1. Provide names of or links to specific organizations. Summarize key products or services provided by each type of organization and identify the primary customers they serve.

2. Outline the overall content of the major regulations, accreditation requirements, and other standards that affect each organization. Provide the title, section, parts, or subparts or the numbering system and so on of the specific regulations or accreditation requirements.

3. Highlight the effect of each organization's regulations, accreditation requirements, and other standards on the risk- and quality-management functions and activities.

4. Specify components of performance-management systems-policies and procedures, self-audits, benchmarking, complaint management, corrective or preventive action, education and training, communication, and other mechanisms-to be used by each organization.