Navigating government affairs in healthcare: Driving quality improvements
Health Care Dive
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
But we can only do that job effectively through a relentless focus on quality. In healthcare, serving people is the real Job 1.
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Using innovative technology to drive quality improvement efforts
Meditech
MAY 7, 2024
Engaging in quality improvement efforts is a critical part of providing the best possible care to patients. By utilizing innovative technology and solutions, healthcare providers can streamline processes, reduce errors, and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
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The difference between audit and research in quality improvement
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
In this blog we are going to look at the difference between audit and research in Quality Improvement (QI) and how these methodologies can work together in the quality space. Let’s start by taking a look at Quality Improvement or QI. There are many definitions of QI.
Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit
Briggs Healthcare
JANUARY 11, 2023
IHI’s Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit includes the tools and templates you need to launch a successful quality improvement project and manage performance improvement. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.
Quality Improvement: Eliminating the Silo Effect in Healthcare Organizations
HIT Consultant
JULY 4, 2022
Without all of the teams involved in clinical care working as one team to quickly identify problems, find evidence-based practices, run tests of change, study results, and identify and disseminate improvements, progress will be spotty at best.
Why take an ICS approach to quality improvement
Life Qi
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
We also discovered how they will plan and deliver joined up services to improve the health of people in their localities. In earlier articles in this series of blogs, we have looked at how Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are being created to provide partnerships of health and care.
Coaching Individuals for Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Life Qi
MAY 31, 2021
As the Point of Care Quality Improvement (POCQI) Coaching Guide neatly sums up: ‘Regular coaching is important for maintaining momentum in improving quality of care.’ QI coaching usually takes place in a team environment, but coaching in a one-to-one style - or coaching individuals - can also be really effective.
Enhancing Quality Improvement Adoption in US Nursing Homes
Briggs Healthcare
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
To begin seeking ways to address these issues, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) conducted a 90-day innovation project to identify key activities to increase adoption of effective quality improvement practices in US nursing homes.
Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies and Quality Improvement Activities in Nursing Homes
Briggs Healthcare
MARCH 30, 2023
The entire Memorandum is important so be sure to review it in its entirety, including these items on the last 3 pages: Revised Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies Enforcement Cases Quality Improvement Organization Support The information in this Memorandum is effective immediately.
The Surgical Safety Huddle: A Novel Quality Improvement Patient Safety Initiative
Patient Safety
JUNE 17, 2021
Quality improvement tools were used to generate regular dialogue with the clinical teams, resulting in the concept of the surgical safety huddle being proposed. Deteriorating patients were highlighted at the daily huddle and a plan of early intervention was implemented.
How to measure scale and spread of a quality improvement project
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
In this blog, we‘re going to be looking at how you can measure scale and spread in your Quality Improvement (QI) projects and what methods you can use to help you do this. Let’s start by defining spread and scale in QI. If you haven’t already, you might want to look at our article ‘Spread and scale – what’s the difference?’
RISE HEDIS® & Quality Improvement Summit
Twistle
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
RISE HEDIS ® & Quality Improvement Summit 2021. Don’t miss the only conference dedicated to providing cutting-edge insight specifically on HEDIS® and related quality-improvement efforts – RISE HEDIS ® & Quality Improvement Summit 2021. UPCOMING EVENT. Date: October 24 – 26th,2021.
How to Write a Quality Improvement Project
Patient Safety
MARCH 17, 2022
It is not uncommon for those involved in hospital- or healthcare organization–based quality improvement (QI) initiatives to implement a robust QI project, present the results within the organization, celebrate wins, and quickly move on to the next project that demands attention. The following framework is based on the SQUIRE 2.0
Improving Communication From Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility Through Standardized Hand-Off: A Quality Improvement Project
Patient Safety
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Methods: Lewin’s change management theory (CMT) guided this quality improvement (QI) project. This project was conducted in an inpatient, 50-bed, post-hospital skilled nursing care unit of a local SNF. The participants included all 32 staff nurses employed by the SNF.
IA: 2022 Civil Money Penalty Quality Improvement Initiative (CMPQII) Grant
Briggs Healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) permits states to direct collected civil money penalty funds for quality improvement projects that enhance the quality of care and the quality of life for NF residents. Grant applications are available to stakeholders such as. academic institutions. .
Diffusion and dissemination - Types of spread in quality improvement
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
In this article we’re going to look at the types of ‘spread’ used in Quality Improvement (QI). Introduction. In particular, we compare diffusion and dissemination.
How jump starting quality improvement efforts can lead to transformational change
Meditech
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
We all have grand aspirations as we embark on new projects, but many times, even the best-laid plans are at the mercy of an all too common roadblock: “it’s just not the right time.”.
Few therapists measure outcomes. A startup's new framework aims to change that
Fierce Healthcare
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Two-thirds of patients receiving three months of outpatient therapy will not reach remission, a new analysis of behavioral health therapy outcomes data reveals. | Practitioners can use the framework, known as the Blueprint Quality Index (BQI), to track quality improvement over time, as well as assess the effect of programmatic or infrastructure changes (..)
Which organizational factors can reduce pediatric nurse burnout?
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 12, 2023
The research – controlling for role, location and unit – found that higher levels of nurse burnout were linked to a greater workloads around quality improvement efforts.
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Removing the complexity from healthcare payments
Health Care Dive
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The healthcare industry has made significant strides in care quality improvement, but its approach to submitting and paying claims is still overly complex.
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Reveleer launches AI-powered insights for risk-bearing providers at point of care
Fierce Healthcare
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Reveleer, a health tech company focused on value-based care, has unveiled two new suites of solutions for risk-bearing providers. | The Prospective Risk Adjustment and Quality Improvement product suites are designed to ease providers’ administrative burden and deliver timely clinical insights at the point of care.
Will AI kill QI/PI?
Life Qi
AUGUST 26, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact the field of Quality Improvement (QI), but it's unlikely to kill it.
Ace 2023 MIPS Reporting by Scoring High in Improvement Activities
p3care
MAY 14, 2023
Rather, they are looking for opportunities to implement meaningful quality improvement activities. Are you ready to showcase your devotion to taking quality care to the next level? MIPS 2023 gives you the right direction to get engaged in quality improvement activities.
Avedis Donabedian: The creator of the Donabedian Model of Care
Life Qi
JANUARY 17, 2023
Avedis Donabedian is our penultimate Quality Improvement (QI) hero in our series of blogs. Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1919, he studied as a doctor and made his way into quality improvement, becoming a key influence and innovator in improvement in healthcare.
New coalition calls for collective action on health equity
Healthcare It News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Mate also cited examples of how quality improvement methods can address inequalities. "Hospital and health system quality improvement and equity are inseparable in order to improve health outcomes for all," said Leon D.
Benefits of a Driver Diagram
Life Qi
DECEMBER 15, 2022
We'll also see how this can help your quality improvement (QI) team. In the last article, we looked at how and when to use a driver diagram in your quality improvement project. Described as illustrating a ‘theory of change’ , driver diagrams can be used to plan improvement project activities’.
Personify Care's digital patient pathway project to go SA-wide
Healthcare It News
MARCH 29, 2023
" Following the initial trial, Personify Care's digital patient pathways have been deployed for various use cases across the network.
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Kaoru Ishikawa: The man who invented the fishbone diagram
Life Qi
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Kaoru Ishikawa is considered the ‘Father of Japanese Quality’ for his creation of innovative developments in quality management. He is famous for creating the fishbone diagram, a type of ‘root cause analysis’ which we still use in Quality Improvement (QI) to help make decisions and create actions.
Using QI to deliver cost savings
Life Qi
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The healthcare industry is constantly evolving, with providers facing the dual challenge of delivering high-quality care while managing costs effectively. One powerful strategy to address this challenge is the use of quality improvement projects.
Taiichi Ohno: Hero of the Toyota Production System
Life Qi
JUNE 23, 2022
Taiichi Ohno (1912 - 1990) was a leader in industrial engineering and is well known as the creator of the Toyota Production System, which in turn inspired the Lean theory and stemmed a wide range of Quality Improvement processes.
Total Quality Management
Life Qi
JULY 20, 2022
Total Quality Management or TQM is a quality management approach often used in Quality Improvement (QI), with a focus on producing quality products and services in order to fulfil customer needs.
New Day Nursing Home Education Summit
Briggs Healthcare
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Be part of a new day in nursing home quality improvement! We’re excited to share the latest updates on vital topics to advance quality and address your needs, such as: Clostridiodes difficile. Nursing Home Quality Improvement. Join the IPRO QIN-QIO for a dedicated day of learning just for you. Adverse Drug Events.
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Bill Smith: The Motorola Engineer who invented Six Sigma
Life Qi
JULY 18, 2022
In this article we are going to look at Bill Smith, another Quality Improvement (QI) hero – and sometimes known as the ‘father of Six Sigma’.
Implementing Infection Prevention and Control Measures Reduces CRE in Vietnam
CDC
JUNE 7, 2023
A CDC-supported initiative at The University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) in Vietnam that used IPC quality improvement (QI) strategies to reduce CRE colonization and infection in a general intensive care unit (ICU) demonstrates the positive impact that IPC activities can have on CRE prevention.
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North Queensland GPs get access to Inca's care planning platform
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
WHY IT MATTERS The INCA rollout is part of NQPHN's First Nations Continuous Quality Improvement programme, which seeks to improve the access to culturally safe health assessments for First Nations people.
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Common cause and special cause variation
Life Qi
APRIL 13, 2023
In past articles in this series of blogs, we have looked at Statistical Process Control (SPC) and how it works within the Quality Improvement (QI) setting. We know that SPC charts are designed to measure how a process or system changes over time.
Run chart vs Control chart
Life Qi
APRIL 20, 2023
However, there are other charts you can use - such as run charts - in your Quality Improvement (QI) project. We’ve also had a look at control or SPC charts – a really useful way of plotting and measuring data.
How health IT's leading innovators are using AI now, and where they see it going
Healthcare It News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
But they're also gaining big benefits in quality improvement, cost efficiency, and more. By Andrea Fox | July 13, 2023 News The new nursing challenge: Adapting to AI-enabled workflows for quality improvement Jung In Park, a professor at the University of California Irvine’s School of Nursing and a.
What is a Driver Diagram?
Life Qi
DECEMBER 12, 2022
In this set of articles, we’re going to focus on driver diagrams: what a driver diagram is used for, when driver diagrams are used and how you can use a driver diagram for quality improvement (QI) in your setting.
NCQA Fireside Chat: A Conversation With Kate McEvoy of NAMD
NCQA
JULY 16, 2024
Despite ongoing challenges such as workforce limitations and federal support for staffing, Medicaid programs have made strides in improving access and quality of behavioral health services. Peggy emphasized that without standardized measures, states miss the opportunity for benchmarking, mutual learning and driving quality improvement.
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Using SPC charts during the lifecycle of a QI project
Life Qi
MARCH 28, 2023
In this series of articles, we’ve taken a look at the benefits of using SPC within Quality Improvement (QI) projects. We’ve also had a closer look at how to use SPC charts and what SPC charts can be used for.
What is a PDSA cycle?
Life Qi
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
A Plan-Do-Study-Act or PDSA cycle is a four-step model for improvement, which can be used to provide a framework for quality improvement changes.
Ernest Codman: A pioneer of health outcomes
Life Qi
DECEMBER 22, 2022
He worked as a clinician and still influences Quality Improvement (QI) to this day. Born in Massachusetts in 1869, Ernest Codman is known as the ‘Father of Outcome Management’. Ernest Codman trained as a surgeon and made it his lifelong work to follow up on his patients after their treatment and systematically record their outcomes.
Interpreting an SPC chart
Life Qi
MARCH 13, 2023
In this series of blogs we’re going to take a closer look at Statistical Process Control or SPC – something that you may well have encountered in your Quality Improvement (QI) journey thus far. In this article we are going to drill down into SPC or control charts and how you might go about interpreting them.
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