KHC Office Hours for HQIC Hospitals

July 26th, 10:00 a.m.

Post Fall Management: Getting to Types of Falls, Repeat Falls, and Determining Preventability

Dr. Patricia Quigley will examine post fall practices as a key intervention to reduce repeat falls. Dr. Quigley will focus on differentiating between: Post-Fall Huddle, Post-Fall Management and Post-Fall Documentation.

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Register for the 2023 Antimicrobial Stewardship Series

Syndromic Antimicrobial Stewardship:

Focused Initiatives Targeting Common Infections & Disease Scenarios

12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

Session #5 Shorter Courses and Profylactic Use 8/2/23

If you missed the first four sessions in the series, you can find the recordings and handouts in our Education Archive.

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F.W. Huston Medical Center Focuses on the

Individual Patient to Reduce Readmissions

F.W. Huston is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital in Winchester, in Northeast Kansas and is a member hospital in the Compass HQIC Network. When Nancy Martin, a former employee of F.W. Huston Medical Center, returned to the hospital as Director of Nursing in August of 2022, she noticed some trends in care transitions that were attributed to an increase in readmissions. Patients were returning to F.W. Huston or other hospitals after hospital discharge in cases where it seemed preventable. Nancy and the F.W. Huston Team would embark on a quality improvement project that after nearly one year has made strides in process improvements, yet admittedly is still under construction.

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July Compass HQIC Update

Data Reminder

May 2023 data is due by July 15, 2023.

Environmental Scan (Due July 31st)

Compass HQIC, along with CMS, is looking at a variety of topics to continue to support you on your Quality Improvement journey. Compass is asking that you fill out this short survey (should take no longer than 5 minutes) by Monday, July 31st. We are looking to have all of our HQIC hospitals complete the survey so CMS and our HQIC team can assess our current status and build educational programs around areas of need for you and your staff. Please contact your KHC QIA if you have any questions.

Updated Hospital Data Reports

KHC QIAs will be sending updated hospital data reports. Please note that the project time period has been updated so that it is now looking at performance for October 2022 and after, to match up with the time period CMS and HQIC are using. You may notice the reds and greens on your report may be completely different based on the updated timeframes. If have questions, please reach out to your QIA.

IHC Patient Safety Conference - September 12-13

IHC invites all participating HQIC hospitals to attend the IHC Patient Safety Conference September 12-13th at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona, IA. This event will provide networking, peer learning opportunties, and support HQICH hosptails working to improve the health outcomes for the patients they serve. We look forward to seeing you there!

IHC Patient Safety Conference Details:

• Early Bird Rate: $100 (Ends July 21)
• Discounts Available
• Event webpage
• IHC Patient Safety Conference Save the Date

Submit Patient Safety Award Applications by July 14

The IHC Patient Safety Award and Poster Symposium will be an opportunity for promoting and sharing best practices during the IHC Patient Safety Conference. The Patient Safety Award will recognize outstanding leadership and achievement demonstrated by healthcare providers, hospitals, communities, clinics and organizations. The award will honor champions who support initiatives that improve patient safety, promote population health, reduce the risk of harm and encourage person-centered health. The deadline to submit award applications is July 14.

• Patient Safety Award and Poster Symposium Guide
• Patient Safety Award Application Form