Quality Management Resources Directory (QMRD)
Standard Terms for Type of Organizations
In order to promote uniformity of profiles, we have developed the following terms for publisher and organization type. If your organization does not fit into one of these terms, please enter "other" and describe its character.
Standard terms for type of QM periodical publisher and accrediting organization include:
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Federal government, in the USA, a federal government agency; elsewhere a national government agency; for non-US, it's OK to use "National government."
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Non-profit organization; primarily an educational or research organization; excludes specifically "professional association" and "trade association."
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Private company; any for-profit entity that is not a publicly traded company or part of such company.
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Professional association, a non-profit or similar organization whose members are health professionals, eg, state medical association.
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Public company; any for-profit entity that is publicly traded or that is part of a publicly traded entity.
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State government, in the USA, a state government agency; elsewhere a state, provincial, or similar level government agency; for non-US, it's OK to use "Provincial government" or similar term.
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Trade association, a non-profit or similar organization with institutional members, eg, state hospital association.