Chief Quality Officers
The Meetings
The Members formally convene two times per year, spring and fall, for a two-day interactive session. Participants identify the issues they want to explore and the experts they want to hear from. A typical two-day Roundtable seminar will feature 3-5 speakers (outside speakers and/or Members themselves) making presentations on recent trends and innovative projects.
Issues may include topics such as:
- Joint ventures--trying to attract voluntary medical staff to the hospital
- Hospitalist scheduling and compensation models
- Real time assessment of core measures, 100K Lives, and hospital-acquired infection data with physician specific reports
- Posting quality metrics on hospital website for public transparency
- Departmental peer review and core measure link to recredentialing. Improving Core Measure Indicator scores in anticipation of pay-for-performance. Engaging the medical staff in patient safety and other quality initiatives. Developing a quality incentive program for the employed specialists
- Creation of comprehensive house-wide safety scorecard; streamlining the quality information that is shared with the board of trustees
- Is anyone on the Baldrige journey?
- Channels of communication to medical staff and from medical staff, with the goal of getting evidence-based guidelines into practice
- Running a residency program--How do quality/productivity and academic priorities get sorted out?
- Medication reconciliation process
- CPOE implementation, including issues related to electronic MD documentation
- Financial resources to most effectively and efficiently meet quality and patient safety objectives, especially with the increasing number and complexities of mandated reporting and accreditation standards
- Prioritizing improvement opportunities
- Clinical pathways. How to implement them and get “buy in” from medical and nursing staff. Clinical case reviews. Where is best forum for this, i.e. departmental or inter departmental? How best to use these to actually improve care and get away from a punitive approach?
 The participants also enjoy the cross-pollination of ideas during Open Discussion sessions. Members are encouraged to present the issues/problems they are currently facing so that fellow Members can advise one another as peer consultants. During these interactive discussions, Members share new innovations and projects-in-process using a "grand rounds" format.
All Roundtable Meetings are skillfully facilitated to avoid wandering discussions and to promote productive dialogue and the efficient use of time spent "around the table." The "think tank" approach of the Roundtable provides a very high quality educational experience one cannot easily find elsewhere.
The Roundtable Dues, Attendance and Guest Policy
Tuitions at these meetings are covered by yearly membership dues. Meeting attendance must be a high priority. A Member is strongly encouraged to send an appropriate substitute in the event he or she is unable to attend a scheduled Roundtable Meeting.
A Member may bring one guest to any Meeting, particularly an individual who is considering membership. Guest registrations are made in advance (at no additional charge)--limited to four total per Roundtable Meeting.
In order to cover the costs of
the semi-annual meetings, including speaker fees, appropriate research,
and operating expenses, Members pay $2,995 for two consecutive
meetings.
Scheduled Meetings of The Healthcare Roundtable
for Chief Quality Officers
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November 6-7, 2008
The Westin Stonebriar Resort
Frisco (North Dallas), TX
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May 7-8, 2009
Four Seasons
Atlanta, GA
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