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Project Nicaragua (also known as Proyecto Nicaragua in Spanish) is a 501(3)(c) non-profit, apolitical organization in both the United States and Nicaragua. Its purpose is to improve the quality of health care in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, since 2004, when the founding members of the organization traveled to El Antonio Lenin Fonseca Hospital in Managua ...
Website. www.rwjf.org. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is an American philanthropic organization. It is the largest one focused solely on health. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, the foundation focuses on access to health care, public health, health equity, leadership and training, and changing systems to address barriers to health. [2]
Hospital accreditation is required in order to be eligible for Medicare patient coverage. [2] Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) International [50] Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) - based in the United States [51] American Accreditation Commission International (AACI) - based in the United States.
Municipal health coverage. v. t. e. An accountable care organization (ACO) is a healthcare organization that ties provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the cost of care. ACOs in the United States are formed from a group of coordinated health-care practitioners. They use alternative payment models, normally, capitation.
World Health Organization (WHO) public health prizes and awards are given to recognise major achievements in public health. The candidates are nominated and recommended by each prize and award selection panel. The WHO Executive Board selects the winners, which are presented during the World Health Assembly. [1]
National Council of State Boards of Nursing. College of Nursing accreditation. American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. National League for Nursing. Advanced practice nursing college accreditation. American College of Nurse-Midwives. Council of Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
Website. aha.org. The American Hospital Association (AHA) [3][4] is a health care industry trade group. It includes nearly 5,000 hospitals and health care providers. The organization, which was founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1898, with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C. [5][6] is currently headquartered in Chicago. [1]
A patient safety organization ( PSO) is a group, institution, or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. Common functions of patient safety organizations are data collection, analysis, reporting, education, funding, and advocacy. A PSO differs from a Federally designed Patient Safety Organization (PSO), which provides ...