Strategies for Improving Emergency Department Throughput
Reducing patient wait times and how long they are in the emergency department (ED) can improve access to treatment, increase quality of care and the capability to provide additional treatment. In recent times, EDs have experienced significant overcrowding.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
The Ins + Outs of Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC)
The Emergency Department Transfer Communication (EDTC) measure aims to provide a means of assessing how well key patient information is communicated from an emergency department (ED) to any health care facility.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Emergency Preparedness + Response
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Growing the Community Health Worker Dynamic in Iowa: Opportunities to Train and Support CHWs
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers and trusted community resources. There is growing evidence indicating that CHWs advance health equity, improve health outcomes, and reduce health care costs.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Emergency Preparedness + Response
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Collecting Social Drivers of Health Data From Patients: A Review of Three Methods
Social drivers of health, otherwise known as social determinants of health, are nonmedical factors that influence patient outcomes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Joint Commission, National Committee for Quality Assurance, and U.S.
Category
  • Substance and Opioid Use Disorder
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
What Success Looks Like: Engaging Patient and Family Advisory Councils
Active and productive patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) offer a forum for hospitals to obtain ideas, input, and insights to guide quality improvement efforts. PFAC members bring their experience in partnering with healthcare professionals and sharing their unique perspectives.
Category
  • Person + Family Engagement
  • Performance Improvement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Engaging Your Team in Plan Do Study Act Cycles
This course will be sure to energize your team in completing process improvement projects. Process Improvement starts with the PDSA cycle. This course will provide your team with a brief overview of PDSA cycle development.
Category
  • Person + Family Engagement
  • Performance Improvement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Collecting REAL Data: Training Tools + Resources for Hospitals
Discussing race and ethnicity can be challenging, especially when we may not have a clear understanding of these complex concepts. Learning more about these terms helps organizations and their staff with REAL data collection - race, ethnicity, and language.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Data + Measurement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Review of CHNA and Implementation Plan Resource Guide for CAHs
The Affordable Care Act requires all nonprofit hospitals to develop a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify high priority community health needs and an Implementation Plan to address these needs.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Data + Measurement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
National CAH Quality Inventory and Assessment for Iowa Flex Hospitals
The Iowa Flex Program is excited to be rolling out the National CAH Quality Inventory Assessment along with the other 44 participating Flex states.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Data + Measurement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00
Conducting Root Cause Analysis
This webinar will review the fundamental principles and techniques of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process in support of a culture of safety in hospitals.  We will review the types of hospital related events that threaten patient safety and how to identify and address them for improvement.
Category
  • Performance Improvement
  • Data + Measurement
Format
  • Webinar recorded
Credits
Cost $0.00

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