Iowa Quality Residency Program

Iowa Quality Residency Program

Purpose: Equip new quality leaders with knowledge, tools, and peer support to succeed in health care quality roles

Geographic Scope: Iowa

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Program Duration: Two years

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Curriculum Modules:
1. Module A: Orientation and How Quality Fits in the Bigger Picture - Program overview, roles and responsibilities, organizational alignment, strategic planning
2. Module B: Quality Improvement - Plan-Do-Study-Act, Lean methodology, project management, improvement strategies
3. Module C: Use of Data, Part 1 - Data mindset, organizational culture, quality and patient safety measures, reporting formats
4. Module D: Use of Data, Part 2 - Data-driven solutions, policy analysis, Excel data collection and presentation
5. Module E: Meeting External Requirements - CMS reporting, state requirements, Hospital Engagement Network, Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project
6. Module F: Patient Safety Tools - Sentinel-event review, failure-mode effect analysis, culture-of-safety surveys
7. Module G: Survey and Accreditation - External survey management, accreditation opportunities
8. Module H: Medical Staff Functions - Peer review, practice evaluation, credentialing, committee support
9. Module I: Risk Management - Root-cause analysis, event reporting, liability carrier relationships, legal compliance
10. Module J: Patient and Family Engagement - Patient satisfaction measurement, complaint and grievance management

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