Skip to main content

Doctor looking concerned

Section Links


Stratis Health and MHA Regional Patient Safety and Quality Meeting

Collaborating to Improve Patient Safety and Quality in Minnesota

Stratis Health and the Minnesota Hospital Association host annual regional meetings on issues in patient safety and quality for hospitals. The meeting is a forum to discuss current quality and patient safety issues. It also provides opportunities for quality and patient safety professionals to learn, share success stories, discuss common barriers, problem solve, and network with peers.

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Registration

10:30 – 10:40 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

10:40 – 12:00 a.m.

Stratis Health Updates

  • 9th Scope of Work Update
    • Beneficiary Protection
    • Patient Safety
    • Prevention
  • Measurement and Data
    • Core measures
    • Minnesota Statewide Quality Reporting and Measurement System
    • Infection measures
  • Palliative Care
  • Health Information Technology

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.

Round Table Working Lunch: Patient Safety Needs Assessment Participants will share top safety priorities for 2010 and identify safety issues or  barriers to address statewide

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) Updates

  • Adverse Health Events
    • Definitions
    • Staffing questions
    • Calls-to-action
    • 6th year public report and 2010 communications strategy
  • MHA
    • Infection Prevention Activity
      • MDH Collaborative
      • Johns Hopkins STOP BSI
      • Immunizations
    • Transitions of Care Workgroup

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) Updates

  • MAPS 2010 Conference
  • Surgical/Verification Pilot
  • Culture Workgroup

  1:45 – 2:15 p.m.

Questions and Answers

  2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Wrap-up

Registration/Locations

Registration cost is $15, includes lunch and beverages. This event is held in six different locations around Minnesota. To register and pay online using a credit card, select the location appropriate registration button for the location and date you are interested in. To register by mail and pay by check, print out this registration form.

Twin Cities Metro (MHA region 4)

March 16, 2010
Stratis Health
2901 Metro Drive #400, Bloomington, MN
952-854-3306

Online registration has ended for this location.

Redwood Falls (MHA region 5)
March 17, 2010
Community Center 901 E Cook Street, Redwood Falls, MN
507-644-2333

Online registration has ended for this location.

Bemidji (MHA region 1)
April 6, 2010
Hampton Inn & Suites
1019 Paul Bunyan Drive, Bemidji, MN
218-751-3600

Online registration has ended for this location.

Duluth (MHA region 2)

April 7, 2010
Hermantown Clinic
4855 West Arrowhead Road, Hermantown, MN

(outside Duluth)

Online registration has ended for this location.

Owatonna (MHA region 6)
April 20, 2010
Owatonna Hospital
2250 26th Street NW, Room 1489, Owatonna, MN
507-455-7604
(note: new location for the hospital)

Online registration has ended for this location.

St. Cloud (MHA region 3)
April 29, 2010
St. Cloud Holiday Inn
75 - 37th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN

Online registration has ended for this location.

For more information, contact Mary Montury, Stratish Health, at 952-853-8541.