Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts for MCAH Populations

Webinar: Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts for MCAH Populations

June 29th, 2017

Presenters:

Geraldine Oliva, MD, MPH - Director of the Family Health Outcomes Project (FHOP) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
 
Jennifer Rienks, PhD - Associate Director of the Family Health Outcomes Project (FHOP) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
 
 

Presentation Objectives:

Participants will be able to...
 
  • Understand the definition(s) of quality assurance (QA), quality improvement (QI), continuous quality improvement (CQI) and Program Fidelity Assurance and particular utility of each
  • Articulate how QA, QI and CQI relate to and emerge from the CA MCAH planning and evaluation processes.
  • Describe 3 models for implementing CQI:
    • Health Resources & Services Administration/Institute of Medicine (HRSA/IOM)
    • Public Health (PH) Accreditation Board
    • HRSA Office of Adolescent Health
  • Articulate the benefits and challenges to implementing a CQI program
  • Describe some program models utilizing CQI
    • Model for QI for statewide Home visiting program
    • YMCA of Greater Seattle Youth program CQI model
    • Evaluating mental health programs for trauma informed care in Chicago, IL
    • Prenatal Care Model for CQI for Access to Care: Case Study
  • Lessons learned from organizations that have achieved improvement in their programs
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Recorded Webinar:

Presentation Materials (PDFs):

Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts for MCAH Populations Slides