Table 3.

Useful Online QI Resources

Organization	Web site	Description
Institute for Healthcare Improvement	http://www.ihi.org/	Independent nonprofit organization focused on goals adapted from the Institute of Medicine’s 6 improvement aims for the healthcare system, building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping healthcare systems put those ideas into action.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	http://www.ahrq.gov/	Agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services that supports research design to improve outcomes and quality of healthcare, reduce costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services, with the mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of healthcare for all Americans.
American College of Physicians Quality Improvement Programs	http://www.acponline.org/running_practice/quality_improvement/	Free web-based QI programs by the American College of Physicians offering expert training on implementing clinical QI tools and techniques, information on evidence-based best practices, and strategies for creating systems change and improving patient care. Also provides online QI discussion groups, library and resources, news, and Physician Quality Reporting System.
AGA Quarterly: Quality	http://www.gastro.org/journals-publications/quarterly-quality-newsletter	Quarterly online newsletter by the AGA focusing on quality management, patient safety, and related resources, providing information for gastroenterology practices related to delivering high-quality, safe, and efficient care.
Gastrointestinal Quality Improvement Consortium, Ltd	http://giquic.gi.org/	Quality initiative by the ACG and the ASGE to provide reliable and relevant measures of endoscopic quality that give physicians meaningful information to use to improve patient care.