Patient Safety Initiatives

As part of our work as the Medicare QIO in Idaho and Washington, Qualis Health is providing in-depth assistance to a set of local hospitals and nursing homes, focusing on improving key quality measures related to:

• Organizational culture change, including administering and acting upon the AHRQ Patient Safety Survey
• Lowering the usage of physical restraints
• Prevention of pressure ulcers
• Reduction of MRSA infection and transmission rates
• Prevention of surgical complications 
• Proper administration of beta-blockers and ACEI/ARBs to heart failure patients

While our individualized consultation is limited to the group of nursing homes and hospitals participating in our current Medicare-sponsored projects, we invite any interested organizations to use the resources posted on our website. As our work progresses, we will continue to share lessons learned.