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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
Getting
Down to Business
NAHQ Executive Director Stacy Sochacki says that current political
and economic changes are raising a slew of questions for healthcare
quality professionals.
QUALITY COLLABORATIVE
National
Priorities Partnership: Delivering Better Healthcare at Lower
Costs
To address real healthcare reform aimed at delivering better
healthcare at lower costs, the National Priorities Partnership,
convened by the National Quality Forum, will host a policy forum to
discuss national priorities and goals.
Reducing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Hospital
ICUs
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded
nearly $3 million for a contract to help reduce central
line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care
units by spreading the knowledge gained from a previous AHRQ-funded
project.
Clarifying the Use of Standing Orders in
Hospitals
Mark R. Chassin, MD MPP MPH, president of the Joint Commission,
shares a memorandum from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services that addresses and clarifies the use of standing orders in
hospitals.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Holiday
Sale on All NAHQ Publications and Logo
Merchandise!
Call for Nominations
NAHQ Fellowship Program
JHQ: Call for Papers on Obstetric Healthcare
Quality and Patient Safety
Preparing Nurses for Quality Management
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Bonding
with State Hospital Associations
Many state healthcare quality associations are looking to
strengthen their relationships with quality improvement
organizations (QIOs) and state hospital associations. Last June,
NAHQ E-News reported on the movement toward increased cooperation
among healthcare quality groups and QIOs. Now we look at three
states that have solid working relationships with their state
hospital associations: Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas.
MEMBER NEWS
Guyana,
South America, Observes Healthcare Quality Week
David Loose Speaks at Healthcare Forum in
Dubai
State News—from Alaska, Arizona, California,
Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland , Minnesota, Ohio, and
Texas
SPOTLIGHT
NAHQ
Celebrates National Healthcare Quality Week!
Read about celebrations and events at hospitals and healthcare
systems in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Get
(Others) Hooked!
Gary Rifkin encourages members to consider what prompted them to
connect initially with NAHQ--and then to share that passion with
others.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
Like the current financial crisis, “what if we have set ourselves
up for a coming healthcare disaster, if not a collapse? What if the
warning signs are out there and we’re just ignoring them? How would
we begin to … create a system that would be more sustainable over
time? What would we do if we had to face a bailout of the
healthcare sector?" --Susan Dentzer, editor-in-chief,
Health Affairs, and health policy analyst for The News
Hour with Jim Lehrer on Public Broadcasting Service, during her
keynote address at an October 2008 National Quality Forum
conference.
Click here to listen to or read her presentation.
This issue of NAHQ E-News is sponsored by
CDA Antimicrobial.
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