NH Health Care Quality Assurance Commission
The New Hampshire Health Care Quality Assurance Commission was established in
August 2005 with the passage of HB-514 by the state legislature. The charge of
the Commission is to review and analyze quality of care and patient safety
issues in hospitals and freestanding ambulatory surgery centers. The membership
includes a representative from each organization. Ross Ramey, MD,
Monadnock Community Hospital, chairs
the Commission and Rachel Rowe, Associate Executive Director with the Foundation
for Healthy Communities, acts as administrator.
The members of the New Hampshire Health Care Quality Assurance Commission adopted the following principles in 2009 to promote high quality and safe care to all patients seeking services in our organizations:
Principles:
Promote High Reliability Organizations
Adopt Evidence-Based Best Practices to Improve Outcomes
Establish Just Cultures within our Organizations
These principles are acted upon in a variety of ways including the statewide adoption of consensus-based patient safety initiatives, the commitment to accountability through data collection and reporting, the sharing of evidence-based best practices and the candid conversations related to adverse events and near misses.
Description of the NH Health Care Quality Assurance Commission
Law
that established the NHHCQAC
Membership and officers
Commission Documents
Confidentiality agreement
Story-telling form
2006 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
2008
Annual Report
2009
Annual Report
2010
Annual Report
Sample Policies and Protocol and Best Practices presentation downloads
State of NH MDRO Recommendations:
Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
- March 2008
MDRO
Frequently Asked Questions
National Patient Safety Tools:
Physician Practice
Patient Safety Assessment