West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI) Recognizes Quantros for Patient Safety Efforts.Quantros Recognized for Its Contribution and Collaboration with WVMI WVMI West Virginia Medical Institute, Inc. as part of an AHRQ AHRQ, n.pr See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Funded Grant in Helping Rural West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. Hospitals Improve Patient Safety SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI), the nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that serves as the state's federally designated Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO QIO Quality Improvement Organization QIO Queued Input Output QIO Quality Improvement Opportunity QIO Quality Inspection Operations QIO Quality Inspection Office ), recognized Quantros Inc. with an award at a July 26 conference in Charleston, WV, for its participation in statewide patient safety initiative. Quantros was a key partner in the program "Partnering to Improve Patient Safety in West Virginia," a three-year project supported by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, n.pr formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, this agency researches the quality of medical care and health services. (AHRQ). "The Quantros incident reporting system and supporting team were a critical component to this successful 3-year effort," noted Patricia Ruddick, Director of Patient Safety at WVMI. "Their Web-based platform and clinically-driven system allowed WVMI to roll-up patient safety data from all participating facilities and use both facility and aggregate trend data to aid participating facilities in implementing and monitoring safety and quality interventions." "WMVI has been a tremendous partner and we are honored to have received this award from them," said Dr. Sanjaya Kumar, President and CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). at Quantros. "The success of the AHRQ funded program is another testament of the role the right technology can play in improving safety and quality." The 27 hospitals that took part in the project used the safety and risk management system developed by Quantros. WVMI designed the patient safety project in 2001, and six hospitals began using the reporting system the following year. A $1.7 million matching grant matching grant Academia Non-peer-reviewed funding in which a commercial enterprise, foundation, or philanthropy, federal government, contributes a sum of money that 'matches' a financial contribution made by an institution, university or hospital. in October 2004 boosted participation to more than two dozen hospitals. About Quantros Quantros provides real-time knowledge creation solutions for patient safety, quality and performance improvement and accreditation and compliance for leading healthcare providers. Quantros' web delivered applications provide a standard platform for automating resource intensive manual processes. Through a variety of direct sales and vendor partners, more than 1,400 facilities are licensed to use Quantros' web-based technology solutions. Quantros team members include physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. Quantros is a healthcare information management technology company with a difference: Key product decisions are driven by experts in healthcare quality and performance improvement, safety, compliance, risk management and nursing. Quantros website: http://www.quantros.com About WVMI The West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI) is a nonprofit organization that provides services designed to improve health and maximize the quality of health care nationally and regionally. WVMI strives to help hospitals, medical centers and health care delivery programs provide the highest quality of care to consumers by improving processes and efficiency. |
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