International Institute for Organizational Excellence

Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality
AHRQ is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality—the Nation's lead Federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes, and patient safety.

American Society for Quality
The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is the world's leading authority on quality. With more than 100,000 individual and organizational members, this professional association advances learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results, and to create better workplaces and communities worldwide.

American Society for Quality
Healthcare Division
The Healthcare Division of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) encourages research, innovation, and the formation of learning partnerships to advance knowledge of healthcare quality. Members include providers of healthcare and services, supporters of the providers, and others allied to the field. The Division disseminates information relating to applications, research, innovations in quality theory and practice in healthcare. It also contributes to the continuous improvement of the quality of healthcare by establishing and sustaining a vigorous education and training program."

American Society for Quality
Pine Tree Section (Maine)
The Pine Tree State Section of ASQ received its charter in 1971. We serve quality, manufacturing, technical, administrative and management professionals in both the manufacturing and service industries, (including education and government). We serve throughout the mid-coast, central, southern and western Maine areas as well as parts of New Hampshire and the Maritime Provinces. Membership affords numerous benefits to anyone interested in furthering their professional development while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow professionals. Our membership ranges from the person at the machine to the clerk at the desk to the president of the company. We have something to offer all disciplines of the manufacturing and service communities

ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board
The Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) ceased operations as of January 1, 2005. RAB's accreditation programs for management systems certification bodies are now operated by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board. The auditor certification and auditor training provider programs of RAB are now operated by RABQSA International.

Baldrige National Quality Program
The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was created by Public Law 100-107, signed into law on August 20, 1987. The Award Program, responsive to the purposes of Public Law 100-107, led to the creation of a new public-private partnership. Principal support for the program comes from the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, established in 1988.

Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services
The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services was established to encourage and promote quality patient care in America's medical transportation system. Based initially on the efforts of the American Ambulance Association, the independent Commission established a comprehensive series of standards for the ambulance service industry.

Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems
Professionals involved with air medical services and ground interfacility transport services strive to provide the highest possible quality to their constituents.The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems is dedicated to assisting these professionals in offering a quality service.

CRG Medical
CRG Medical provides knowledge - based patient protection and risk reduction solutions to patient safety officers, Six Sigma practitioners, quality and risk managers, optimizing time and resources in the pursuit of the highest quality service patients expect and deserve.

EMS Best Practices
EMS Best Practices is the leading monthly publication on best practices in Emergency Medical Services, Fire Rescue, Disaster Management Information since 1998.

Fitch & Associates
Since Fitch & Associates' inception, the firm has earned a track record of helping organizations to improve the quality of care, decrease response times, increase financial effectiveness, and strengthen public trust in EMS

Institute for Healthcare Improvement
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. IHI was founded in 1991 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. IHI's work is funded primarily through our own fee-based program offerings and services, and also through the generous support of a distinguished group of foundations, companies, and individuals.

Integral Performance Solutions
Our Mission is to help our clients, students and the industries we serve to achieve their full potential. We combine disciplines such as strategy, problem-solving, statistical thinking, behavioral skills and knowledge, social skills and knowledge, conflict resolution, performance feedback and emotional competencies to create integral solutions for improving individual and system performance.

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, the Joint Commission has maintained state-of-the-art standards that focus on improving the quality and safety of care provided by health care organizations. The Joint Commission’s comprehensive accreditation process evaluates an organization’s compliance with these standards and other accreditation requirements.

Maine Association for Healthcare Quality
The Mission of the Maine Association for Healthcare Quality is to improve the quality of healthcare by advancing the theory and practice of quality management in healthcare organizations and to support the professional growth, development, and education of healthcare quality management professionals.

Maine Quality Forum
The Maine Quality Forum's mission is to advocate for high quality healthcare and help each Maine citizen make informed healthcare choices.

National Academies Press
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States.

National Association for Healthcare Quality
NAHQ is committed to developing and promoting professional expertise in the art and science of healthcare quality.

National Center for Patient Safety
The NCPS was established in 1999 to develop and nurture a culture of safety throughout the Veterans Health Administration. Our goal is the nationwide reduction and prevention of inadvertent harm to patients as a result of their care. Patient safety managers at 154 VA hospitals and patient safety officers at 21 VA regional headquarters participate in the program.

National EMS Management Association
The mission of NEMSMA is to catalyze improvements in the management and performance of EMS processes, organizations and systems

RABQSA International
The Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) ceased operations as of January 1, 2005. RAB's accreditation programs for management systems certification bodies are now operated by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board. The auditor certification and auditor training provider programs of RAB are now operated by RABQSA International.

National Quality Institute (CA)
NQI is Canada's leading authority on the development and sustainability of excellence through quality and healthy workplace environments.

Ambulance Service Association (UK)
(as of 11 Jan 2008 the ASA has merged with the National Health Service Confederation)
The ASA provides a central forum for all things related to ambulance services, from education and training through to clinical developments and research. We have a number of partners and we are part-funded by the Department of Health.

National Health Service - National Patient Safety Agency
The Patient Safety Division aims to improve patient care through the analysis of patient safety incidents, rapid response to incidents and the development of actions, in partnership, that can be implemented locally, to build a stronger culture of patient safety.

National Health Service Confederation (Ambulance Trusts)
As a membership organisation for NHS organisations, the Confederation represents all parts of the NHS through its cross-cutting work programme to benefit the whole system for patients and the public. This overarching aim is supported by the need to represent the specific parts of our membership wherever possible.

Northern Ireland Quality Council (NI)
Through membership, networking, mutual learning and the sharing of best practices to enhance the competitiveness and value of each member organisation.

Quality Scotland (UK)
Quality Scotland is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes Business Excellence across Scotland in the private, public and voluntary sectors. Quality Scotland’s members now number over 200, including blue chips such as Standard Life and the Royal Bank of Scotland, ambitious SMEs and a range of public and voluntary sector organisations.

Excellence Ireland Quality Association
EIQA work with thousands of organisations, public and private, large and small, throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom. EIQA has demonstrated the proven link between implementing a continuous improvement programme and improved business results. EIQA also ‘practices what it preaches’ and is the only European Quality Organisation to itself receive independent accreditation from EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management).

European Foundation for Quality Management
EFQM, a not-for-profit membership foundation, is the primary source for organisations in Europe looking to excel in their market and in their business. Founded in 1989 by the CEOs of prominent European businesses, EFQM is now the hub of excellent, globally minded organisations of all sizes and sectors, and both private and public.

European Organization for Quality
The EOQ makes all efforts to promote quality and brings it firmly into the minds of all companies and organizations. It specifically supports the activities of those national quality organizations that are the Full Member Organizations of the EOQ.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer of standards. Although ISO's principal activity is the development of technical standards, ISO standards also have important economic and social repercussions. ISO standards make a positive difference, not just to engineers and manufacturers for whom they solve basic problems in production and distribution, but to society as a whole.