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Foundation for Healthy Communities
The Foundation for Healthy Communities is a not-for-profit corporation that exists to improve health and health care, and includes New Hampshire hospitals, health plans, clinicians, home care agencies and public policy leaders. It was founded in 1968 by the New Hampshire Hospital Association as an educational and research organization for hospitals. The Foundation’s primary objectives are:
- To collect, analyze, and evaluate data about health and about the delivery, quality, management and organization of health services.
- To promote, sponsor and conduct applied research and scientific investigation relative to quality, health care delivery process improvement and health policy.
- To communicate information, sponsor education and training, and facilitate innovation and access for the improvement of health and the creation of healthy communities.
Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group (NNECDSG)
The Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group (NNECDSG) is a regional voluntary consortium founded in 1987 to provide information about the management of cardiovascular disease in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Catholic Medical Center is one of eight institutions in northern New England included in the Group and has been in the consortium since 1987. Members include cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, operating room and cardiac nurses, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, administrators, and scientists associated with the eight institutions. The NNECDSG database tracks the clinical outcomes of all revascularization procedures performed by the participating institutions. From these databases regional outcomes have been tracked and risk-adjusted models have been developed. Regional and center specific data on isolated coronary artery bypass surgery is available on the NNECDSG website. For more information, they can be found on the Internet at www.nnecdsg.org/data_cabgallsites4.htm
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare OrganizationsJCAHO has a rating service on its website called “Quality Check.” This service allows you to search hospitals for JCAHO accreditation, and allows you to compare up to six hospitals on key indicators of quality of care in four treatment areas: heart attack, heart failure, community acquired pneumonia, and pregnancy and related conditions. "Quality Check" can be found on the Internet at www.jcaho.org. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)CMS has a rating service on its website called "Hospital Compare." This service has quality measures on how often hospitals provide recommended care that an adult should get if being treated for a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia. This service allows you to compare up to 12 hospitals to the national benchmark. "Hospital Compare" can be found on the internet at www.medicare.gov. Agency for Healthcare Research (AHRQ)Currently housed within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making. According to their website, AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use and access. The information helps health care decision makers make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. They can be found on the Internet at www.ahrq.gov.
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