CQI/QA in CPSP

CPSP Annual Meeting

November 14, 2013Mary Wieg, PHN, MBA, Nurse Consultant IIIMaternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division

Center for Family Health

California Department of Public Health

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Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1) Describe the requirements for CPSP CQI/QA in the MCAH Scope of Work

2) Discuss the accomplishments of the CQI/QA Workgroup in 2013

3) Use the CQI/QA tools available

4) Describe the experience of other PSCs using the tools

5) Plan how to fulfill the requirements in their LHJ 2

SOW 2.6-2.8 Requirements

• Consultation/Technical assistance (TA) to providers– List consultation/TA to providers

• Annual CQI/QA visit to providers– Assure program implemented according to

Policies and Procedures– Assure that clients are receiving required

nutrition, psychosocial and health education services

• Report activities in the Annual Report3

CQI/QA workgroup

• In response to requests in the 2012 Annual Meeting, MCAH instituted a CQI/QA Workgroup

• WG met and developed three tools: – Administrative Review Tool– Chart Review Tool– EHR Review Tool

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CQI/QA Tools

• Available on the CPSP Web site• Insert “cdph.ca.gov/cpsp” into search

engine– Information for County Perinatal Service

Coordinators• CQI/QA Tools

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Questions for Discussion

• How do you conduct CQI/QA in an efficient manner?

• How do you provide TA to providers? • What is the provider response? • What suggestions do you have for

improvement? • What additional support do you need from

MCAH?

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