For the first time, it will be possible to aggregate sufficient volumes of patient safety event data to identify underlying patterns and causes of risks and hazards associated with the delivery of healthcare.
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Dec
Dec
Welcome, New NAHQ Board Members
Linda Scribner is a long-established healthcare quality professional. She has more than 11 years’ experience at a university teaching hospital and more than 7 years at a community hospital managing quality improvement.
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Dec
Dec
HHS Issues a Final Rule for PSOs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule for patient safety organizations (PSOs), which is now available on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) PSO Web site.
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Dec
Dec
National Priorities Partnership Releases Action Agenda
The National Priorities Partnership—a diverse group of national organizations convened by the National Quality Forum (NQF)—has released an action agenda to transform healthcare during a time of severe economic strain by better investing resources to fundamentally improve patient care and outcomes.
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Oct
Oct
AAHQ News – Special Edition – NAHQ Conference Summer 2008
This special edition of AAHQ News focuses on our organization's receipt of NAHQ's 2007 State Excellence Award. Congratulations go out to everyone who worked tirelessly to secure this significant honor!
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Oct
Oct
NAHQ 2009 Conference Planning Opportunity – Call for Abstracts
Here is your opportunity to shape the field of healthcare quality! NAHQ's 2009 Conference Planning Team invites applications to present at NAHQ's 34th Annual Educational Conference. The conference, "NAHQ: Deep in the Heart of Quality," is scheduled for September 13 - 16, 2009, in Grapevine, TX, at the Gaylord Texan
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Oct
Oct
2008 Healthcare Quality Professional Salary Survey Available for Purchase
Tap into what professionals in healthcare quality are reporting about their compensation and benefits. The 2008 Healthcare Quality Professional Salary Survey, published under the auspices of the National Association for Healthcare Quality and the Healthcare Quality Certification Board, provides you with a resource for evaluating expectations and compensation packages for
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Oct
Oct
National Healthcare Quality Week is October 19-25, 2008
National Healthcare Quality Week is October 19 - 25, 2008! National Healthcare Quality Week celebrates the work of quality professionals in healthcare and highlights their influence in achieving improved outcomes for patient care and healthcare delivery systems to administrators, allied health professionals, and the public.
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Jul
Jul
Intelligent Infusion Technology: Making Advances in Patient Safety
To read this White Paper describing the specialized software designed to work with “intelligent” IV pumps, both general infusion and patient-controlled analgesia devices...
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Jun
Jun
AAHQ News: Special Edition 2008
Extra! Extra! '08 Spring Conference a Big Success: See tons of photos taken during AAHQ's 2008 Spring Conference featuring networking, great speakers, poster contest presentations, vendor booths and a productive business meeting.
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