About Quality and Patient Safety
Sacramento-based Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is the quality and patient safety arm of HASC, the California Hospital Association (CHA) and the Regional Associations.
CHA founded HQI in 2013, and since then it has informed and educated on best practices. The institute also oversees and coordinates the Collaborative Health Care Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO).
A number of HASC-led quality and patient safety initiatives have also been completed in recent years. Examples are below.
For more information on HQI, visit www.hqinstitute.org, or contact HQI President Robert Imhoff at (916) 552-7600 or [email protected].
Charge Nurse: Creating a Culture of Safety
Overview The Joint Commission and Institute for Healthcare Improvement recognize that quality patient care starts with a culture of safety among staff. Learn how to foster this kind of culture — one where teamwork and trust rule and staff feel safe sharing concerns and ideas for improving care. In this one-day online course, you’ll briefly […]
CHA 2024 Disaster Planning Conference
You’re invited to the 2024 Disaster Planning Conference, hosted by the California Hospital Association (CHA) and AXIS Medical Education. If you work in emergency preparedness, hospital disaster planning, compliance, nurse management, case management, quality and safety or clinical, please join us. Whatever your experience level, you’ll gain info and insights to prepare your hospital for […]
Care Collaboration Conference
You’re invited to the Southern California Care Collaboration Conference, hosted by HASC and PointClickCare, our Endorsed Business Partner. We hope you can join us! At the Care Collaboration Conference, you’ll come together with Southern California thought leaders, health plans and providers from both acute and post-acute care markets to discuss how to enhance collaboration across […]
Safety Briefing Now Part of Joint Commission Surveys
Effective Jan. 1, The Joint Commission will add a safety briefing to all accreditation surveys and certification and verification reviews. The informal briefing, which should take five minutes or less, allows organizations to communicate with on-site surveyors and reviewers regarding any potential safety concerns and how the surveyors/reviewers should respond if the organizations’ safety plans […]
Apply Now for USC’s MS in Health Systems Management Engineering
Download information sheet The U.S. health care system is facing major challenges including pandemics, workforce shortages, health disparities and inequity, rising costs and more. Highly skilled health professionals are critically needed to help develop innovative solutions and transform care delivery. In response to this need, the University of Southern California has launched a Master of […]
Safe Opioid Prescribing in Emergency Departments
Multiple state and national associations are working on this issue and each year brings new resources. The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) website provides a list of resources for various targeted providers and provider organizations. Another valuable resource is the California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, which presents regular updates on opioid prescription and overdose trends. The site is a cooperative venture of […]
Hospitals Support Adherence to Public Health Safety Precautions
LOS ANGELES, December 7, 2020 — Our hospitals and frontline health care workers are stretched to the limit, working tirelessly and selflessly for nearly a year to care for those battling COVID-19. This pandemic is once again surging and is expected to be worse than ever at a time when supplies remain hard to come by, and […]