Here is a list of resources that can help you in transformation of your healthcare organization:

The Joint Commission: The Joint Commission is widely recognized for its cutting-edge leadership role in developing standards and performance measures, and for the adaptability of its rigorous evaluation processes to emerging new forms of health care delivery organizations.

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS): HIMSS is a cause-based, 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. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, and research initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care.

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI):  AAMI is a nonprofit organization united by one mission — to increase the understanding and beneficial use of medical instrumentation through effective standards and educational programs, and publications.

ECRI Institute: is a nonprofit organization that has been dedicated to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to discover which medical procedures, devices, drugs, and processes are best, all to enable you to improve patient care.  As pioneers in this science, they pride themselves in having the unique ability to marry practical experience and uncompromising independence with the thoroughness and objectivity of evidence-based research.

Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA):  The members of ALFA exemplify the principles of choice, dignity, and independence for seniors. To support these principles and to enhance quality of life for seniors, ALFA influences public policy, promotes business excellence, and ensures an informed public.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of people of the United States. The CDC has been instrumental in providing care guidelines and best practices information regarding the prevention and control of health care acquired infections.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: APIC’s mission is to improve health and patient safety by reducing risks of infection and other adverse outcomes.  The association’s members have primary responsibility for infection prevention, control and hospital epidemiology in health care settings around the globe, and include nurses, epidemiologists, physicians, microbiologists, clinical pathologists, laboratory technologists and public health practitioners. APIC advances its mission through education, research, collaboration, practice guidance and credentialing.

World Alliance for Patient Safety (a division of the World Health Organization) has been created to pay the closest possible attention to the problem of unsafe care. The Alliance raises awareness and political commitment to improve the safety of care and facilitates the development of patient safety policy and practice in all WHO member states.

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI): is an independent not-for-profit organization helping to lead the improvement of health care throughout the world.  IHI works to accelerate improvement by building the will for change, cultivating promising concepts for improving patient care, and helping health care systems put those ideas into action.