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March 2009
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ICD-10 Annual Summit: April 16–17
If moving to International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 affects your work and responsibilities, then you won’t want to miss the 2-day ICD-10 Annual Summit on April 16–17 in Washington, DC. The summit will provide information, education, and resources for ICD-10-Clinical Modification (CM) and ICD-10-Procedure Coding System (PCS) preparedness and implementation. (ICD-10 is used to code and classify mortality data from death certificates, having replaced ICD-9 on January 1, 1999. ICD-10-CM is planned to replace ICD-9-CM, volumes 1 and 2.) Opinion leaders will address the challenges and opportunities of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS and identify optimal ways to ensure their implementation and potential return on investment. The summit is supported by leading healthcare organizations, including the American Health Information Management Association, the American Hospital Association, and the American Association of Health Administration Management. Registration fees are the same for NAHQ members and AHIMA members. Early-bird registration ends Friday, April 10.
Audio Conference on Stroke Center Certification: April 30
NAHQ member Chris Thompson, BSN RN, quality coordinator at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas, and winner of the 2008 Luc R. Pelletier Healthcare Quality Award, will be a speaker at “Joint Commission Stroke Certification Update: Comply with Current Guidelines,” an HCPro-produced audio conference on April 30, 1–2:30 pm Eastern Time. Lori Massaro, MSN CRNP, acute care nurse practitioner at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Stroke Institute, will also speak at the audio conference. NAHQ is sponsoring the event, which will offer updates on changes to stroke center certification and provide resources for facilities wishing to improve existing stroke programs. As more information on the audio conference becomes available, it will be posted on the NAHQ educational calendar at www.nahq.org. Registration information will also be available on the calendar. NAHQ members can register at the discounted price of $199. This audio conference provides 1.5 CPHQ continuing education hours.
Book Review: Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction
| The goal of Mark Graban’s Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction is to help healthcare leaders, providers, and support personnel across the spectrum of healthcare delivery in hospitals better understand Lean. The author begins by discussing why hospitals need Lean and makes the case that through the application of Lean principles, organizations are showing improvements in quality, patient safety, cost of care, and patient satisfaction. Subsequent chapters cover Lean concepts and provide examples of how those concepts, when applied to various areas in healthcare delivery, brought about changes that were felt by the organization, the staff providing care, and ultimately the patients. These examples of improvements help the reader see the usefulness of Lean in dealing with issues that are often assumed to be unsolvable or just accepted as normal in a given environment. |
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The book flows logically, and each chapter ends with summary points and questions. Although the book covers the primary Lean concepts and tools and provides excellent examples of improvement, it is not intended to be a comprehensive guide on how to apply Lean. Rather, it is a good starter reference for those in healthcare wanting to learn how other healthcare organizations use Lean to lower costs and improve quality, patient safety, and patient satisfaction. This book is available in the NAHQ online store. NAHQ members receive free shipping and a 10% discount!
Reviewed by Beth Y. Kohsin, MS RN CPHQ, chief of professional staff management and patient safety at the Division of Medical Operations, Office of the Command Surgeon, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH.
2008 Healthcare Quality Professional Salary Survey
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Tap into what professionals in healthcare quality are reporting about their compensation and benefits. The 2008 Healthcare Quality Professional Salary Survey provides you with a resource for evaluating expectations and compensation packages for quality professionals in the healthcare arena. It may also be used as a tool in assessing the quality management function at your institution and personnel employed within related departments. The survey garnered more than 2,800 responses from those in the field. |
This product is only available as a downloadable PDF and is only available for purchase online. When you have purchased the PDF, you will receive an e-mail confirmation of purchase. This e-mail contains the link to download the file; please keep this e-mail for your records. The download link will be available for 15 days. The cost is $75 for NAHQ members and $215 for nonmembers. To order this and other NAHQ publications, visit NAHQ’s online store.
Tape of Audio Conference on Joint Commission Leadership Standards Now Available
Listen to a January 30, 2009, HCPro audio conference by speakers Ken Rohde and Heidi Benson, MS RN CPHQ FNAHQ. The 90-minute Joint Commission Leadership Standards: Key Implementation Strategies for 2009 Changes contains a robust discussion of the key changes to the leadership standards and actionable tips. Speakers cover topics such as expectations for data, simple questions to ask your board in preparation for a survey, and the 5 Pillars. NAHQ members receive a discount on the CD or on-demand audiotape. The audio conference was very well received by NAHQ members. For more information contact Sherry Wallingford, NAHQ’s senior education manager, at 847/375-4783 or swallingford@connect2amc.com.
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