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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
Hau'oli
Makahiki Hou!
NAHQ President Thomas M. Smith welcomes the new year with the
theme, “Ride the New Wave of NAHQ.” On this year’s agenda: The
launch of our new governance model and efforts to enhance our
visibility. Smith poses two challenges to members as well.
Quality Collaborative
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Joint Commission Q&A
This section features a
monthly article from the Joint Commission and, starting in
February, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This
month’s submitted question: How long will we continue to measure
the same data elements in the Core Measures program? How many more
can we add before some of the older measures are dropped?
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LEADERSHIP SKILLS
New Year, New Codes
Forget about lowering numbers on your bathroom scale for your New
Year’s resolution. This year, healthcare quality professionals need
to mentally pack on the numbers in the form of new Medicare
Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups (MS-DRGs) codes.
Association news
2008 Annual Educational Conference: Highlights
NAHQ’s 33rd Annual Educational Conference in Phoenix, AZ, September
14–17, 2008, promises to be an exciting event with some important
“firsts.” Read about some highlights.
Genovich-Richards Appointed JHQ’s Editor in
Chief
Joann Genovich-Richards has been appointed editor in chief of the
Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ), NAHQ’s bimonthly
journal. She began her term on December 1, 2007.
Joint Commission Task Force to Assess Revised
Standard
Study: United States Last Among Industrialized Nations on
Preventable Deaths
Study Examines Defibrillation
Time
MEMBER NEWS
Appointments
Susan Goodwin, MSN RN CPHQ FNAHQ FACHE, and Lenard L. Parisi, MA RN
CPHQ FNAHQ, are serving on Joint Commission advisory
committees.
Don’t Take Your Personal Life for
Granted
Sandra Jones, MSM BSN CPHQ CPHRM LNCC, shares what she learned from
NAHQ’s annual conference in Boston—a trip made possible through an
HQF Career Development Grant.
Spotlight
Members
Listserv Testimonials
It’s no wonder that Anna Marie Butrie, former NAHQ president,
speaks glowingly about the NAHQ Members Listserv. “Members say
there is no better way to network with colleagues and get
real-time, practical input from those in the know,” she wrote last
month in NAHQ E-News. These testimonials from frequent
Listserv users exhibit equal enthusiasm.
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
–Mahatma Gandhi
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