Quality in hospitals isn't only about giving the right treatments. Quality is about treating patients with care, concern and humanity. Quality also is about providing a safe environment for staff, so they are free to focus their attention on their patients.

The member hospitals of the Maine Hospital Association are committed to internal quality improvements.

MHA believes that consumers and purchasers must have access to meaningful quality data that lead to informed decisions. Quality initiatives must be coordinated either on a national level or state level to avoid duplication and to minimize costs associated with participation in data collection and reporting. Quality initiatives should be prioritized to reflect key health concerns both to improve the quality of outcomes and to reduce overall health care costs. We must recognize and reduce variation in practice by using clinical, evidence-based protocols to improve the quality of care and correspondingly to reduce the cost of care through reduced utilization.

Advocacy

January 23, 2008
Testimony in Opposition to LD 1939 Resolve to Establish a Method for Reporting the Statistics of Diseases

Education

Upcoming:

MRSA Program
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
MHA Conference Room
33 Fuller Road
Augusta, ME

Licensing Update
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
MHA Conference Room
33 Fuller Road
Augusta, ME

Patient Satisfaction Training
Thursday, May 29, 2008
MHA Conference Room
33 Fuller Road
Augusta, ME

Medication Safety Program
Thursday, June 12, 2008
MHA Conference Room
33 Fuller Road
Augusta, ME

Past:

Statewide Quality Improvement User Group Meeting
Thursday, November 29, 2007
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
(Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.)
MHA Conference Room, 33 Fuller Road, Augusta

Patient Satisfaction
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007
10 a.m. -3 p.m.
MHA Conference Room, 33 Fuller Road, Augusta

April 25, 2007
Tracer Methodology, Conducting Tracers In Your Organization
Joint Commission
Marriott at Sable Oaks
South Portland

Patient Satisfaction Training
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Maine Hospital Association

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Quality Improvement User Group
Maine Hospital Association

October 10, 2006
QIO Meeting
MHA Conference Room

Oct. 24
Avatar/Patient Satisfaction Training
MHA Conference Room

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Statewide Quality Improvement User Group Meeting
MHA Conference Room

May 3, 2005
IHI 100,000 Lives: Session 2
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maine Hospital Association, Augusta

May 12, 2005
Patient Satisfaction Training
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Maine Hospital Association, Augusta

March 7, 2005
100,000 Lives Campaign: Maine Kick-off Program
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Maine Hospital Association, Augusta

March 9, 2005
Sentinel Event Reporting
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Maine Hospital Association, Augusta

Feb. 26, 2004
Sentinel Event Reporting
Time TBA

December 5, 2003
Proactive Discharge Planning
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Web Conference

December 11, 2003
Preparing for JCAHO's Self Assessment Process
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Web Conference

Maine Hospital Association/Avatar Initiative
Patient Satisfaction Training

Patient Safety: Sharing Strategies &
Solutions to Reduce Medical Errors

Press Releases

Maine Hospital Association Joins National Campaign: Initiative Builds on Existing Quality Improvement Efforts

Reports

Caring for Our Communities
Quality Performance and Improvement in Maine's Hospitals

Volume not necessarily indicator of quality

In the Public Interest: Part 1 || Part 2

Links

Medication Safety Resource Center