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.
Key Takeaways
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.
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.
Doing all we can to ensure patient safety is not just the right thing to do, it is also increasingly an expectation of hospital regulators.
HQI’s Community of Practice for Eliminating Workplace Violence provides monthly educational programming and a collaborative peer network for individuals addressing hospital workplace violence.
We are thrilled to announce the return of Carlix Lung to HQI, this time as a full-time member of our dynamic team. Carlix, who previously interned with us as a student data assistant, has come back to contribute his expertise and passion for problem-solving in a full-time role of programmer analyst.
The 2023 CHPSO Annual Report is now available. It’s an overview of HQI’s most significant work on your behalf.
In response to strong member demand for learning and exchange, HQI is continuing its focus on workplace violence.
As participation in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) grows, HQI continues to improve the platform’s capabilities. Recent updates include new reports highlighting the top five quality of care measures that have degraded since COVID-19 (also detailed in a recent HQI analysis) and severe maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as updated 2023 data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.