Quality and Patient Safety Links:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Patient Safety and Quality Page http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/

Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalQualityInits/15_HospitalQualityAlliance.asp

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 
http://www.ihi.org/ihi

Institute of Medicine (IOM): Healthcare and Policy Projects and Reports
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3718.aspx

Institute for Safe Medical Practices (ISMP)
http://www.ismp.org/

National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF)
http://www.npsf.org

National Quality Forum (NQF)
http://www.qualityforum.org/

Payment and Case Mix Links:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov

Next Wave Comments on Medicare's Severity DRG Proposal for FFY07 or Later
NWI Comments - DRG-Severity.pdf