has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message information & quality healthcare motto transforming healthcare in mississippi formation 1971 legal status nonprofit corporation purpose healthcare quality headquarters ridgeland mississippi u.s. region served united states president becky roberson main organ board of directors website www.iqh.org founded in 1971 as the mississippi foundation for medical care mfmc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 the information & quality healthcare iqh is an independent mississippi not for profit corporation . it was established by the house of delegates at the 103rd annual session of the mississippi state medical association . 8 with an incorporation date of july 6 1971 . a grant from the national center for health services research and development in 1971 allowed development of a physician sponsored system for evaluating the quality of medical care . the primary goal was to improve the quality of medical care in the state and produce long lasting and tangible results . programs such as the experimental medical care review organization emcro and the professional standards review organization psro preceded the peer review organization pro designation which came on july 1 1984 . in the spring of 1998 the leadership of mississippi foundation for medical care voted to change the name to information & quality healthcare in order to better meet the challenges of the 21st century . 9 iqh has worked in quality improvement under contract with centers for medicare & medicaid services cms for over 40 years and provided tobacco cessation services since 1999 . cms has recently restructured the qio program to a more regional structure with 14 entities known as quality innovation networks qin qios . iqh is a part of the newly formed atom alliance . the alliance comprises qsource indiana kentucky and tennessee ; information and quality healthcare mississippi ; and alabama quality assurance foundation . contents 1 charter 2 dr. arthur a. derrick memorial award recipients 3 references 4 external links charter edit signatures on the 1971 charter are those of governor john bell williams and secretary of state heber ladner for the state and dr. j.t. davis sr. m.d. 10 of corinth ms dr. everett crawford of tylertown ms and dr. james o. gilmore of oxford ms as officers of the mississippi state medical association . the charter describes the foundation as a nonprofit corporation and as a civic improvement corporation governed by a board of directors with each member having voting privileges . dr. arthur a. derrick memorial award recipients edit the arthur a. derrick award that is presented annually by iqh to recognize a physician s outstanding efforts to the quality program was created in 1993 in memory of dr. derrick . the durant mississippi physician is remembered for his special contributions to medicine in the state and as a long time supporter of quality improvement and the organization s work . the award emphasizes the importance of quality improvement . 2013 edward e. bryant 2012 magdi wassef 2011 william jackson 2010 rodney frothingham 2009 samuel peeples 11 12 2008 lee greer 2007 leonard brandon 2007 steven brandon 2006 steve parvin 2005 stanley hartness 2004 ken davis 2003 ralph dunn 2002 tom mitchell 2001 alton cobb 2000 candace keller 1999 david lee gordon 1998 jack evans 1997 glenn peters 1996 george abraham 1995 john cook 1994 richard miller 1993 tom fenter references edit jesse theo davis sr. m.d. hand in hand . lefleurs bluff publishing company 1995 p. 236 . arthur e. brown m.d. the president speaking . journal mississippi state medical association 1971 p. 368 . board of trustees begins organizing mississippi foundation for medical care . journal mississippi state medical association july 1971 p. 379 . supplemental report b of the board of trustees . journal mississippi state medical association august 1971 p. 415 440 441 . care foundation is organized headed by drs. davis crawford and gilmore . journal mississippi state medical association october 1971 p. 557 . journal mississippi state medical association july 1972 p. 189 . the mississippi foundation for medical care . journal mississippi state medical association august 1972 p. 332 333 . mississippi state medical association official website kelly carole new name and look for mississippi pro i.q.h. information and quality healthcare . quality matters may june 1998 volume xv number 2 jesse theo davis sr. m.d. hand in hand . lefleurs bluff publishing company 1995 mbj newswires peeples relieves iqh physician quality award mississippi business journal july 6 2009 mississippi hospitals and hospital employees in the news dr. peeples receives derrick award mississippi hospital association external links edit official website mississippi coastal health information exchange official tennessee quitline website official mississippi quitline website success stories mississippi an article from the american health quality association himss katrina phoenix project an article from health information and management systems iqh assists healthcare providers with move to ehr by lynne w. jeter published june 27 2005 mississippi business journal patient safety front and center for industry coalition by lynn lofton published april 16 2007 mississippi journal campaign urges hospitals to go totally smoke free this year by lynn lofton published january 29 2007 hartness herrin join iqh team by mbj staff published september 26 2010 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title information % 26 quality healthcare & oldid 723884120 categories non profit organizations based in mississippihealth care companies of the united statesquality improvement organizations in medicarehealthcare qualityhealthcare in mississippimadison county mississippicompanies based in mississippismoking cessationorganizations established in 1971hinds county mississippiorganizations based in jackson mississippihidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2011all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from april 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 june 2016 at 21 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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