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HQI Cares: Implementing BETA HEART Going Strong in 24 Hospitals
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.In the Inland Empire region of California, 24 hospitals are hard at work developing cultures of patient safety and caring for the caregivers under the guidance of HQI and its partner BETA Healthcare Group. The hospitals are a part of Inland […]
Updated Quality Transparency Dashboards Now Available
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 include information on eight measures, with over 80 total measures on the data tab.
Use of Hospital Quality Improvement Platform Continues to Increase
Use of HQI’s Hospital Quality Improvement Platform — a quality analytics system that consolidates disparate data sources into a single, statewide platform — continues to increase as more hospitals complete their contract reviews.
Hospital Quality Improvement Platform Updates
Use of HQI’s Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) — a quality analytics system that consolidates disparate data sources into a single, statewide platform — continues to increase as more hospitals complete their contract reviews.
Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the ED
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Over the past several decades, the United States has experienced a rising crisis in substance abuse. This is illustrated most dramatically by the rise in deaths from drug overdose. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, the number of […]
Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Virtual Care Throughout the Pandemic
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.It has been an unprecedented and taxing two years for front-line workers and patients alike. Nearly one of three patients delayed in-person health care visits in 2020 due to access issues and/or fear of exposure to COVID-19. According to a national poll, 57% […]
ALERT: Data Show Higher Percentage of Syphilis Among Pregnant Patients
This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) through its Sentinel Signal Detection System has identified a significant increase in syphilis diagnoses among pregnant patients from 2020-2021. Specifically, the figure below indicates that syphilis prevalence doubled among pregnant patients from 2020 through June 2021 compared […]