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RHODE ISLAND QUALITY INSTITUTE

The Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the mission of significantly improving the quality, safety, and value of health care in Rhode Island. Leaders from the Rhode Island community at large collaborate on improving the health care system in the state by building on the availability and advantages of health information technology. Senior-level leaders from hospitals, health insurers, the medical profession, businesses, government, nonprofits, academia, and more sit on the RIQI Board of Directors.

The board and staff of Rhode Island Quality Institute may be termed as forward thinking and dedicated to improving health care in Rhode Island. RIQI was founded in 2001 and their website (www.riqi.org) includes an ambitious strategic / operational plan that demonstrates objectivity, extensive research, and many positive visions of how health care can be and should be in Rhode Island. The RIQI staff and board members are prolific and prophetic. In-depth information about all of their programs and activities are explained on their website. The group presents past and current information as a platform for making solid futuristic decisions.

The Rhode Island Quality Institute is located at 235 Promenade Street in Providence, RI. Telephone is 401-276-9141. Their website can be found at www.riqi.org.

References

Rhode Island Quality Institute website http://www.riqi.org

Not Running A Hospital / A blog by a former CEO of a large Boston MA hospital to share thoughts about hospital, medical, and healthcare issues. http://runningahospital.blogspot.com/2012/01/rhode-island-quality-institute-seeks.html

Non-Profit Facts A website that presents information derived from public records about nonprofit / tax-exempt organizations. http://nonprofitfacts.com/RI/Rhode-Island-Quality-Institute.html

Sheldon Whitehouse (US Senator from Rhode Island / 2007 to ---), founder of the Rhode Island Quality Institute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Whitehouse

ihealthbeat is a website published daily for the California HealthCare Foundation by The Advisory Board Company. Article discusses grants received by RIQI and how the grant monies will be used to improve healthcare in Rhode Island http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2011/1/10/sebelius-touts-launch-of-rhode-islands-health-it-beacon-community.aspx

News Page on www.riqi.org / website of the Rhode Island Quality Institute - a listing (with links) of articles published about RIQI by such news organizations as the Providence Journal, Providence Business News, RI Monthly, Healthcare IT News, and more.