JoAnne Obata

Q4 2023 Hospital In-Patient Signal Detection Report

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About HQI’s Sentinel Signal Detection System Report

HQI’s sentinel signal detection system automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis categories from hospital encounter records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP). Every quarter, HQI aggregates these signals across reporting hospitals to provide a statewide perspective.

Q4 2023 Hospital Out-Patient Signal Detection Report

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.About HQI’s Sentinel Signal Detection System Report HQI’s sentinel signal detection system automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis categories from hospital encounter records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP). Every quarter, HQI aggregates these signals across reporting […]

Q2 2023 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Encounters Signal Detection Report

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.About HQI’s Sentinel Signal Detection System Report HQI’s sentinel signal detection system automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis categories from hospital discharge records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP). HQIP provides hospital leaders with the capability to […]

Analysis Paper: Workplace Violence in Hospitals: Issues, Trends, Prevention, and Response 

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Key Points: 

  • When it comes to non-fatal workplace violence incidents that result in days away from work, health care environments are the most represented — and these incidents most frequently occur in hospital emergency departments. 
  • It is widely acknowledged that incidences of workplace violence are underreported by the hospital staff and providers, a problem that may lie in our health care culture: While we have placed a great deal of focus on patient experience and patient safety, we have placed much less focus on worker safety. 
  • For both prevention of and response to workplace violence, hospitals should establish an effective workplace violence prevention program.