During the 2023 Tyson Award ceremony on Nov. 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. CT, this year’s awardee, the University of Chicago Medicine, will highlight their initiative, Systematic Treatment and Management of Postpartum Hypertension (STAMPP-HTN), and share insights and lessons that other healthcare organizations can learn from and adapt for their own maternal healthcare equity improvement efforts.
The Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente have a shared goal for the Tyson Award program to amplify proven healthcare equity strategies, tools, and lessons learned through exemplary improvement initiatives. Join Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente leadership as they present the award to the UChicago Medicine team. We hope that sharing this successful healthcare equity initiative will inspire other healthcare organizations to take action to improve healthcare disparities for their patients.
The Joint Commission regularly updates its Health Care Equity (HCE) Certification Resource Center to help organizations meet healthcare equity requirements. The following new resources are available:
Spotlight: The MetroHealth System’s Institute for H.O.P.E.: Learn about the ways that MetroHealth’s Institute for HOPE is working to improve community health and decrease disparities through opportunity, partnership, and empowerment.
Spotlight: Dalio Center for Health Justice: Learn how NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital’s Dalio Center for Health Justice is positioning itself as a national leader in developing research programs to correct injustice and to drive measurable improvements in health outcomes for all.
To continue to learn from other organizations engaged in healthcare equity work, sign up for E-Alerts to be notified when new resources are added to the resource center.
Registration is now open for an Expert to Expert webinar, “2024 Annual Updates for Severe Hyper- and Hypo-Glycemia eCQMs.” The webinar takes place Dec. 7, 2023. The learning objectives of this 90-minute webinar are:
- Navigate the eCQI Resource Center website to locate measure specifications, value sets, measure flow diagrams, and technical release notes.
- Apply concepts learned about the logic and intent for the Severe Hyper- and Hypo-Glycemia eCQMs.
- Prepare to implement the Severe Hyper- and Hypo-Glycemia eCQMs for the 2024 eCQM reporting period.
- Identify common issue and questions regarding the Sever Hyper- and Hypo-Glycemia eCQMs.
Participants also are invited to submit questions for response by subject matter experts during a live Q&A segment. Slides will be available for download from within the webinar platform approximately one hour before the broadcast begins and will remain available for several weeks (Note: Q&A requires Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ approval before posting). This webinar is approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits; see The Joint Commission’s continuing education policies for more information.
Continuing education (CE) credit is available until Dec. 6, 2023, for an On Demand Pioneers in Quality (PIQ) webinar on new and revised requirements that are effective Jan. 1, 2024, for The Joint Commission’s Stroke Certification programs. The programs include Acute Stroke Ready Hospital, Primary Stroke Center, Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, and Comprehensive Stroke Center certification programs. See the prepublication standards on The Joint Commission website.
The new and revised requirements reflect the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association national guidelines for stroke care and program implementation in addition to current evidence-based practices, research, and scientific statements.
This webinar is approved for one CE credit; see The Joint Commission’s continuing education policies for more information. Please forward this registration information to staff and colleagues so they too can take advantage of this educational opportunity. There is no limit on the number of your facility’s staff who can attend. To complete the activity, participants must view the recorded content and complete the CE survey and attestation.