Resources and tools for providers and health plans

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Safety and quality improvement—clinical topics

Hospitals

Surgical care: WHO Checklist

Oregon Surgical Safety Checklist (PDF document)

NEJM article: Haynes, AB, et al. A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population. NEJM. Special Article, published electronically, 1/14/09; to appear in 1/29/09 issue. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMsa0810119. Accessed January 16, 2009.

IHI "Surgical Safety Checklist Sprint": Initiative to have every U.S. hospital test the checklist in one OR by April 1, 2009. Page includes links to checklist document and starter kit. http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ImprovementMap/WHOSurgicalSafetyChecklist.htm. Accessed January 28, 2009.

• Surgical Safety Checklist Powerpoint presentation—William Berry, MD,1/27/09 (1.5 MB; please contact Acumentra Health if you need the content in an accessible alternative format)

Safe Surgery website: http://www.safesurg.org/materials.html.

Surgical and heart failure care measures

Surgical Care Infection Project—MedQIC
Heart failure discharge instructions and care—MedQIC

Nursing homes

MedQIC

MedQIC restraints reduction materials

Advancing Excellence campaign

AE restraints reduction materials

Physician office practice

Adult immunizations—flu and pneumococcal

Resource page: Influenza and pneumococcal immunizations for adults

Exam room poster: "Secret agent for the flu" (PDF, 2009)

Colorectal cancer screening tools

Colorectal Cancer Screening Toolkit (Acumentra Health for Oregon Department of Human Services, 2009)

Diabetes

Strategic Plan to Slow the Rate of Diabetes in Oregon: “Reversing the trends of obesity and diabetes”: A Report to the 2009 Oregon Legislature from the HB 3486 Advisory Committee (PDF, Oregon Department of Human Services, 2008)

Cross-setting topics

Transitional Care & Pressure Ulcers Project Toolkit—Advancing Excellence & Oregon IHI Network Joint Committee
TeamSTEPPS (patient safety system for teamwork)—AHRQ
Adult immunizations—Oregon Adult Immunization Coalition and Acumentra Health
Washington State Collaborative—Washington State Department of Health

Pay-for-performance and pay-for-reporting

Resources for aligning incentives for quality
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)

Hospital reporting and validation

Reporting/validation instructions for Oregon Medicare hospitals
30-day mortality measures
CAHPS Hospital Survey (HCAHPS)

Oregon Health Plan authorization reviews

Prior authorization requests required by Oregon Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP)