| 2008
Annual Report
The 2008 Annual Report is now available! Click
here to download (Word doc).
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| Education
Update
The quality brownbag sessions (4th Thursday every
month except for November and December on 3rd Thursday) continue
to draw around 30 participants representing 20 organizations. We
will finish out the year with Linda Setterlund, another guest lecturer
from ICSI, discussion performance improvement and project management.
The brownbag “classroom” is provided by Winona State
as part of the HealthForce Minnesota initiative, our team-mate in
this effort to spread quality education throughout the region. Access
the classroom at https://breeze5.metnet.edu/hcq
with the slides posted each month on the HealthForce web site at
http://www.healthforceminnesota.org/pages/Programs/courses.html.
We are now planning the content for the brownbag sessions
in 2009:
| January
22 |
Dealing with Change |
| February 26 |
About the CPHQ Exam;
Test taking tips; Practice questions |
| March 14-15 |
Weekend CPHQ Exam
preparation course
Contact skipvalusek@comcast.net
with questions |
| March 26 |
No session due to
CPHQ Preparation exam (see below) |
| April 23 |
Lean & 6-Sigma
panel |
| May 28 |
It’s overwhelming!
Where/How do you start ?
Panel Discussion (Benedictine + ? + ?) |
| June 25 |
Measurement : The
Assumed Component of CQI |
July 23
August 27
September 24
October 22 |
TBD - Send suggestions
to skipvalusek@comcast.net |
The CPHQ exam preparatory class will be offered March
14-15 2009 at the VA Hospital Auditorium. Plans are for Saturday
to be from 8:00 to 5:00pm and Sunday from 9:00am to 1:00pm. At the
time of publication we have submitted a request for 10 CPHQ continuing
education credits to be offered for the course. We will have a Pay-your-own-way
networking dinner on Saturday evening. MHQP board members have offered
to host attendees from “out-state” who may want to save
on hotel expenses and might benefit from additional networking.
Cost for the session will be $175 which includes the class, materials,
continental breakfast each day, lunch on Saturday, and snacks each
day. If there are any profits they will be applied to an MHQP “scholarship”
for a member to attend the 2009 NAHQ National Conference, September
13-16 in Grapevine Texas.
Education Event questions can be directed to Skip
Valusek at skipvalusek@comcast.net.
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| Membership
Update
I had the pleasure of sharing the 2008 MHQP membership
stats at the annual meeting last month. The summary of numbers caused
me to reflect on the strength of our membership. Our numbers are
strong in multiple ways. Not only do they represent a marked increase
in membership from previous years, they also reflect a diverse collection
of healthcare quality professionals who are dedicated to improving
patient care across settings of care. This diversity strengthens
us by adding vitality to the membership. This was definitely evident
during our animated discussion at the annual meeting. There truly
is strength in numbers!
MHQP will conclude the year with 87 members, 25 of
which are new to the membership in 2008. We have fourteen more members
than last year at this time. The organization welcomes the following
individuals who joined MHQP since the summer newsletter update:
• Joey Filipiak, Summit Orthopedics
• Melissa Magnuson, Kanabec Hospital
As the year comes to a close, expect to see an e-mail
from me in the next couple of weeks asking you to renew your membership
for 2009. If you are inclined to get out in front of my e-mail,
you can download the application form here
and mail it with a check for $55.00 (payable to MHQP) to:
Nancy Wolf, MSN, RN, CPHQ
MHQP Membership Chair
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
1455 St. Francis Ave.
Shakopee, MN 55379
(952) 403-2261
nancy.wolf@allina.com
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