The North Dakota CAH Quality Improvement Network Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Jody Ward, RN, BSN, has been hired as the new CAH Quality Improvement Network Coordinator. Jody worked for the past 8 years as a Project Coordinator for the ND Healthcare Review (QIO) where she provided support to critical access hospitals in North Dakota.
As the CAH Quality Improvement Network Coordinator, Jody will support and coordinate the efforts of the newly formed CAH Quality Improvement Network in the state. Her position will be supported through the Flex and SHIP grants.
Jody will begin her duties the week of May 26 and will work out of the Center for Rural Health office in Minot. She will contact each CAH hospital shortly after she begins her new role to introduce herself and provide her contact information.
2. “The Pursuit of Quality” Hospital Learning Session
North Dakota Health Care Review Inc.’s Hospital Learning Session June 10, 2008 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Kelly Inn, Bismarck, ND
Agenda will include:
Boards on Board presentation by Robert Wilmouth, MD
Rapid Response Team Development
Handoff Communication
Quality Awards
9th Scope of Work Overview
For more information, call Jody or Jean at 701-852-4231.
3. Subscribe to AHRQ’s Patient Safety E-Newsletter
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality issues a free patient safety e-newsletter periodically to make important patient safety news and information available to you in a timely fashion. The e-newsletter features concise descriptions of information from AHRQ’s published research as well as new initiatives, upcoming meetings, and award announcements. Web links provide more detailed material.
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Questions? Email Nancy Comfort in AHRQ’s public affairs office at: ncomfort@ahrq.gov
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Advancing Excellence in Healthcare, www.ahrq.gov
4. 2007 Hospital Replacement Study
StroudwaterAssociates, in conjunction with RED Capital Group and National Rural Health Association, prepared and sponsored the 3rd Annual Rural Hospital Replacement Facility Study 2007: How Replacement Facilities Impact Operations and the Bottom Line: Findings From the Field. That publication is now available on the Stroudwater web page and can be obtained by following this link: http://www.stroudwater.biz/pages/cubes/2007CAHstudy_final_RC_1-28-08.pdf
This service is provided by the Rural Hospital Flexibility
Grant Program Steering Committee (Center for Rural Health, North Dakota Department
of Health, and the North Dakota Healthcare Association). It is supported by
the federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services
Administration, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. Contact Marlene Miller at (701) 777-4499 with questions or comments.
