Describe the process and results of a 4-week health promotion program implemented within a Fellowship of Churches with overweight or obese African American adult congregants using Dr. Carolyn Tucker’s Health Smart Behavior Program. Tool: Health-Smart Behavior Program by Dr. Carolyn...
This session is designed to share our experience with an inaugural class of 4th-year medical students who took our newly designed QI elective. An overview of the elective as a whole will be shared. We will describe the timeline of...
A Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program is a regulatory requirement, but more importantly, it is essential for safe patient care, quality outcomes and extraordinary patient experience. Intermountain Health (Intermountain) initially implemented a standardized system QAPI program in 2019...
Since implementation, the percent of babies actively cooled on transport and arriving to the NICU with a temperature <33°C has decreased from 21.15% in 2021 to 11.32% in 2022. The standardization of rectal temperature monitoring and documentation was essential to...
The challenges of the American Health System is impacting the sustainability of organizations and resulting in individuals feeling burnout. This presentation will discuss the drivers of burnout and reorient the focus on driving well-being, joy and flourishing. Specific strategies will...
During this session, attendees will learn about The Joint Commission’s new healthcare equity accreditation requirements, designed to help organizations establish processes foundational to equitable delivery of care. Christina Cordero, Project Director for The Joint Commission’s Health Care Standards Development team,...
According to the US Census Bureau, baby boomers have remained the second-largest population group in 2022, comprised of 69.6 million people ages 58 to 76. The fastest-growing population is people aged 80 and older, with a growth rate almost four...
In 2018, Virginia Garcia began internal site visits known as ‘C-Qual’ (Compliance and Quality Assurance). Visits are considered an “everybody teach, everybody learn” opportunity, with findings shared with site leaders and senior leaders across the organization. The goal is to...
The scoring system helped the respective committee members and the Medical Strategic Teams to define the set criterions for defining an effective committee. It helped in the areas to concentrate on to improve effectiveness of the committee. The compliance percentage...