CCI is committed to responding to its constituents' needs related to published governmental and regulatory agency reports and initiatives. We work in concert with the organizations listed below and look to them for highlighting critical issues and discoveries in the healthcare environment.
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses – www.aorn.org
AORN is a key participant in legislative and health policy development. AORN's Department of Government Affairs identifies, monitors, and responds to public policy issues that affect operating room nursing and AORN members. It also empowers operating-room registered nurses to engage in effective efforts to shape legislative and health policy issues.
National Council for State Boards of Nursing – >www.ncsbn.org
NCSBN is a not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and five United States territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization takes the lead in advancing regulatory excellence for public protection.
National Institute for Nursing Research – www.ninr.gov
NINR supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for individual care throughout the life span: effectively managing patients during illness and recovery, reducing risks for disease and disability, promoting healthy lifestyles, enhancing quality of life in those with chronic illness, and providing superior end-of-life care.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
NIH is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that serves as the nation's steward of medical and behavioral research. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
