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Eliminating Harm, Improving Patient Care: A Trustee Guide Video Series
Videos
The four video modules, discussion guide and self-assessment tool illustrate the important role that trustees play in the journey to improve patient care. They serve as a tool for all trustees to use as they work towards the goals of improving quality within their organizations and improving the health of their patients and communities they serve.
The Role of the Board in Medical Staff Credentialing
On-Demand Educational Webinars
This webinar from governance expert Jamie Orlikoff, explores the hospital board’s crucial responsibility for medical staff credentialing – one of the most difficult governance functions to perform effectively, and one of the most important board responsibilities for patient quality and safety. Become comfortable with the basics of credentialing and how to effectively oversee it to both protect patients and to assure fair, thorough and consistent treatment of physicians. Trustees will acquire a better understanding of the different but related processes involved in appointment and reappointment or physicians to the medical staff, and the delineation of clinical privileges.
Streamlining the Credentialing and Privileging Process
Trustee Articles
The legal authority to approve, limit or deny provider credentials and privileges is a fundamental board responsibility. Organizations that centralize and standardize this process are better prepared to meet the field’s many changes and challenges.
FDA evaluating certain plastic syringes made in China
The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Chinese-made plastic syringes used to inject or withdraw fluids from the body, citing concern that they may not provide adequate quality and performance, including their ability to deliver the correct dose of medication when used alone or with other medical devices, such as infusion pumps.
AHA blog: QAPI changes highlight board’s role in advancing quality improvement
The latest revisions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement program underscore the integral role of board members in advancing quality improvement initiatives, writes Sue Ellen Wagner, AHA’s vice president of trustee engagement and strategy.
AHA Letter in Support of the Value in Health Care Act of 2023
We write to endorse the Value in Health Care Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation makes several important reforms to ensure that alternative payment models (APMs) continue to produce high quality care for the Medicare program and its beneficiaries.
What Boards Need to Know About the New CMS QAPI Requirement
CMS on March 9 released changes to its interpretive guidance for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program.