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Perinatal Mental Health Learning Community Continues its Vital Work

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HQI’s Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) Learning Community, funded by the California Health Care Foundation, is continuing to provide vital programming and resources to more than 148 California hospitals, aligned with the requirements of Assembly Bill 3032 (Frazier).

The Shocking Truth Regarding Job-Related Problems Prior to Nurse Suicide

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.It has often been referred to as the “silence of shame.” Mental health conditions, substance use, and workplace events have been documented as contributing antecedents to nurse suicides. When a nurse is at risk for losing or loses his/her license, the psychological […]

Latest Quality Transparency Dashboards Released in June

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.HQI, in cooperation with the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and the California Hospital Association (CHA), creates and distributes quarterly dashboards of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 currently provide information on eight measures.  The […]

Improving Patient Safety Reports for CHPSO Members by Reclassifying ‘Other’ Events

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Among all the patient safety reports that CHPSO receives from members, about 50% end up classified in the catch-all event type of “Other” rather than in a specific clinical or other meaningful event type category (e.g., healthcare-associated infection, fall, medication error, etc.). […]

HQI President’s Message

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.For the past year, while much of the state has been locked down — working remotely and enjoying perhaps a slower pace of life — it’s been quite the opposite for our front-line health care workers. They stepped up, answered the call, working round the clock to care […]

HQI Elects New Board Members

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At the Feb. 10 meeting, the HQI Board of Directors elected four new board members and extended the term for two members.  

Quality Transparency Dashboards Provide Information on Eight Measures

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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 currently provide information on eight measures.

Lessons Learned: Delayed Care — The Harmful Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.As we wrap up a pandemic year and work through2021 with COVID-19 still at large, the arrival of the vaccine leaves most of us cautiously optimistic at best. While there is light on the horizon, many are still, and will continue to be impacted by delays in care during this epic time. HQI kicked off its first Safe Table […]

Latest Updates on Hospital Quality Improvement Platform

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.Here’s what’s new with the Hospital Quality Improvement Platform. New incentive to participate: Hospitals that are part of Inland Empire Health Plan can qualify for a financial incentive for participating in the platform as part of their Hospital P4P Program.  New reports in the queue  A new series of reports on Social Determinants of Health that […]