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Celebrating Hospitals During National Hospital Week
Hospitals make a huge impact on communities. This week, we honor and celebrate all they do to serve Californians across the state.
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2023 HQI and Hospital Council Annual Conference
Join this statewide gathering of patient safety professionals and enjoy a pre-conference Leadership Summit hosted by Hospital Council Northern & Central California. The 2023 HQI and Hospital Council Annual Conference will offer three keynote addresses, four tracks of breakout sessions, and one can’t-miss opportunity to advance patient safety.
Ask CHPSO: Do Hospitals Use Color-Coded Wristband Identification and, If So, What Colors Do They Use?
Recently, CHPSO received an inquiry about the use of color-coded patient wristbands in California hospitals. To assess whether there is a national movement toward standardized armband color adoption, CHPSO surveyed its more than 485 member hospitals across 21 states.
2022 HQI Annual Conference — Northern California
This educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and California Hospital Association Join colleagues and patient safety experts at the 2022 Hospital Quality Institute Annual Conference, an experience sure to restore and inspire. Registration fees for the 2022 HQI Annual Conference have been waived for members. See HQI president Robert Imhoff explain why the program is now free for members.
2022 HQI Annual Conference — Southern California
This educational activity is jointly provided by AXIS Medical Education and California Hospital Association Join colleagues and patient safety experts at the 2022 Hospital Quality Institute Annual Conference, an experience sure to restore and inspire. Registration fees for the 2022 HQI Annual Conference have been waived for members. See HQI president Robert Imhoff explain why the program is now free for members.
Easy To Use
The only thing better than great data is easy access to meaningful reports based on great data. The Platform gives you pre-made reports that are easy to use right from the start – there’s no custom coding or waiting required. The Platform automatically shows your performance in the most popular key areas because, well, it’s easier […]
Analyze Readmissions Critically
The Readmission data reported by CMS is already dated when you receive it and only offers a 30-day view of activity. The Platform can display the rates for data from the historical statewide data (AB2876) and the current discharge data (SIERA formally known as MIRCAL). The Platform shows you what’s happening after 3, 7, 14, […]
Drill Down on Sepsis
HQI’s Quality Improvement Platform has numerous drill-down possibilities. With dynamic tables, charts and graphics you can get an overview of your performance, see trends and get a good indicator of how your performance compares to other hospitals. Additionally, the Platform can group Sepsis cases by Admission Disposition and Discharge Disposition. The Platform can go further, […]
Perinatal Mental Health Learning Community
The Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community was HQI’s initiative to provide California hospitals with education, technical assistance, and peer support to strengthen perinatal mental health. The program concluded in December 2021. However, key resources developed remain on this website for ongoing free use by hospitals, as needed. Any questions regarding the resources on this […]
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 […]