It has often been referred to as the “silence of shame.” Mental health conditions, substance use, and workplace events have been documented as contributing antecedents to nurse suicides. When a nurse is at risk for losing or loses his/her license, the psychological impact can be devastating. The experience of isolation, feelings of failure, public humiliation, […]
HQI, in cooperation with the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and the California Hospital Association (CHA), creates and distributes quarterly dashboards of publicly available quality data for each CHA acute care member hospital. These model dashboards currently provide information on eight measures. The five outcome measures are: Central line-associated blood stream infection Colon surgical site infection Nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex Cesarean birth rate In-hospital sepsis mortality rate Hospital-wide all-cause 30-day unplanned readmission rate The three […]
Among all the patient safety reports that CHPSO receives from members, about 50% end up classified in the catch-all event type of “Other” rather than in a specific clinical or other meaningful event type category (e.g., healthcare-associated infection, fall, medication error, etc.). Sometimes the reports are categorized into the “Other” category because the facts of […]
For the past year, while much of the state has been locked down — working remotely and enjoying perhaps a slower pace of life — it’s been quite the opposite for our front-line health care workers. They stepped up, answered the call, working round the clock to care for patients, both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19. Through countless hand washings and gown changes, they had […]
At the Feb. 10 meeting, the HQI Board of Directors elected four new board members and extended the term for two members.
HQI, in cooperation with the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and the California Hospital Association (CHA), creates and distributes quarterly dashboards of publicly available quality data for each CHA acute care member hospital. These model dashboards currently provide information on eight measures.
Assembly Bill 3032, which was signed into law in 2019 and took effect in 2020, has two specific requirements for all California hospitals:
As we wrap up a pandemic year and work through2021 with COVID-19 still at large, the arrival of the vaccine leaves most of us cautiously optimistic at best. While there is light on the horizon, many are still, and will continue to be impacted by delays in care during this epic time. HQI kicked off its first Safe Table of the year with this topic. In January, we were privileged to host […]
Here’s what’s new with the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform. New incentive to participate: Hospitals that are part of Inland Empire Health Plan can qualify for a financial incentive for participating in the platform as part of their Hospital P4P Program. New reports in the queue A new series of reports on Social Determinants of Health that explore hospital Z-code usage are expected to be available in the platform by the end of […]
As we wrap up a pandemic year and work through2021 with COVID-19 still at large, the arrival of the vaccine leaves most of us cautiously optimistic at best. While there is light on the horizon, many are still, and will continue to be impacted by delays in care during this epic time. HQI kicked off its first Safe Table of the year with this topic. In January, we were privileged to host […]