Quality Improvement Projects for Hospitals
National Patient Safety Initiative (NPSI)
As part of the National Patient Safety Initiative (NPSI), AFMC has partnered with hospitals, nursing homes and others who are committed to health care quality, to prevent patient harm by improving health care processes and systems.
AFMC works closely with selected hospitals and nursing homes to:
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Prevent healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infections
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Reduce rates of pressure ulcers in nursing homes and hospitals
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Improve inpatient surgical safety and heart failure treatment in hospitals
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Improve drug safety
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Provide quality improvement technical assistance to nursing homes in need
Other AFMC Hospital Projects:
- Inpatient Pneumonia Treatment
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Hospital Data Collection
- Smoking Cessation
About AFMC's Health Care Quality Improvement Program (HCQIP)
