Education

May 8, 2024 | 12:00PM–1:30PM | ZOOM

Join your peers at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Iowa for a collaborative learning and action network (LAN) with the Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA) team, led by Telligen. This LAN is aimed to bring your entire quality team up-to-date with relevant learning opportunities on quality improvement and the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Program. …

May 23, 2024 | 1:00PM–2:00PM | ZOOM

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center is a 190-bed rural hospital in Hutchinson, Kansas with a population of 40,000 residents. The hospital, along with the Reno County Health Department, identified that there was an increase of overdoses and substance use disorder related to the opioid epidemic within the county. Through community collaboration with various organizations and community members with lived experience, the hospital and their partners have been able to promote harm reduction and decrease stigma surrounding opioid addiction within the community. Join the Compass HQIC team and Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Registered Nurse in Quality Management, Megan Beck to find out more about how Hutchinson Regional Medical Center was able to be successful in establishing relationships with community partners, best practices and lessons learned.…

June 4, 2024 | 10:00AM–2:30PM | Cass Health 1501 E 10th St Atlantic, IA

Come together with your peers to network and discuss Flex/MBQIP measures with our State of Iowa Rural Hospital Flex Coordinator and IHC clinical improvement consultants. MBQIP measures are based on scientific evidence and can reflect guidelines, standards of care, practice parameters, and patient experiences. During our time together, we will explore new and current methods, as well as best practices for effectively engaging your team in the pursuit of improvement. We will be discussing how measures are utilized to evaluate hospital care quality and patient safety. We will take a closer look at the data related to arrival and departure times in the emergency department, as well as patients who left without being seen. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for improving performance in these areas. Collectively, we will analyze the hot topic of antimicrobial stewardship and review the new MBQIP measures while providing an opportunity for peer-peer engagement in an open discussion to exchange ideas and opinions.…

June 6, 2024 | 10:00AM–2:30PM | Cherokee Regional Medical Clinic 300 Sioux Valley Dr, Cherokee, IA 51012

Come together with your peers to network and discuss Flex/MBQIP measures with our State of Iowa Rural Hospital Flex Coordinator and IHC clinical improvement consultants. MBQIP measures are based on scientific evidence and can reflect guidelines, standards of care, practice parameters, and patient experiences. During our time together, we will explore new and current methods, as well as best practices for effectively engaging your team in the pursuit of improvement. We will be discussing how measures are utilized to evaluate hospital care quality and patient safety. We will take a closer look at the data related to arrival and departure times in the emergency department, as well as patients who left without being seen. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for improving performance in these areas. Collectively, we will analyze the hot topic of antimicrobial stewardship and review the new MBQIP measures while providing an opportunity for peer-peer engagement in an open discussion to exchange ideas and opinions.…

June 11, 2024 | 10:00AM–2:30PM | Monroe County Hospital and Clinics 6580 165th St, Albia, IA 52531

Come together with your peers to network and discuss Flex/MBQIP measures with our State of Iowa Rural Hospital Flex Coordinator and IHC clinical improvement consultants. MBQIP measures are based on scientific evidence and can reflect guidelines, standards of care, practice parameters, and patient experiences. During our time together, we will explore new and current methods, as well as best practices for effectively engaging your team in the pursuit of improvement. We will be discussing how measures are utilized to evaluate hospital care quality and patient safety. We will take a closer look at the data related to arrival and departure times in the emergency department, as well as patients who left without being seen. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for improving performance in these areas. Collectively, we will analyze the hot topic of antimicrobial stewardship and review the new MBQIP measures while providing an opportunity for peer-peer engagement in an open discussion to exchange ideas and opinions.…

June 12, 2024 | 2:00PM–3:00PM | ZOOM

As the most common preventable injury, Falls in the acute care setting are a significant concern for hospitals nationwide. These incidents can lead to injuries, longer hospital stays and increased healthcare costs. In 2024, Cass Health implemented a patient fall debrief program. Whenever a patient falls, a debrief is held with key stakeholders to discuss what happened and look for process improvement opportunities. Learn more about this program, fall prevention methods and more from Cass Health Performance Improvement Director, Jennifer Arp and Quality Specialist, Jena Waters. …

June 13, 2024 | 10:00AM–2:30PM | Waverly Health Center 312 9th St SW, Waverly, IA 50677

Come together with your peers to network and discuss Flex/MBQIP measures with our State of Iowa Rural Hospital Flex Coordinator and IHC clinical improvement consultants. MBQIP measures are based on scientific evidence and can reflect guidelines, standards of care, practice parameters, and patient experiences. During our time together, we will explore new and current methods, as well as best practices for effectively engaging your team in the pursuit of improvement. We will be discussing how measures are utilized to evaluate hospital care quality and patient safety. We will take a closer look at the data related to arrival and departure times in the emergency department, as well as patients who left without being seen. Additionally, we will discuss strategies for improving performance in these areas. Collectively, we will analyze the hot topic of antimicrobial stewardship and review the new MBQIP measures while providing an opportunity for peer-peer engagement in an open discussion to exchange ideas and opinions.…

June 19, 2024 | 7:30AM–4:00PM | Event Location: The Meadows Events and Conference Center | 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona, IA 50009

Join Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, convening providers and community stakeholders to work toward the common goal of exceptional healthcare in Iowa and across the nation! The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative 2024 Annual Forum is an All Teach All Learn event in which attendees will learn and apply leadership practices through interactive activities to advance healthcare quality across the healthcare continuum.…

June 20, 2024 | 1:00PM–2:00PM | ZOOM

Participate in this series to learn more about the EDTC Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project measures and meet the goal of 100% for each measure for your critical access hospitals.…

June 21, 2024 | 11:30AM–12:30PM | ZOOM

The HQIC Reliability and Resilience Learning Action Series is designed to educate and activate hospital leaders on the concepts and practices of resilience and high reliability in healthcare.…

July 25, 2024 | 1:00PM–1:45PM | ZOOM

Breaking the norm of treating every acute symptom with an antibiotic is HUGE. Join in this educational topic to find out what antibiotic resistance truly is and why it matters. Director of Radiology at Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital-Avera, Becky Evans will help you identify what resources are readily available at your fingertips to help educate providers and community members to defeat this cascading routine. …

August 7, 2024 | 1:00PM–1:45PM | ZOOM

To assist hospitals in achieving their quality improvement goals, the Compass HQIC team will be hosting infection prevention open office hour calls to address frequently asked questions, provide a review of reporting in NHSN and provide a forum for hospitals across the Compass HQIC Program to share best practices with each other.…

August 15, 2024 | 1:00PM–2:00PM | ZOOM

Participate in this series to learn more about the EDTC Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project measures and meet the goal of 100% for each measure for your critical access hospitals.…

November 6, 2024 | 1:00PM–1:45PM | ZOOM

To assist hospitals in achieving their quality improvement goals, the Compass HQIC team will be hosting infection prevention open office hour calls to address frequently asked questions, provide a review of reporting in NHSN and provide a forum for hospitals across the Compass HQIC Program to share best practices with each other.…