In 16 communities throughout the country, Aligning Forces for Quality seeks to lift the quality of health and health care by teaming up with those who get care, give care and pay for care. Explore what our communities are doing to improve health care quality.
Memphis, Tennessee
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Leadership Team: Healthy Memphis Common Table
Website: www.healthymemphis.org
Phone: (901) 273-2617
Fax: (901) 273-2697
Program contact: Reneé S. Frazier
Phone: (901) 273-2676
Email: Renee.Frazier@healthymemphis.org
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The Healthy Memphis Common Table (HMCT) leads the city's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative. The organization was established in 2003 as a result of a community-wide forum calling for the creation of an organization to coordinate health improvement activities throughout Memphis. Its mission is to mobilize Greater Memphis to achieve excellent health for all, and its vision is to become one of America's healthiest cities. More than 1,000 individuals from more than 200+ organizations have joined HMCT, representing every stakeholder in the community.
HMCT identifies and implements results-driven, quality improvement solutions that are informed by the expertise of community partners, including schools, faith-based organizations, local governments, social agencies, hospitals, health plans, physicians, employers and corporations. Its AF4Q initiative develops a sustainable infrastructure for physician quality improvement activities, placing an emphasis on performance measurement and public reporting in its programming.
Healthy Memphis Common Table's public reports are available at www.healthcarequalitymatters.org.
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Hear what colleagues and health care experts around the country, including Nancy Clarke, Diane Stollenwerk and Lisa Letourneau, have learned about improving health care quality and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care.