Calgary Healthcare Improvement Network September 2014 Digest and Updates
Inspired by the work of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the CalgaryHealthcare Improvement Network (CHIN) was launched to build awareness of the field ofhealth care safety and quality improvement (QI), as well as to implement changes from aninterdisciplinary point of view at all levels of care.
IHI Education OpportunitiesQuality, Cost, and Value (QCV) 100: An Introduction toQuality, Cost, and Value in Health Care. One of the freeonline courses offered by the IHI Open School, QCV 100 is writtenpredominantly by students, discerning the difference between cost,value, and how both heavily influence healthcare quality. Visit the IHIOpen School to learn more about QCV 100 and other freecourses offered to students, residents, and university faculty. Coursesalso provide a certificate of completion to build your resume or add toyour professional portfolio!
Are patient medicalrecords for the patientor the health careprofessional? Patient medical records are oftenused by healthcare professionalsfor continuity of care during shiftchanges and transfers of care.However, how often do patientsview their personal medical
Ideas for the perfecthealth care system:what if?As with all multilevel systems,healthcare systems areinfluenced by a whole host offactors: staff, workflows,funding, etc. However, what if?What if unlimited changes
Upcoming Events10/2014Designing the PerfectHospitalDetails TBACHIN's October event will speakto how hospitals are designedand structured to optimize safety,quality of service, and workflow.Keep on the lookout for moreevent details!
11/2014Patient Safety WeekEventsDetails TBAWatch out for more detailsregarding our events for PatientSafety Week this upcomingNovember!
Stay tuned for our nextSeminar Series EventTBA!
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Wen, attending physician anddirector of patient-centered careresearch in Emergency Medicineat George Washington University,explores her experiences in herarticle "When Patients ReadWhat Their Doctors Write". Toread about her story orlisten/download the audioreading, visit this website.
these factors? The CanadianFoundation for HealthcareImprovement (CFHI) hasarchived some of these "whatif's" in "What If?: A series ofhealthcare ideas worth talkingabout". From affordablemedications to medical savingaccounts, you can read andwatch the discussions on avariety of healthcare "what if's"here!
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