Membership Description
Membership in the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) is open to Regional Health Improvement Collaboratives (RHICs) that meet the criteria established by the NRHI Board of Directors. To qualify for full NRHI membership, an organization must meet the following requirements.
The organization must be a Regional Health Improvement Collaborative, defined as:
- A non-profit organization;
- Which is working to improve healthcare quality and value through an active program of quality measurement and public reporting or an active program of quality improvement, or both;
- In a specific geographic region of the country (typically either a metropolitan region or state);
- Through a collaborative effort of healthcare providers and other stakeholders.
The organization must have representation from four types of stakeholders on its governing board:
- Healthcare providers (hospitals, physician groups, physicians, home health agencies, nursing homes, clinics, etc.);
- Healthcare purchasers (employers who purchase health insurance for their employees, state Medicaid agencies who contract with health plans for care, etc.);
- Healthcare payers (private health insurance plans, state Medicaid agencies that directly pay for care, etc.); and
- Healthcare consumers or consumer organizations.
An organization that meets the criteria above may apply for full NRHI membership by submitting a membership application, a signed letter of recommendation from an NRHI member RHIC operating in your state (or a letter from an NRHI member RHIC in another nearby region if there are currently no NRHI members in your state), signing the NRHI Conflict of Interest policy, and abiding by NRHI Guiding Principles.
A Full Member shall contribute annual dues (which vary based on the size of organization) established by the NRHI Board of Directors and shall have the rights and benefits of full membership.
