Newsroom & Reports
Calling All Experts: Need Your Help to Share Knowledge and Best Practices in 2024
In our ongoing commitment to elevating health care standards and offering educational opportunities, HQI/CHPSO is excited to kick off a campaign seeking experts and frontline professionals to contribute to webinars and Safe Tables throughout 2024.
New Opportunities Available in 2024 to Mitigate Workplace Violence
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.
Join January’s Webinars and Safe Tables
CHPSO is pleased to announce upcoming webinars featuring in-depth perspectives on crucial health care topics. Don’t miss out — register today!
Hospitals Have Opportunities to Protect Patients Receiving Hospice Care
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.
Q2 2023 Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Encounters Signal Detection Report
About HQI’s Sentinel Signal Detection System Report HQI’s sentinel signal detection system automatically detects abnormal changes (i.e., signals) in the incidence of diagnosis categories from hospital discharge records in the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP). HQIP provides hospital leaders with the capability to review the latest signals for their organization each quarter. In this report, these […]
ALERT: Data Show Increased Whooping Cough Prevalence in California
What’s Happening HQI, through its Sentinel Signal Detection System, has identified an increase in pertussis (whooping cough) prevalence at California hospitals since the start of the second quarter of 2023. Specifically, of the 88 California hospitals that provided 2023 Q2 hospital encounter data to HQI, 20 (22.7%) had higher than expected prevalence of pertussis cases […]
Connect with Peers While Focusing on Patient Safety at Annual Conference
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.
2022 CHPSO Annual Report Now Available
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 Jumps for Hospital Quality Improvement Platform
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.
Unlocking the Power of Patient Safety: The Benefits of Reporting Data to CHPSO
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.
