Innovation Center White Papers Now Available
Fifteen Texas hospitals presented health care best practices during the 2012 THA Annual Conference and Expo. Click here to access the combined white papers and also the individual poster presentations from each hospital.
Nursing Peer Review White Paper
A white paper from the Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety explores the prevalence of this practice, which is mandated by law, in Texas hospitals. Read the white paper to find out more.
Contact Us
Contact the Center's staff if you are interested in leading change in your hospital. TCQPS' program are designed to help hospitals reduce errors and improve the culture of safety.
News from the Center
TCQPS is one of 26 organizations nationwide that will receive funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Innovation Center to help hospitals make health care safer and less costly by reducing health care acquired conditions and preventable readmissions. Read the news release.
The Art and Science of HAI Reduction
If you missed our November 10, 2011 webinar, you can view it here! Experts Steve Berkowitz, MD and Edward Septimus, MD discuss the two-fold approach to reducing hospital-acquired conditions: the art and the science.
NHSN for Texas HAI reporting
April 20, 2012-The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) just announced a free live one-day training course exclusive and customized for Texas healthcare professionals. This event will help you gain access to critical information on NHSN enrollment, data collection, data entry, and audit process. Please click here for the event brocure.
Click here to download the accompanying slide presentation.
This instructional podcast is offered to assist Texas health care professionals in learning to enter data into the NHSN database. The podcast covers: the NHSN enrollment process, the timeline for reporting requirements, as well as guidance on how to effectively meet new Texas state legislation by conferring rights in NHSN.
Partnership for Patients
Learn more about how to participate in the TCQPS initiative or read more about the public-private partnership.
Already enrolled in the Partnership for Patients initiative? Click here for all the latest.
