AHA’s Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Regional Policy Boards June 2005

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Develop a new strategic direction for AHA Position AHA as an active leader in quality improvement and patient safety Effectively help members improve quality of care and patient safety Our Challenge

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Build awareness Create a policy environment that facilitates improvement Develop recommended priorities and staging for quality improvement efforts Promote expectations – measures – of field performance Provide the best clearinghouse of strategies and solutions Our Goals

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Leader Convener Importer/Exporter Assembler Our Strengths

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy New Concept: “The Center” Centralize AHA quality and patient safety activities in a single focal point that is distinct and easily accessible to members

“The Center” AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Be a collaborative resource Harvest and share the leading edge knowledge of others Help members navigate the avalanche of products, services and initiatives Recommend top priorities for the field Create the best clearinghouse of strategies and solutions Organize strategies and solutions for a wide range of member users Share successful practices among leaders in the field

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Action Plan The member “case for action” Strategic framework Interview strategy Environmental scan Products and services inventory National Advisory Board

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Interview Strategy AHA Board Members –Large/mid-sized/small –Systems –Premier/VHA members –Non-Premier/VHA members IHI,Premier,VHA State Associations Outside Experts (e.g., Berwick, Batalden, James, Nash) Outside Consultants AHA Staff Leadership

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy Environmental Scan IHI Premier VHA JCAHO State Hospital Associations Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) Leadership Institute Greeley Company AHA

AHA Quality and Patient Safety Leadership Strategy National Advisory Board Provide AHA with respected and nationally recognized leaders in the area of quality and patient safety Process that informs key content and organization of The Center Opportunity to link and coordinate with other key groups