Newsroom & Reports
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.
ALERT: Hazardous Packaging Error
URGENT – HAZARDOUS SITUATION – PLEASE REACT IMMEDIATELY Dear CHPSO members, Please be aware that the Institute for Safe Medication Practices has issued an URGENT ALERT regarding a hazardous packaging error. The following information is taken directly from their website: “ISMP is aware of an extremely hazardous packaging error involving certain cisatracurium products from Meitheal Pharmaceuticals. While the outer carton identifies […]
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.
Webinar Offers Valuable Insights on Resilience During a Pandemic
In November, HQI was pleased to welcome Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) to a webinar on Critical Leadership Situations: Dealing with the Added Pressures of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Newly Developed Signal Detection Systems Benefit HQI and CHPSO Members
Every quarter, HQI receives a large volume of discharge records (as part of the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform) and safety reports (as part of the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization, or CHPSO) from hospitals.
Knock Out the Flu Video Encourages Everyone to Get a Flu Shot
Our partners at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority have produced a short video — Knock Out the Flu — that explains why everyone should get the flu shot every year, and why it’s more important now than ever to help protect you and your loved ones. It’s a helpful resource to share with your patients and community. In […]
Newly Developed Signal Detection Systems Benefit HQI and CHPSO Members
Every quarter, HQI receives a large volume of discharge records (as part of the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform) and safety reports (as part of the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization, or CHPSO) from hospitals. To make use of this timely data, we designed and implemented sentinel signal detection systems that automatically detect abnormal changes in the incidence of diagnosis codes and terms’ document frequencies (i.e., signals). Moving forward, when these systems detect sudden increases in disease incidence or document frequency, HQI/CHPSO staff will investigate and alert member hospitals of these emerging […]
HQI Launches Web Page to Help Address Health Care Disparities
Health care disparities, defined as variation in quality and safety of care by patient sociodemographic characteristics, have been a significant and persistent problem in American health care. While California hospitals are often at the forefront of the quest to achieve equitable health care, significant work remains.
Quality Transparency Dashboard Uptake Increases
HQI, in cooperation with the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and 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.
