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Quality Partners of Rhode Island (Quality Partners) collaborates with hospitals to:
- Improve Clinical Performance Measurement and Reporting
- Conduct Process and Systems Improvement
- Undergo Organizational Culture Change
Rhode Island was the first state in the nation to achieve 100% hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) participation in the Rhode Island ICU Collaborative. We also help Rhode Island hospitals implement the Hospital Quality Initiative, a national program to improve hospital outcomes and care processes.
Approach
As the Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Rhode Island under our contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Quality Partners works in partnership with eight Rhode Island hospitals on CMS’ National Patient Safety Initiative. We are working with these hospitals to:
- Reduce Rates of Health Care-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections
- Reduce Pressure Ulcers
- Improve Inpatient Surgical Safety and Heart Failure Treatment
- Improve Drug Safety
- Promote Seamless Transitions from the Hospital to Home, Skilled Nursing Care or Home Health Care
As part of this work, Quality Partners will provide hospitals with:
- Quality Improvement Tools and Resources
- Education on Quality Measures
- Clinical Guidelines and Best Practices
Read more about our CMS hospital work:
In addition to our CMS work, Quality Partners works with individual hospitals (under private contracts) to improve the quality of care received by patients. The Rhode Island ICU Collaborative, which began in 2005, is led by Rhode Island Quality Institute, Quality Partners of Rhode Island and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island. We are all committed to w orking to improve the culture of safety and a series of specific clinical outcomes in the State.
Experience
Our staff includes professionals with experience in hospital administration, nursing, case management, education and micro-system methodology. Micro-system methodology involves small groups of people working together on a regular basis to provide care to subpopulations, or defined groups of patients.
Contact Us
Many of our hospital services are available free of charge. For more information about our consultation services or educational opportunities, contact Maureen Marsella at 401-528-3200 or mmarsella@riqio.sdps.org.
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