South Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality

In order to better facilitate the meeting content for our organization, it has been decided to move the meetings to even months. This way, it will be easier to put together a program after the holiday season. Therefore, please do not come to PHTS this Friday. Instead, our first meeting of the year will be 13 Feb. We will install the new leadership at that time. Any questions, please contact Tim Fagan at 864-560-6336

Please mark your calendars to attend a program at SCHA on January 27, 2009 for a presentation by The Joint Commission on its accreditation program and the DNV Healthcare Inc. on its NIAHO℠ Accreditation. The program includes an opportunity to submit questions for the panel discussion. This program is co-sponsored by PHT Services, Ltd.

Two brief comparisons of TJC and DNV are attached; one was submitted by TJC and the other was submitted by DNV.

9:00-9:30 Welcome/introductory comments

9:30-10:30 DNV or The Joint Commission

10:30-10:45 Break

We would like to congratulate the following South Carolina Healthcare Professionals that recently recieved thier CPHQ certification:

Rebecca C. Allen
Trelles Cordray
Mary G. Downs
Jamillah D. Hasan-Jones
Fran K. King
Mary Jane Phipps
Peggy R. Rhodes
Bree M. Saum
Tim Fagan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed today three national coverage determinations (NCDs) to establish uniform national policies that will prevent Medicare from paying for certain serious, preventable errors in medical care. The following errors, called Never Events, being focused on by Medicare through the NCDs are identified in the National Quality Forum’s (NQF’s) list of Serious Reportable Events:

The South Carolina Hospital Association, our Every Patient Counts Partnership, and the S.C. 5 Million Lives Campaign Node are committed to accelerating healthcare improvement in South Carolina. Understanding that everyone’s travel budget is tight, we are providing all South Carolina healthcare providers and practitioners (including students) with the opportunity to attend a live satellite broadcast of the IHI’s 20th Annual National Forum.

Date: November 24, 2008
To: SC AHQ members
From : Karen Reeves

We would like your input as we develop comments to CMS on this proposed coverage. The South Carolina Organization of Nurse Leaders and the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina are also reviewing and providing input for a comment letter. Please let me know by December 8 your opinion on the following:

Click the link below to download the agenda and registration information.

This week SCHA members will be asked to complete a short needs assessment survey on acute inpatient glycemic management. Results will be used to develop resources and programs to assist hospitals. This survey is sponsored by the South Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality (SCAHQ), SCHA, the Diabetes Initiative of SC (DSC), and the SC Organization of Nurse Leaders (SCONL). The survey will be sent to nurse executives who will be asked to designate a key contact on acute inpatient Glycemic management and complete the survey.