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| | The goal of this short volume is to act as an introduction to the quality management system. It collects several articles related to quality, quality management, and associated systems. |
| ==About this list==
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| While this arguably may not be an authoritative list of organizations and not-for-profits relating to [[laboratory informatics]], [[bioinformatics]], and other forms of [[informatics]], an attempt has been made to make it thorough.
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| * [http://www.umin.ac.jp/ac/english.htm Japanese Academic Societies in Medicine and Related Fields]
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| ==Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups==
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| * [http://www.amia.org/ American Medical Informatics Association]: AMIA; a professional scientific association which "aims to lead the way in transforming health care through trusted science, education, and the practice of informatics"
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| * [http://www.clinicalscience.org/ Association of Clinical Scientists]: a non-profit scientific and educational corporation "dedicated to the advancement of research and learning in laboratory science"
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| * [http://www.bmia.be/ Belgian Medical Informatics Association]: MIM; a not-for-profit association which aims "to promote and develop medical information science and technology in Belgium"
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| * [http://www.cola.org/ Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation]: COLA; "an independent, non-profit accreditor whose education program and standards enable clinical laboratories and staff to meet U.S. [[CLIA]] and other regulatory requirements"
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| * [http://www2.aap.org/informatics/COCIT.html Council on Clinical Information Technology]: COCIT; an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sub-group dedicated "to support the development of health information technology"
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| ===E through J===
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| * [http://www.ehealthinitiative.org/ eHealth Initiative]: eHI; a national organization attempting "to drive improvement in the quality of healthcare by promoting the use of technology and information"
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| * [http://www.helmholtz-muenchen.de/ibmi/efmi/ European Federation for Medical Informatics]: EFMI; "a nonprofit organisation concerned with the theory and practice of information science and technology within health and health science in a European context"
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| * [http://www.eurorec.org/ EUROREC Institute]: "an independent not-for-profit organisation, promoting in Europe the use of high quality [[electronic health record]] systems (EHRs)"
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| * [http://www.helina-online.org/ Health Informatics in Africa]: HELINA; a pan-African health informatics association dedicated to developing education, research, and strategic plans related to health informatics in Africa
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| * [http://www.hinz.org.nz/ Health Informatics New Zealand]: HINZ; a professional association that "seeks to facilitate improved health care outcomes through the dissemination and utilisation of information, knowledge and technology"
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| * [http://www.hisa.org.au/ Health Informatics Society of Australia]: HISA; "a not-for-profit membership organisation for health informaticians and those with an interest in health informatics"
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| * [http://www.hl7.org/index.cfm Health Level Seven International]: HL7; "a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services"
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| * [http://www.hon.ch/ Health On the Net Foundation]: HON; a non-governmental organization that "promotes and guides the deployment of useful and reliable online health information, and its appropriate and efficient use"
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| * [http://www.hisi.ie/ Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland]: HISI; incorporates the Healthcare Informatics sections of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland and of the Irish Computer Society; strives to develop knowledge and promote research in healthcare informatics
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| * [http://www.himss.org/ Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society]: HIMSS; a "not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare"
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| * [http://www.ihe.net/ IHE International]: IHE; "an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information"
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| * [http://www.responsibleuseofmedicines.org/ IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics]: an extension of IMS Health dedicated "to strengthen the vital role of information in advancing healthcare globally"
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| * [http://www.iami.org.in/ Indian Association for Medical Informatics]: IAMI; an Indian association dedicated to medical specialists using informatics "into a common thread for the benefit of the patients and provoking an interdisciplinary research"
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| * [http://www.institutelabauto.org/ Institute for Laboratory Automation]: ILA; a non-profit corporation dedicated to "helping people learn how to plan, implement, evaluate and use the products technologies available to them" in the laboratory and beyond
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| * [http://www.ihrim.co.uk/ Institute of Health Records & Information Management]: IHRIM; an educational body dedicated "to provide qualifications at different levels as well as career and professional assistance for members" from "the fields of health records, information management, clinical coding and information governance"
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| * [http://www.ifhima.org/ International Federation of Health Information Management Associations]: IFHIMA; a non-profit organization affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a non-governmental organization that "supports national associations and health record professionals to implement and improve health records and the systems which support them"
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| * [http://www.imia-medinfo.org/ International Medical Informatics Association]: IMIA; an "association of associations" which acts as a bridge between constituent organizations and their members to better "enable the transformation of healthcare in accord with the world-wide vision of improving the health of the world population"
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| * [http://www.izip.cz/ IZIP - Internet Access to Patient Health Information]: IZIP; a Czech organization promoting electronic health records
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| * [http://www.jami.jp/english/ Japan Association for Medical Informatics]: JAMI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to sharing academic research related to medical informatics
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| * [http://www.jscla.com/ Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation]: a Japanese professional association dedicated to promoting clinical automation for the benefit and preservation of the health of the people
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| * [http://www.jhim-e.jp/ Japan Society of Health Information Management]: JHIM; a Japanese scientific organization dedicated to "establishing, implementing, and promoting the science of health information (record) management in Japan" ([ http://www.jhim.jp/ original Japanese site])
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| * [http://kehia.org/ Kenya Health Informatics Association]: KeHIA; a professional association dedicated "to further[ing] the health and biomedical agenda in Kenya to support the government's initiatives to improve and sustain quality health services for all Kenyans"
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| * [http://my.lrig.org/Home/ Laboratory Robotics Interest Group] LRIG; a "special interest group focused on laboratory automation"
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| * [http://www.msia.com.au/ Medical Software Industry Association]: MSIA; a membership-based professional association representing "the interests of the Australian commercial software industry which develops, supplies and services information management products and services for healthcare practitioners, healthcare service providers and healthcare organisations"
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| * [http://www.meahi.org/ Middle East Association for Health Informatics]: MEAHI; a not-for-profit organization "trying to use regional as well as global potentials to provide a collaborative environment, in which requirements are discussed, solutions are provided, and resources are allocated to tackle healthcare issues of this vulnerable part of the world"
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| * [https://www.nahdo.org/ National Association of Health Data Organizations]: NADHO; a U.S. "non-profit membership and educational association dedicated to improving health care data collection and use"
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| * [http://www.nihi.ca/ National Institutes of Health Informatics]: NIHI; a Canadian not-for-profit corporation "dedicated to fostering health informatics (HI) innovation, research and education"
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| * [http://www.nmie.org.cn/ National Medical Information Education]: NMIE; a national project dedicated to putting a prominent focus on the clinical application and teaching specifications of medical informatics, technical medical vocational skills, and clinical IT systems
| | ;1. What is quality? |
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| | :''Key terms'' |
| * [http://www.openehr.org/about/foundation openEHR Foundation]: a not-for-profit company that develops specification, clinical model, and other medical programs and also supports health informatics education
| | :[[Quality (business)|Quality]] |
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| * [http://www.regenstrief.org/ Regenstrief Institute]: RI; an informatics and healthcare research organization dedicated to "improving quality of care, increasing efficiency of healthcare delivery, preventing medical errors and enhancing patient safety"
| | :[[Quality control]] |
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| | :''The rest'' |
| * [http://www.slas.org/ Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening]: SLAS; "a global organization that exists to provide forums for education and information exchange to encourage the study of, and improve the science and practice of, laboratory automation and screening"
| | :[[Data quality]] |
| | :[[Information quality]] |
| | :[[Nonconformity (quality)|Nonconformity]] |
| | :[[Service quality]] |
| | ;2. Processes and improvement |
| | :[[Business process]] |
| | :[[Process capability]] |
| | :[[Risk management]] |
| | :[[Workflow]] |
| | ;3. Mechanisms for quality |
| | :[[Acceptance testing]] |
| | :[[Conformance testing]] |
| | :[[Clinical quality management system]] |
| | :[[Continual improvement process]] |
| | :[[Corrective and preventive action]] |
| | :[[Good manufacturing practice]] |
| | :[[Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987]] |
| | :[[Quality management]] |
| | :[[Quality management system]] |
| | :[[Total quality management]] |
| | ;4. Quality standards |
| | :[[ISO 9000]] |
| | :[[ISO 13485]] |
| | :[[ISO 14000|ISO 14001]] |
| | :[[ISO 15189]] |
| | :[[ISO/IEC 17025]] |
| | :[[ISO/TS 16949]] |
| | ;5. Quality in software |
| | :[[Software quality]] |
| | :[[Software quality assurance]] |
| | :[[Software quality management]] |
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| * [http://www.sfmi.se/ Swedish Association of Health Informatics]: SFMI; a professional association that strives "to promote the development of informatics in health care ,in particular through the organization of meetings with scientific lectures and discussions"
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