Partnership for Patients
A New Initiative of the Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety
As health care reform takes shape in Texas and around the nation, hospitals of all sizes will be held increasingly accountable for meeting specific patient safety goals. Hospitals that meet or exceed these goals will have the competitive edge over hospitals that lag behind. Which side do you want to be on?
Partnership for Patients is a new initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve the quality, safety, and affordability of health care for all Americans. The program is being rolled out in Texas now to help hospitals like yours stay competitive and improve the quality and safety of patient care.
The Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety, part of the Texas Hospital Association family of companies, is working with hospitals across Texas to lead this groundbreaking effort. Some 150 Texas hospitals will have the opportunity to work with TCQPS in this exciting new initiative.
When your hospital partners with TCQPS, our team will guide your team through this new program and help you build the internal capacity to sustain the effort. As part of the TCQPS Hospital Engagement Network (HEN), participating hospitals will receive all the technical assistance, intensive training and support needed to succeed – at no charge.
Already Enrolled in the Partnership for Patients Initiative?
Resources
Find numerous resources, including various forms and files, 'how to' guides, past presentations and recorded webinars, and much more HERE.
Annual Conference Documents
Did you attend one of 3 PfP Annual Conferences in San Antonio, Lubbock or Waco? Find electronic copies of all conference presentations and resources HERE.
Webinar Presentations & Recordings
Click HERE for presentations and recordings (when available) from all PfP related webinars.
Communities of Practice Website
The Communities of Practice (CoP) website will allow PfP participants to access all the latest resources and information on upcoming events for both the national PfP Initaitive and the TCQPS Hospital Engagement Network. Participants should register for both the "PfP Community" and the "TCQPS HEN" community.
It is important that ALL participants register for the CoP website as soon as possible, as this website will serve as our main mode of communication moving forward.
View a video demonstration on registering for the site HERE. Refer to the CoP User Guide HERE.
Data Collection Portal
The TCQPS' Partnership for Patients data portal is now available. Those designated as "primary hospital contacts" and "data collectors" on each facility's HAC team form will receive their hospital specific User ID and Password from Lisa Kerber. For questions on data collection, contact Lisa at 512/791-8751.
