The safety and well-being of the health care workforce are fundamental preconditions to deliver safe and effective patient care. Workplace violence — a growing problem in California hospitals — jeopardizes both workforce wellness and the quality of care, and HQI is committed to helping hospitals address it.
CHPSO is pleased to announce upcoming webinars featuring in-depth perspectives on crucial health care topics. Don’t miss out — register today!
Hospice care organizations provide services for the most vulnerable among us — those who are terminally ill and often wholly dependent on family or caregivers. Regrettably, among vulnerable populations, there is a concern about exploitation. The popular 2020 Netflix film “I Care a Lot” delves into a fictional narrative, unveiling fraudulent health care schemes targeting elderly, vulnerable patients. While fiction, it serves as a thought-provoking glimpse into the real hazards and fears patients may encounter in their pursuit of quality health care.
Hoping you’ve made plans to attend next month’s HQI Annual Conference, but if you haven’t yet, it’s not too late to register. This year, we’re gathering in Lake Tahoe on Oct. 15-16 for the chance to connect and reconnect with peers and experts, and to tap into patient safety excellence, while zeroing in on zero-harm care.
In case you missed it, HQI recently released the 2022 CHPSO Annual Report. This report provides a look at HQI’s most significant work on your behalf.
Recruitment for HQI’s updated Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) — a quality analytics system that consolidates disparate data sources into a single, statewide platform — jumped this quarter due to ongoing collaborations with Local Health Plans of California.
In the ever-evolving landscape of health care, ensuring the safety of patients remains a paramount concern. Health care organizations are continually striving to enhance patient care and reduce adverse events. Reporting data to patient safety organizations like the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO) is a crucial tool in this pursuit.
On Sept. 13, the HQI convened a group of over 30 hospital leaders in Sacramento for a gathering dedicated to preventing and responding to workplace violence. The event, Hospital Workplace Violence Regional Leadership Summit, followed the release of HQI’s white paper on workplace violence earlier this year.
The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to health care systems worldwide, with medication and equipment shortages emerging as critical issues. To gain insights into how health care organizations navigated these shortages and their impact on patient treatment, CHPSO conducted analyses, drawing from patient safety event records.
Kamali Jones has joined HQI as a safety & reliability clinical advisor. Kam is an RN and comes to HQI from Adventist Health, where he served as a clinical education manager for the past five years. In his role at HQI, Kam will take the lead on member outreach and education, as well as assist […]