Table 3.3. Users of the AHRQ QIs
| Type of Organization |
Type of Use |
| Public Reporting |
Quality Improvement/ Benchmarking |
Pay-for-Performance |
Research |
Other/ Unknown |
Total |
| Business Group |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Consulting Firm |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
| Employer |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Federal Government |
|
1 |
1 |
19 |
|
21 |
| Health plan |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
4 |
9 |
| Hospital Association |
1 |
8 |
|
2 |
|
11 |
| Hospital or Hospital Network |
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
9 |
15 |
| Integrated Delivery System |
|
2 |
|
|
7 |
9 |
| Other |
2 |
4 |
|
|
1 |
7 |
| Research Organization |
|
1 |
|
14 |
1 |
16 |
| State or Local Government |
12 |
2 |
|
5 |
2 |
21 |
| Total |
20 |
23 |
4 |
43 |
24 |
114 |
Source: RAND analysis of environmental
scan results.
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