June 2016 Excerpt
How do you communicate with residents and their families after harm has occurred?
Despite the best efforts of healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals, about 1 in 10 people is harmed by the care they receive. Ineffective communication afterwards can leave residents and families to wonder what happened and possibly seek legal action to find answers.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released "CANDOR," a new online toolkit, to promote candid, empathetic communication and timely resolution after a harm event.
We're up to 34 homes!
Two more homes have attained a composite quality measure of 6.0 or better, bringing the total number of NHQCC participants who have met this important milestone to 34.
Check out the newest Quality Gem awards!
A total of 14 homes have reached the Amethyst level—congrats! What will your home do to earn your next Gem?
The QAPI final rule is almost ready. Are you?
Stay a step ahead completing your QAPI self-assessmentt and identifying the best places to focus your home's quality improvement activities. By using our SurveyMonkey version of the assessment, you're also helping Qualis Health direct our efforts to best assist you!
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