Other
Resources
Additional
Resources on Quality Assessment and Improvement Joint
Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations
(JCAHO)
www.jcaho.org
- Accredits hospitals and other health care organizations
- Offers publications on conducting assessment
and developing indicators/criteria
- Has published a library
of indicators/criteria
National Committee for Quality Assurance
(NCQA)
www.ncqa.org
- Accredits managed care organizations and PPOs
- Developed indicators/criteria,
including three on pediatric
oral health care
- Offers publications on accreditation
processes
- Has information on HEDIS
(Health Employer
data Information Set)
Accreditation Association
for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc.
www.aaahc.org
- Accredits managed care organizations, ambulatory care facilities,
including dental practice management companies.
American College
of Medical Quality (ACMQ)
www.acmq.org
- Offers courses in quality assessment, improvement and management
for
CME credit.
American
Board of Quality Assurance and
Utilization Review Physicians
www.abqaurp.org
- Offers educational programs and certification in health care quality
and management for all health care professionals
American Accreditation HealthCare
Commission (also known as URAC)
www.urac.org Accredits managed care organizations and PPOs
Is establishing standards for health
oriented web sites
Offers educational conferences on quality
assessment and management
Agency for Health
Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
- Is the lead federal agency on
quality of care research
- Supports
and provides
information
on health outcomes research
, evidenced
based care,
quality measurement,
and technology
assessment
- Identifies
strategies
to improve
access, foster
appropriate
use of services,
and reduce
unnecessary
expenditures
- Coordinates
its
quality improvement
efforts through the
Quality
Interagency
Coordination
Task Force
- Maintains
the
National Guideline Clearinghouse
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Sources of Dental Guidelines/Parameters/Treatment
Protocols/ Position Statements/State
of Science Statements
American Academy of General Dentistry
www.agd.org
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
www.aapd.org
American Academy of Periodontology
www.perio.org
American Association of Endodontists
www.aae.org
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
www.aaoms.org
American Association of Orthodontists
www.aaortho.org
American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
www.cleftline.org
American College of Prosthodontists
www.prosthodontics.org
American Dental Hygienists Association
www.adha.org
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
www.guideline.gov
National Institute of Dental Research
odp.od.nih.gov
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Contact Information
Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement
Telephone: 312-440-2772
E-mail: ellekd@ada.org
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