Agency for Health Research & Quality
The health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health.GO

American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
ABQAURP is the nation's largest organization of interdisciplinary health care professionals. Through its ultimate goal to improve the quality of our Nation's health care, ABQAURP is dedicated to providing health care education and certification for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.GO

America's Health Insurance Plans
AHIP is the national association representing nearly 1,300 member companies providing health insurance coverage to more than 200 million Americans. Our goal is to provide a unified voice for the health care financing industry, to expand access to high quality, cost effective health care to all Americans, and to ensure Americans' financial security through robust insurance markets, product flexibility and innovation, and an abundance of consumer choice.GO

American Public Health Association
APHA has been influencing policies and setting priorities in public health for over 125 years. Throughout its history it has been in the forefront of numerous efforts to prevent disease and promote health. APHA is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing 50,000+ members from over 50 occupations of public health.GO

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that administers the Medicare program, and works in partnership with the States to administer Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability standards.GO

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is a not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health by advancing the quality and value of health care. IHI is a reliable source of energy, knowledge, and support for a never-ending campaign to improve health care worldwide. The Institute helps accelerate change in health care by cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care and turning those ideas into action.GO

National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
The National Academy for State Health Policy is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice. The organization has offices in Portland, Maine, and Washington, DC. NASHP recognizes that responsibility for health care does not reside in a single state agency or department and provides a unique forum for productive interchange across all lines of authority, including executive offices and the legislative branch.GO

National Association of Independent Review Organizations
NAIRO represents the majority of URAC-accredited IROs and is dedicated to protecting the integrity of the independent medical review process.GO

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a private, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality.  NCQA’s mission is to improve the quality of health care by generating useful, understandable information about health care quality to help inform consumer and employer choice. NCQA also works to generate information and feedback that help physicians, health plans and others to identify opportunities for improvement and make changes that enhance the quality of patient care. GO

Ohio Hospital Association (OHA)
The Ohio Hospital Association represents 170 hospitals and 40 health systems throughout Ohio. OHA has more than 1,900 personal members of 11 affiliated societies, representing disciplines from hospital marketing to human resources. OHA works to help its members do what they do best - meet the health care needs of their communities. Whether it's a problem affecting small and rural hospitals, teaching hospitals, specialty hospitals, urban or suburban hospitals, an individual member or specific professional group, OHA is ready to serve. GO