NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021 - 42

Short
Takes
As the results from the 2nd
quarter of the National Hospice
and Palliative Care Organization's
Quality Connections program
were tabulated and released,
NHPCO celebrates the QC
participants who have earned
rings at this point in the inaugural
year of the program.
The four rings are based on
foundational pillars: Education,
Application, Measurement, and
Innovation. Each Ring has specific
activities incorporating practical
resources to progressively track
and improve both clinical and
organizational quality.
" As Quality Connections was
created over the course of the
past year, the team at NHPCO
was anxiously waiting to see how
Hospices Earning Recognition in 2nd
Quarter of NHPCO's Quality
Connections Program
NHPCO Congratulates Calvert Hospice, First Provider to
Earn All Four Quality Connections Rings
our members would respond to
the structure of the program and
the focus on these four pillars. As
we mark the second quarter of
Quality Connections, we are
pleased to see how engaged
participating hospice
organizations have been, " said
NHPCO President and CEO Edo
Banach. " These hospice providers
that have earned rings are
proving that their commitment to
quality is real and is part of their
organizational culture. "
" The commitment of our Quality
Connections participants matters
to those they serve and to the
payers and other providers that
they work with, " Banach added.
NHPCO thanks the Quality
Connections Gold Level Sponsors
Curitec and Optum Hospice
Pharmacy Services as well as
Silver Level Sponsor ADVault, Inc.
for their support to advance
continuous quality improvement.
Honoring Calvert Hospice
Of the many hospice
organizations participating in the
program, particular recognition
goes out to Calvert Hospice
based in Prince Frederick,
Maryland. Calvert Hospice is the
first QC participant to earn all
four rings in year number one of
this innovative program.
...we found tremendous value in the true
interdisciplinary nature of the Quality
Connections program.
" While many quality metrics are
focused primarily on medical and
nursing care, we found
tremendous value in the true
interdisciplinary nature of the
Quality Connections program.
Completing all four rings requires
representation of the full scope of
services that are necessary to
provide high-quality hospice care,
and we are grateful to NHPCO
for developing this program with
a focus on the variety of
interdisciplinary expertise that
contributes to being a quality
hospice provider, " said Calvert
Hospice's Interim Executive
Director Sarah Simmons, RN,
MSN, CHPN.
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Newsline / Fall 2021
https://www.nhpco.org/qualityconnections/
NHPCO NewsLine Fall 2021

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