Welcome to the Maryland Association for Healthcare Quality (MAHQ) website.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to:
- Advancing the practice of quality improvement in health care across the continuum of care and
- Supporting the memberships' professional development.
WHAT'S NEW?
The presentations from the October 29, 2009 MAHQ Fall Educational Conference, "GPS to Quality," are now avaialble for download, click here.
The presentations from the May 22, 2009 MAHQ Spring Educational Conference, "Aligning Accreditation and Quality: The DNV Perspective," are now available for download, click here.
Board of Directors' Meeting Minutes posted under the "Members Only" section of the web site (password required)
July-August-September 2009 Newsletter posted, click here
IHI Open School for Health Professionals
Free courses in quality improvement and patient safety.
Partnering with Consumers (Patients and Families) to Improve Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS)
Partnership for Patient Safety® (p4ps)
Patients for Patient Safety (PFPS)
World Health Organization (WHO) World Alliance for Patient Safety
UPCOMING EVENTS
VAHQ CPHQ Prep Course October 13-14, 2009
MAHQ Fall Educational Conference, "GPS to Quality," October 29, 2009, Health Sciences Institute, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD
Click here to view the brochure
Click here to register
Transforming Practice – Are you ready?
From the Cockpit to the Nursing Unit / Crew Resource Management (CRM) in Nursing Practice
Check out this Weblog recently started by Gary L. Sculli RN, MSN, ATP. Gary was the keynote speaker at MAHQ's November 10, 2008 conference, "Safety: Walking the Tightrope to Quality" at the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD. Topics explore how key concepts from Aviation’s Crew Resource Management (CRM) can be applied to nursing practice in order to achieve increased nurse satisfaction and safer patient outcomes. Visit, subscribe (free) and weigh in with your opinions and experiences as the blog continues to grow.
If you have any questions about MAHQ or edits to this site,
please contact Josephine Howard, Past President and Webmaster, jchoward1@verizon.net.
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