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ICSI Writer

LinksICSI forms partnerships with various organizations to serve disease populations and specific geographic niches for greater resource efficiency and improvement impact.
Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityThis site is a good place to start any Internet search on outcomes, practice guidelines, evidence-based practice and quality improvement
.Culture Care ConnectionIncreasing the cultural competence of health care providers serving Minnesota’s diverse populations.
HealthNewsReview.orgA site dedicated to improving the accuracy of news stories about medical treatments, tests, products and procedures.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)IHI offers resources and services to help health care organizations to make improvements that enhance clinical outcomes and reduce costs.
Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered CareThis site helps advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care in hospitals and other health care settings.
Mayo Clinic Shared Decision Making Resource CenterThis site advances patient-centered medical care by promoting shared decision-making through the development, implementation, and assessment of patient decision aids and shared decision making techniques.
Mi-CCSI Michigan Center for Clinical Systems ImprovementThe Michigan Center for Clinical Systems Improvement is a collaborative working to solve systemic health care quality and cost problems. Its leaders worked closely with ICSI Professional Partnerships to set up and operationalize the organization.
MN Community MeasurementAccess to health care quality data from medical groups and clinics participating in MN Community Measurement.
Minnesota Shared Decision Making CollaborativeThis site is a resource to those interested in enhancing effective shared decision-making between patients and their clinicians.
National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)NAHQ is the nation’s leading organization for healthcare quality professionals.
National Committee for Quality AssuranceThis site is a source for information about the quality of the nation’s managed health care plans.
National Quality ForumA not-for-profit membership organization created to develop and implement a national strategy for health care quality measurement and reporting.
Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI)The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) was founded in 2004 to share learnings among five leading regional collaboratives: PBGH, MHQP, PRHI, ICSI / MNCM, and WCHQ.
The D5.orgManaging Diabetes in Minnesota, by MN Community Measurement.