We will show how a radio show format using the Microsoft Teams platform can be used to spread culture change. We will share the joy and sorrow of broadcast with our standard work and the challenges we had along the...
Kaiser Permanente Northen California has been on a journey to build a robust succession and competency program over the last two years. Currently developing Role Profiles for each role in this structure which are mapped to the NAHQ competency framework...
In this session we will review the VHA VISN 15 annual network-level quality program assessment design. We will highlight the priority of review items to address directives, compliance, problem-prone and future-focused items. Finally, we will discuss using simulation to illuminate...
This session will explore the critical role of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in advancing healthcare quality and safety. Participants will gain insights into how collaborative learning across various healthcare disciplines fosters a team-based approach, leading to improved patient outcomes. The panel...
The American Hospital Association (AHA)’s Quality Collective convened over 100 health care quality leaders nationwide to provide a collaborative platform to engage deeply with their peers, collectively strategizing on the most pressing health care quality-related issues. Over the course of...
In a large healthcare system, there are advantages to leveraging standardized sedation committees, a standardized sedation audit tool and convening all facility sedation committees to report to a system committee. To ensure consistent practices across the system, the System Safe...
Research indicates medical errors as the third leading cause of deaths, with national estimates suggesting that 14-56% of inpatient deaths are preventable. To address this issue, the mortality review process was designed to be the driving force in identifying opportunities...
In this session, a team of Certified Professionals in Healthcare Quality (CPHQs) will impart insight into the myriad of burgeoning opportunities for quality professionals within the healthcare industry. This includes addressing infection control and prevention challenges as organizations continue to...
When The Joint Commission first updated their Standards from the Sentinel Event Alert on Workplace Violence in 2018, our organization created an interdisciplinary team to address this topic using the FMEA tool. Our team of staff and leaders from inpatient...
Healthcare Quality must be a top priority for our nation. The Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program, run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is one of the largest federal programs dedicated to improving health quality for Medicare...