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Advancing Patient Safety Education Throughout the Year

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Earlier this year, as we do each year, HQI and the Collaborative Healthcare Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO) celebrated Patient Safety Awareness Week — an annual recognition intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. It also serves as a dedicated […]

Safe Table Forums

A Safe Table is a legally protected discussion pertaining to a specific safety event or experience related to a particular safety issue. The discussion may involve detailed accounts of adverse events, near misses, or situations with systemic concerns where participants may seek advice and solutions. Discussions are conducted virtually and begin with a presentation by […]

Hospital Quality Improvement Platform Updates

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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.  

Recent Medical Error Case Highlights Need for Understanding, Not Punishment

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Ensuring and improving patient safety has always been of the utmost importance for hospitals.

That’s why every year in March we celebrate Patient Safety Awareness Week — an annual recognition intended to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety. However, despite the continual focus on patient safety, medical errors do happen.

Best Practices in Substance Use Disorder Treatment in the ED

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Over the past several decades, the United States has experienced a rising crisis in substance abuse.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

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.It has been an unprecedented and taxing two years for front-line workers and patients alike.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

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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 […]

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Did you know? 400,000 There were over 400,000 births in California hospitals in 2022.