From the formation of a new PSO to preparations for Healthcare Quality Week, we've had a lot going on. So, we decided to publish a second summer edition of our newsletter!
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Oct
Oct
Celebrate National Healthcare Quality Week!
Healthcare Quality Week (HQW) features the work of healthcare quality professionals and highlights their influence on improved patient care outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.
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Aug
Aug
American Data Network Issues Call for Applications for 2010 Healthcare Quality Grant
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (Aug 4, 2010) – American Data Network, an organization that provides platforms for maximizing hospital operating efficiencies and improving patient safety, announced a call for applications for the 2010 Healthcare Quality Grant.
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Aug
Aug
HQF Kicks It Up a Notch at NAHQ’s Upcoming Annual Conference
The Healthcare Quality Foundation is hosting a Line Dancing Reception on Saturday, October 2nd from 5:30 – 6:30 PM. With the help of instructors, we are going to release our inner performer while raising funds to support grants for fellow quality professionals.
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Jul
Jul
NQF Forms New Health IT Advisory Committee
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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