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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
Seeking
Visibility
As a member-driven organization, NAHQ is always striving to meet
the professional needs of our members and certificants. This year,
the NAHQ Board of Directors made many changes to help improve our
professional services and to enhance the role and image of quality
professionals.
Quality Collaborative
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Joint Commission Q&A
Starting this month, the
Joint Commission will field questions from NAHQ members. This
month’s submitted question: Has the Joint Commission considered
expanding its portfolio of free resources? To submit a question,
click here.
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LEADERSHIP SKILLS
How Will the EHR Affect You?
Dr. Jonathon Perlin of the Hospital Corporation of America, Dr.
Daniel Rosenthal of the National Quality Forum, and Lou Ann
Wiedemann of the American Health Information Management Association
share their insights on the electronic health record.
Spotlight
Addiction
Treatment Model: A Step in the Right Direction
How does an addiction treatment facility successfully get methadone
patients to discontinue using drugs and regularly attend counseling
sessions? The Addiction Treatment Services at Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center, Baltimore, is making huge strides in finding that
answer with its Motivated Stepped Care treatment model. |
Association news
NAHQ Update
Fellowships, Call for Nominations, 2007 Conference Presidential
Message Online, and 2008 Officers
Luc R. Pelletier: Colleague and Contributor to Healthcare
Quality
Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) editorial board
members Christy L. Beaudin and Jacquie Byers pay tribute to JHQ’s
accomplished editor in chief, who resigns at month’s end.
CPHQ Recertification Deadline Nears
IHI Seminar on Implementing Team Practice
Washington State Stops Public Release of Hospital
Errors
Washington State Association for Healthcare Quality board members
react to changes in the state’s public release of hospital
data.
The Impact of Language Barriers
Between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who could not speak
English jumped from 1.2 million to 3.4 million—a 176% increase.
Language barriers not only decrease a patient’s quality of care but
can lead to potential errors.
Survey: Half of Physicians Fail to Report Incompetence, Medical
Errors
Study Cites Risks to Hospital Safety and Quality
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in
order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision,
with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich
the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the
errand."
-Woodrow Wilson
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