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...

For hundreds of years, graphs have been used to help humans understand data. Graphs and charts will always be a key part of our skill set as a Quality Professional. We depend on them to help us make good decisions...

This session will discuss the impact of providing education to home healthcare staff through virtual huddles that are recurring, structured, and brief. Our home healthcare agency has utilized virtual education huddles to expand communication, drive patient safety, and facilitate survey...

Through our case study – Audience would be able to know challenges faced in organizations to provide evidence-based learning resources to frontline staff and how OPENWHO learning platform was beneficial in training and creating awareness on important patient safety standards...

In healthcare, pressure injuries are a serious problem that cannot be overlooked. Pressure injuries carry a psychological, financial, and physiological burden to patients and a financial burden to healthcare organizations. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality developed a toolkit...

The purpose of this project is exploring opportunities for decreasing bleeding post percutaneous coronary intervention with the overall goal to decrease patient length of stay and mortality and increase patient satisfaction and safety. The data documents Good Samaritan University hospital’s...

This quality improvement project utilized a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) framework to implement a new process for unplanned inpatient hospital discharges in the ambulatory hematology oncology space aimed at supporting patient transitions. Problem: When Hematology/Oncology clinic patients were admitted inpatient, there was...

An interdisciplinary care model was implemented in January 2020 to improve cardiopulmonary resuscitation care outcomes. Through consistent collaboration of a Physician Champion, a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), a Registered Nurse Quality Specialist, and Quality Data Abstractors, implementation of evidence-based strategies...