NQF names Mountain States Health Alliance as 2012 quality award winner

August 21, 2012, 11:18 am by Healthcare IT News

The National Quality Forum (NQF) has named Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance the recipient of its 2012 National Quality Healthcare Award, the 19th organization to receive the distinction. MSHA, serves a mainly rural population and is the region's largest healthcare system, providing care to 29 counties in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina, according to the system''s officials. read more

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