NAPH-HRET Education Partnership with AHRQ

NAPH-HRET Education Partnership with AHRQ

The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) is collaborating with the American Hospital Association’s research affiliate, the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET), to provide NAPH members with educational programming and training for a series of resources available through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

This collaboration will provide NAPH members the opportunity to join conference calls with the experts from AHRQ on a variety of topics. NAPH and HRET will develop additional educational programs in partnership and consultation with NAPH members that could be developed beyond the initial call and take the form of additional conference calls, collaboratives and when appropriate, localized training. Continue Reading

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Programming and Resources

6/3/10: Project RED: Application to Participate in the Program
- 6/3/10: Project RED: Invitation to Participate in the Program
  - 5/18/10: Introduction to the NAPH-HRET/AHRQ Partnership and Next Steps for NAPH Members - Webinar
    This webinar provided an overview of the partnership between NAPH and HRET- AHRQ. Staff from HRET described three of the programs identified as priorities by members (Door to Doc, Inpatient Quality and Safety Indicators, and Avoidable Readmissions/Project RED). The group determined next steps for these 3 programs and identified the next set of priority topics.
    
    Steve Hines, PhD
    Vice President, Research
    Health Research and Educational Trust
    
    David Schulke
    Vice President, Research Programs
    Health Research and Educational Trust
    - 6/3/10: Project RED Program Follow-up - Webinar
      Dr. Nadzam provided an overview of JCR’s plans for working with organizations who want to engage in reducing their readmissions with the use of Project RED. At the end of the call, organizations that were interested in participating with JCR on this topic, were able to provide their contact information to Dr. Nadzam who arranged for the next steps.
      Deborah M. Nadzam, PhD, Project Director of AHRQ/JCR grant for Project RED

Additional Resources
Scholarship Opportunities
Find resources that support quality improvement training for our members, including NAPH-administered scholarships from the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Fund.
AHRQ Healthcare 411 Podcast
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s "Healthcare 411" is an audio news source providing practical health care information, research findings and data to help health providers, researchers, policymakers, consumers and other stakeholders make informed decisions about health care issues.
National Patient Safety Foundation
The National Patient Safety Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization that has been diligently pursuing one mission since its founding in 1997 – improving the safety of the healthcare system. Today, it remains the sole organization in the field with this singular focus.
AHRQ Patient Safety Self Assessment Tool
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. Examining patient safety culture from a hospital staff perspective, this survey allows hospitals to assess their safety culture and to track changes in their patient safety culture over time.

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