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NJ Journal of Pharmacy, Vol LXXXVI, Number 1
The Winter 2012 issue of the New Jersey Journal of Pharmacy features an article by HQSI’s Nicole Skyer-Brandwene, MS, R.Ph., BCPS, Drug Safety Project Coordinator.
Today in PT
In Teresa McUsic’s Today in PT article, HQSI's area Program Manager discusses how nursing homes participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Physical Restraint Reduction Project improved their rates.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Value-Based Purchasing Program
This is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS') official source of information about the Hospital Value-based Purchasing (VBP) Program for hospitals, clinicians, and other stakeholders who want to learn more about CMS' commitment to transform the quality of hospital care by realigning financial incentives.
Value Based Purchasing Worksheet
This model value-based purchasing worksheet is designed to help you calculate payment for the Inpatient Hospital Process Measures.
Medication and Falls Toolkit
The Prevention of Falls: Medications program is designed to enable healthcare providers to conduct inservice training to healthcare providers serving the community and institutional-dwelling geriatric population. The program focuses on why medications are a contributing factor to falls and reviews some of the implicated drug classes.
HIPAA 5010 and ICD10
Providers must implement “Version 5010” of the electronic health care transaction standards to process ICD-10 claims. ICD-10 Implementation Guides and Project Plans are included in the Zip file below.
One and Only Campaign
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The campaign aims to eradicate outbreaks resulting from unsafe injection practices.
Clostridium difficile Update
Clostridium difficile Update Presentation by: Kathy Horn, RN, CIC, Director of Infection Prevention at Hunterdon Healthcare
Specifications Manual for National Hospital Inpatient Quality Measures, Version 3.3
Changes Effective for 4/1/11 - 12/31/11 Discharges, Presentation by: Suzanne Dalton, RN, BS, EdM, Quality Improvement Specialist
Value Based Purchasing
VBP Using a Quality Improvement Tool to Calculate Performance Score for Fiscal Year 2013
Presentation by: Suzanne Dalton, RN, BS, EdM, Quality Improvement Specialist, HQSI and Tina Schwien, MN/MPH, Quality Improvement Consultant, Qualis Health
Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in the Tenth Scope of Work
July 2011 Presentation by: Suzanne Dalton, RN, BS, EdM, Program Manager, HAI
Current State of CA-MRSA and Its Impact on the Healthcare Setting
October 5, 2010, Presentation by: Norma Atienza, RN, MPA, CIC, CPHQ, Laura Anderson, RN, MSN, CIC, and Jackie Blanchard, RN, MSN,CNS-BC, CIC
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