HOME HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN
The new 2010-2011 Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign kicked off on January 13, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. Over 300 people representing quality improvement organizations (QIOs), health care industry leaders, home health agencies, and CMS attended.
The goal of the HHQI national campaign is to improve the quality of home health patients receive as measured by the reduction of avoidable hospitalizations and improvement in the management of oral medications for home health patients.
Throughout the campaign participants have free access to a variety of resources and tools:
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New Best Practice Intervention Packages (BPIPs) released every quarter
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On-line communication tools designed to facilitate the flow of information between participants, stakeholders, and health care settings
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Live Chat
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Discussion Boards
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E-Newsletter
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Educational webinars
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Monthly quality data for your agency as it becomes available for Acute Care Hospitalizations and Improvement in Oral Medications
Local Area Network for Excellence (LANE)
Masspro, in partnership with the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, are the LANES for Massachusetts. LANEs are stakeholder organizations that serve as the central hub for the HHQI national campaign. As partners, Masspro and Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts promote campaign awareness and membership, provide participating home health agencies with support and educational opportunities, and facilitate communication among agencies.
Please visit www.homehealthquality.org for more information.
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