Data for Annual Payment Update: Notice of Participation (PDF, 1 page)
Full Medicare Inpatient Update Requirements and New Measures, April 2004 (PDF, 9 pages)

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