The NQMC Web site and its content were developed and are maintained by ECRI Institute (formerly ECRI) under contract to AHRQ 
. ECRI Institute is an international nonprofit health services research agency, Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO), an AHRQ designated Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), and a federally designated Patient Safety Organization (PSO). To find out more about ECRI Institute, visit the ECRI Institute Web site .
ECRI Institute’s subcontractors include the Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health , Tufts Medical Center Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies , the Harvard School of Public Health , RAND , and The Joint Commission . The current NQMC Web site was designed and implemented by Silverchair and ECRI Institute.
Management Team
AHRQ
Jean Slutsky, PA, MSPH, Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence
Mary P. Nix, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Project Officer, NGC/NQMC
Judi Consalvo, Program Analyst
ECRI Institute
Vivian Coates, MBA, Project Director NGC/NQMC
Melanie Swan, MPH, PMP, Program Manager NGC/NQMC, Project Manager, NQMC
Lisa Haskell, MS, OTR/L, Project Manager NGC
