Quality Quarterly

Lessons Learned: Delayed Care — The Harmful Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care

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 […]

Latest Updates on Hospital Quality Improvement Platform

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  New functionality coming soon  Reporting updates  Since launching in October 2019, 293 of 340 adult acute care CHA member hospitals have seen a demo of the platform. Of those, 84 have executed […]

Delayed Care — The Harmful Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care

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 […]

Sentinel Signal Detection System Looks at Trends in Care

This month, HQI is launching its first report of findings from the sentinel signal detection system, which automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis codes from hospital discharge records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform, as well as term frequencies from the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization safety reports.   Here’s a […]

Sentinel Signal Detection System Looks at Trends in Care

This month, HQI is launching its first report of findings from the sentinel signal detection system, which automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis codes from hospital discharge records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform, as well as term frequencies from the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization safety reports.  

Patient Safety Authority Launches Publication

As collaborative partners, CHPSO and the Patient Safety Authority (PSA) share resources and tools to help our members improve quality and advance their patient safety efforts. As part of these collaborative efforts, CHPSO is pleased to announce that the PSA has launched a new publication, Patient Safety, a journal unlike any other you’ve seen.

HQI President’s Message

With the recent resurgence of COVID-19 and hospitals stretched to capacity, it’s more important than ever to be diligent about infection prevention. While so much more is known now about the disease than it was nine months ago, one thing that we have known since the start is how to minimize the spread of COVID-19.  

Now, more than ever, we must do what we can to limit the spread of COVID-19 locally and throughout the state.