The 12th annual National Quality Colloquium, which took place September 18 to 20, in the Washington, D.C., area, brought together more than 280 attendees onsite and virtually – thought leaders from the nation’s premier health care organizations, the government, and other agencies. The meeting brought together people from all aspects of the health sector – from clinicians and health system administrators, to patient advocates; from quality assurance and risk management experts to health policy researchers.
Over the course of three days, Colloquium speakers discussed a variety of the most current and pressing health care topics, including:
• best practices in successful patient safety and quality improvement programs;
• accelerating implementation of evidence-based practices and guidelines; and
• critical assessment of models of care to improve standardization, transitions of care and accountability, and to reduce costs
Keynote speaker was Bernadette Loftus, MD, associate executive director, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, who presented “Leaping the Knowing-Doing Gap: Using Data and Transparency to Forge Rapid Quality and Safety Improvements.” Another highlight was the Innovation Consultancy’s Scott Heisler, RN, MBA, and Laura Janisse, MFA, who presented “From Chaos to Calm: How Standardizing the Admit Process Supports the Care Team and the Patient.”
A special opening night networking reception was held at the Center for Total Health for Colloquium attendees, as well as area quality and patient safety leaders.
