CARF: The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission

Non-for-profit accrediting body for adult day care, employment, behavioral, community, and medical rehabilitation services. Provides information on CARF's standards, education and training, and research.

COA: Council on Accreditation

Not-for-profit accrediting body for behavioral and social services in the United States and Canada. The site contains information on COA's standards and training.

JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Major non-for-profit accrediting body for hospitals, health care networks, managed care organizations, and other health care organizations in the United States and other countries. This site contains information on JCAHO standards and report cards for health care organizations.

NAEYC: The National Association for the Education of Young Children

Not-for-profit organization for early childhood professional and others committed to improving the quality of early childhood education. Contains accreditation information and early childhood education information and resources.

NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance

Not-for-profit accrediting body for managed care plans. Contains information on the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS), as well as a searchable list of managed care plans' accreditation information.

The Council on Quality and Leadership

The Council on Quality and Leadership in Support of People with Disabilities works collaboratively with its customers and in partnership with public and private organizations to develop quality measures, performance indicators, and evaluation methods that are person-centered; provide consultation, education, and other learning tools to build individual and organizational capacity; conduct research and promote the availability of data for decision making and policy development; and provide access to the latest information, developments, trends and best practices to consumers, their families, support and service organizations, and governmental organizations.

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