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Kick-Off Meeting

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Many of the nursing homes and hospitals participating in Qualis Health's Medicare-sponsored patient safety projects attended our Kick-Off Meeting held on November 18, 2008 in SeaTac, WA.

We have posted the speakers' presentation slides and a selection of the worksheets used during the meeting so that any organization interested in these topics may access them.  For information about upcoming events, please see our general calendar.

 

Why Patient Safety?
Bill Rupp, MD
Luther Midelfort-Mayo Clinic; faculty member at Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Speaker biography

Using the AHRQ Patient Safety Survey to Drive Quality Improvement
Worksheet: Patient Safety Survey Next Steps

James Battles, PhD
AHRQ Senior Service Fellow for Patient Safety
Speaker biography

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Steve Hines, PhD
Principal, The Lewin Group; faculty member, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Speaker biography

The Model for Improvement and PDSA
Worksheet: PDSA Assignment
Sharon Eloranta, MD
Qualis Health