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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
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Time for Growth and Rejuvenation
This spring, NAHQ is experiencing a rejuvenation of sorts as our
governance model is launched, our strategic plan is finalized, and
efforts to expand our membership get under way.
QUALITY COLLABORATIVE
AHRQ: Integrating Clinical Decision Support Technologies into
Healthcare Delivery
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $5 million for
two new health information technology contracts that will focus on
the development, adoption, implementation, and evaluation of best
practices using clinical decision support.
Joint Commission Q & A
This month’s submitted question: What is required as orientation
for contract service providers who come into your building to
provide care?
SPOTLIGHT
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Son’s “Never Event”
Dale Ann Micalizzi—founder of Justin’s Hope, a not-for-profit
advocacy group, and an advocate for pediatric patient safety—talks
about her son’s “never event” and its difficult aftermath.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
In Memoriam: Joseph Juran, Pioneer in Quality Control
Product of the Month: Q Solutions
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Q Solutions: Essential Resources for the Healthcare Quality
Professional, a multimedia product that highlights critical
components of healthcare quality, the science and art of quality
management, and environmental and sphere-of-influence
considerations, is a valuable resource for any healthcare quality
professional seeking certification as a Certified Professional in
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NAHQ Programs
Launch of Safe Surgery Saves Lives
Initiative
HCAHPS Data Added to Hospital Compare Site
IOM Accepting Nominations for Sarnat Prize in Mental Health
Demands on Nurses Grow as Hospital Quality Improvement Activities
Increase
CERTIFICATION NEWS
CPHQ Certification Testing Available at NAHQ
Conference
The Healthcare Quality Certification Board reports that on-site
testing will be available September 15, 2008, at the NAHQ
conference in Phoenix, AZ.
MEMBER NEWS
Genovich-Richards to Serve as URAC’s Vice President of Research and
Measurement
State News
INDUSTRY TRENDS
What
Is Triple Aim?
Donald Berwick, MD MPP, president and chief executive officer of
the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, advocates a new agenda
for healthcare that targets three goals: better healthcare, better
population health, and reduced per capita cost.
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to
change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela
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