The Joint Commission, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and Strategic Healthcare Group advocate quality improvement in healthcare

Patient safety and blood management are gaining awareness this week as a result of three important events. The Joint Commission, Institute for Healthcare Improvement and Strategic Healthcare Group are each taking their own steps to improve the quality of healthcare for patients. Read below to find out how each is helping.

The Joint Commission

There is growing concern related to the overuse of various treatments, procedures, and tests in health care. To address this serious safety and quality problem, The Joint Commission is proposing a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on the topic of overuse including blood products. Strategic Blood Management encourages you to review and provide feedback on the proposed patient standards.

Here are the proposed standards:

Proposed NPSG addressing overuse of treatments, procedures, and tests for Critical Access Hospitals

Proposed NPSG addressing overuse of treatments, procedures, and tests for Hospitals

Here is how to provide your comments:

Online Survey

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement is hosting their 23^rd Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care December 4-7 in Orlando, Florida. The Forum is known as the “premier” meeting place, with over 6,000 health care leaders in attendance, for people committed to the mission of providing safe, effective patient care at a reasonable cost.

 Read about the forum and how you can attend in 2012

Strategic Healthcare Group

Strategic Healthcare Group is hosting their Blood Management University® Program Development Workshop, December 7-8, for the third time this year. The December workshop includes participants from over 12 different hospitals who value the importance of a blood management program at their facility. Want to know more about the Program Development Workshop? Read the goals and hot topics for December’s workshop.