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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD
Warming
Up for Phoenix
NAHQ President Thomas Smith says that the weather isn’t the only
thing that’s heating up; so are NAHQ activities. In the past
months, NAHQ has launched its governance model, finalized the
strategic plan, and prepared for the annual educational conference
in September.
INDUSTRY TRENDS
2009
Joint Commission Standards Available
Online
QUALITY COLLABORATIVE
Joint Commission Q & A
This month’s submitted question: When will the 18–39 month cycle
begin for Joint Commission surveys? How will it affect complex
organizations with multiple programs under one survey?
AHRQ Report Targets Efficiency in Medical
Care
A new report by the U.S. DHHS’s Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality shows wide variation in how payers, providers, and others
define and evaluate the efficiency with which hospitals and
physicians provide medical care.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
Election
Results: 2009 NAHQ Board of Directors
NAHQ Exhibits at HFMA Annual Meeting
NAHQ Is Going Green!
2009 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality
Prize
Joint Commission’s 2009 National Patient Safety
Goals
healthfinder.gov Web Site Redesigned
MEMBER NEWS
The
Luc R. Pelletier Healthcare Quality Award
State News—from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Texas, Utah,
and Wisconsin
CERTIFICATION NEWS
Time
to Recertify Your CPHQ Credential?
Why Certification Is Important
Sandra Jones, MSM BSN CPHQ CPHRM LNCC, director of quality
management at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, TX, discusses the
many benefits of certification.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Preparing
for Leadership
What competencies are necessary for today’s healthcare quality
professional? It’s a question that has been on the minds of members
of NAHQ’s Leadership Development Team.
SPOTLIGHT
Master
of Science in Patient Safety Leadership
Anne J. Gunderson, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at
Chicago, says that UIC’s new online master’s program is designed
for both clinical and nonclinical healthcare professionals
interested in taking healthcare quality and patient care services
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