News and Events
Spring into QI Submissions!Enter our drawing through the month of May for a chance to win great prizes! The winners will be featured on the PHQIX site in early June. First Prize: Second Prize: Third Prize (2 available): What do you need to do to enter the drawing? Between April 1 and May 31, submit a quality improvement initiative to PHQIX which has not already been submitted, either in progress or completed.
1. Complete the PHQIX site registration process (if you are a new to PHQIX)
Details COPPHI and ASTHO awardees are not eligible for the drawing. |
Getting Ready for KeenelandAre you going to the 2013 PHSSR Keeneland Conference next week? We'll be in the exhibit hall, so please stop by and say hello! |
The Relationship Between Quality Improvement and Performance Management"The relationship between quality improvement (QI) and performance management (PM) is mutually reinforcing. However, sometimes the connection between them is not always so well demarcated". Read this article by Les Beitsch. |
Have You Been Making Excuses?Jack Moran, a member of the PHQIX Expert Panel, recently wrote about making excuses for not doing quality improvement. Do you see any familiar ones? "Five Whys" applied to excuses for not doing quality improvement |
Have a Social Media Policy?Does your public health department have a social media policy? Or are the 'rules' more informal? Hop on over to the community forum and tell us about it! https://www.phqix.org/content/social-media-policy-0 |
Quality Improvement...or Quality Planning?What is the difference between quality improvement and quality planning? Check out our expert answer: https://www.phqix.org/content/quality-improvement-vs-quality-planning Don't forget to submit your questions for the experts! Submit a question here: https://www.phqix.org/node/add/ask-an-expert. |
New QI SubmissionsCheck out our most recently published QI submissions! We have more in the queue, but the most recently published submissions include two related to prenatal care and one on data collection and reporting. Please check them out! Early Access Prenatal Project: Eliminating Barriers by Improving Processes Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the Prenatal Care Coordination Program Don’t forget to comment on or ask questions about the QI initiatives. A the bottom of each submission is an area for you to post your thoughts!
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