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CHPSO Safe Table Forum – Medication Errors and the Pitfalls in Prevention
To Err is Human, Do no harm, Safety Culture, High Reliability to just name a few are all terms within the Medication Safety community. Join us as we discuss medication error events, path to prevention, and pitfalls when we fail to act accordingly.
Virtual Forum on Hospital Workplace Violence
Aaron Koll
How does HQI Calculate Sepsis Mortality (SEP-3)?
Description: In-hospital mortality rate among acute care inpatient discharges meeting the proxy case definition for the Third International Consensus Definition for Sepsis (SEP-3) based on the modified Dombrovskiy Method for case identification. Under SEP-3, sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to dysregulated host response to infection, and organ dysfunction is defined as an […]
Working Together for Patient Safety and Quality Care
HQI is committed to supporting hospitals in their efforts toward delivering the safest and highest quality care possible. The people you care for depend on you, and you depend on us. But it’s important to remember that HQI depends on you. The data we receive from our members is the foundation for what we do. The more timely and complete the data that’s submitted, the more comprehensive, up-to-date, and actionable our analyses will be.
Collaborative Risk Review™ – A High-Reliability Method for Conducting Case Analyses
Case Study: Incidence Rates, Mortality Rates, and Correlations of SEP-1/2 and SEP-3 Sepsis Measures
Key Takeaways
HQI Quality Analytics System Hospital Enrollment and Enhancements
Enrollment in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) jumped substantially in the last quarter due to increased registration among hospitals participating in L.A. Care Health Plan’s Hospital Pay-for-Performance (P4P) incentive program. Recent updates to HQIP include a new report on 30-day Hospital-Wide All-Cause Unplanned Readmission that is more closely based on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) methodology.
Safer Care Requires Timely Data
Patient safety in health care involves many interacting factors. Some solutions for patient safety that initially appear straightforward may not achieve the desired outcomes. For instance, using soft mats to prevent falls in hospitals can inadvertently increase fall rates by creating tripping hazards, and the material used may harbor bacteria that lead to infections.