Quality Oversight

Five ways to harness the committee’s potential and safeguard the mission in challenging times
Jamie Orlikoff, the AHA’s national adviser on governance and leadership, discusses how trustees can affect a culture of safety.
Example experience scorecard from "The Board's Role in Health Care Experience"
Board members must offer crucial guidance and establish managerial accountability, and in doing so, play a key role in influencing care delivery.
CMS on March 9 released changes to its interpretive guidance for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.
Taking a broader view of “quality” can lead to better performance assessment
Education, preparation and collegiality can empower physician and lay member trustees to make fair and thoroughly vetted decisions.
. They serve as a tool for all trustees to use as they work towards the goals of improving quality within their organizations and improving the health of their patients and communities they serve.
This webinar from governance expert Jamie Orlikoff, explores the hospital board’s crucial responsibility for medical staff credentialing – one of the most difficult governance functions to perform effectively, and one of the most important board responsibilities for patient quality and safety.…
The number of public quality scorecards for hospitals has increased exponentially in recent years as consumers take more interest in getting the most value for their health care dollar.