To guide its ongoing work in health information technology (HIT), the National Quality Forum (NQF) has formed a new Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). Members of the new advisory committee represent a wide range of healthcare stakeholders, including consumers, providers, clinicians, purchasers, suppliers, and public and community healthcare organizations.
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Jul
Jul
Joint Commission Alert: Violence Rising at Healthcare Facilities
A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert warns that healthcare facilities today are being confronted with steadily increasing rates of crime, including assault, rape, and murder.
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Jul
Jul
NCQA Convenes Experts to Define Criteria for ACOs
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Washington, DC, has convened a multi-stakeholder Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Task Force to help develop a consensus on ACO qualifying and monitoring criteria. ACOs are provider-based organizations that establish accountability for both the quality and costs of healthcare for a defined population.
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Jul
Jul
AAHQ News – Summer 2010
You won't want to miss this issue's recap of the presentations and activities offered at AAHQ's successful spring education conference.
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Jul
Jul
Register Now to Save on NAHQ’s Annual Conference in 2010
Registration is open for NAHQ’s 35th Annual Educational Conference in Kansas City, MO, September 30 – October 3. Save $100 when you register before August 23 and enter in a drawing to win a complementary registration to NAHQ's annual conference in 2011!
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Jul
Jul
New NAHQ Volunteer Role – Address Ethics in Healthcare Quality
A recent legal case involving two Texas nurses who acted as whistle-blowers in a questionable quality situation at their organization had NAHQ members talking. Who was protecting these nurses/quality professionals?
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May
May
AAHQ News – Spring 2010
This issue of our newsletter features the fabulous displays entered in the poster contest at this year's spring conference. Just take a look at what our colleagues came up with.
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Mar
Mar
REGISTER NOW: AAHQ Spring 2010 Conference
The Arkansas Association for Healthcare Quality (AAHQ) is hosting its Spring Educational Conference on Friday, April 23, in Little Rock, AR. Topics include electronic health records and meaningful use, decreasing infections via multidisciplinary teams, patient safety organizations, and NAHQ update.
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Mar
Mar
APPLY NOW: HQF Grant Deadline April 30
Each year the Healthcare Quality Foundation (HQF) helps individual quality professionals just like you by awarding grants to support education, CPHQ certification, leadership development, and more.
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Mar
Mar
Ten Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals
Adverse events may occur in any healthcare setting, but those that happen in hospitals, where patients are sicker and care is more complex, can have serious consequences. To help hospitals tackle these challenges, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has introduced a number of new evidence-based tools and
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