QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Quality Improvement Organizations
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports the communication of current health care policies and review guidelines of organizations such as Carolinas Center for Medical excellence to each physician involved in the care of patients and that changes in these policies and guidelines be communicated as soon as possible; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports adequate funding for quality improvement initiatives; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports working with quality improvement organizations and encouraging physicians and hospitals to define quality in medical care; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports the continued efforts of Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence as a statewide quality improvement organization with physician oversight for North Carolina.
(Resolution 3-1986, adopted 5/3/86)
(revised, Report Y-1996, Item 24, adopted 11/17/96)
(revised, Report L1-2004, Item 15, adopted 11/14/2004)
(revised, Report I-2009, Item 3-14, adopted 11/01/2009) (reaffirmed, Reaffirmation Report-2014, Item 35, adopted 10/25/2014)