In 14 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
Web site: www.healthymemphis.org
Phone: (901) 748-1122
Fax: (901) 748-8880
Program contact: Cristie Upshaw Travis
Phone: (901) 767-9585, ext. 224
E-mail: ctravis@memphisbusinessgroup.org
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 support and encourage people to work together to improve the health of everyone in Memphis. Nearly 800 individuals from more than 150 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.
Aligning Forces for Quality communities
Our areas of focus
Aligning Forces for Quality applies a wealth of resources, expertise and training to effect real results in health care quality. Take a closer look at the focuses of our work:
Hear what colleagues and health care experts around the country, including Anne Snowden, Julie Moretz and T.J. Redington, have learned about improving health care quality and reducing racial and ethnic disparities in care.