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For All

This project will work to build and develop respectful patient care for pregnant women and their newborns.

“The TN Center for Patient Safety (TCPS) at THA enthusiastically supports TIPQC and Tennessee hospitals as we collectively work to improve maternal care and outcomes across the state.”

-Tammy Van Dyk, Sr. VP Quality and Patient Safety at TN Hospital Association

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PROJECT APPLICATION
QI Project Guidance
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BFA Midterm Impact Statement

Intro

Through understanding of need and identifying areas for improvement, hospitals will integrate respectful patient care, address differences in patient outcomes, integrate standardized screening for conditions and policies affecting health with appropriate referrals, as well as discharge planning into the care plan, thus improving the overall patient experience and ensuring all patients have access to respectful care. 

Project

Application

The following application components must be completed before your project team will be approved to participate in this inter-institutional QI project:

It should be noted that execution of the TIPQC Participation and Data Use Agreement (DUA) with TIPQC is required prior to approval of your facility for this project application. Many facilities have already completed this step. It is only required once and is applicable to all projects.

It is recommended that the “day to day” project team member (i.e. key contact person) complete this application.

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Designate key project team members
Designate data access rights
Designate additional project team members
Obtain necessary signatures

QI Project

Guidance

QI Project Guidance

Tool Kit

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QI Project Guidance

State IRB Approval

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Hospital

Teams

  • Blount Memorial Hospital
  • Cookeville Regional Medical Center*
  • Erlanger Health System
  • Erlanger East Hospital 
  • Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
  • Indian Path Community Hospital 
  • Livingston Regional Hospital
  • Methodist LeBonheur Germantown*
  • Methodist Medical Center Oak Ridge 
  • Morristown Hamblen Healthcare 
  • Newport Medical Center
  • Parkridge East Hospital
  • Regional One Health
  • Saint Francis Hospital 
  • TriStar Centennial Medical 
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center*
  • Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton*

*Denotes Pilot Hospital

State Project Leaders

Karen Schetzina, MD, MPH, the State TIPQC Infant Medical Director from Niswonger Children’s Hospital and Professor and Vice Chair of Academic Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Child and Family Health Institute at East Tennessee State University and Rolanda Lister, MD a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the TIPQC Health Officer bring depth to this statewide project.

Get

Involved.

TIPQC is actively recruiting devoted health care professionals, community leaders and patient and family partners to further our mission of improving health outcomes for mothers and babies in Tennessee.

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