ABQAURP News December 2025
Here is ABQAURP’s December 2025 e-newsletter.
Patient Safety Predictions for 2026, Part 2
PSQH reached out to experts throughout healthcare to get their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2026. We received so many predictions this time around that we’re breaking it up into two parts. Here’s Part 2 of what they had to say.
Patient Safety Predictions for 2026, Part 1
PSQH reached out to experts throughout healthcare to get their predictions for what will happen in patient safety and healthcare quality in 2026. We received so many predictions this time around that we’re breaking it up into two parts. Here’s Part 1 of what they had to say.
NCQA Chief to Tech Execs: Invest More in Primary Care
Peggy O’Kane, who is retiring from the National Committee on Quality Assurance at the end of this year, says innovation and technology should be used to support the primary care provider, but too often is being deployed to siphon away services or give consumers other platforms to access care.
New IHI CEO Urges ‘Intentional Collaboration’ at Forum Keynote
In the keynote address of the 37th IHI Forum, Institute for Healthcare Improvement President and CEO Sylvia Trent-Adams emphasized the need for healthcare leaders to collaborate.
The Exec: How to Engage Physicians in Quality, Cost Reduction, and Value-Based Care
Ballad Health’s Clinical Council is physician-led, with several sub-committees in areas such as pharmacy, perioperative care and surgery, and women and children.
CommonSpirit Health Making Gains in Quality and Patient Safety
Quality and patient safety are top concerns for CMOs at health systems and hospitals. CommonSpirit Health has been posting impressive results for quality and patient safety in recent years.
Rethinking How to Engage with At-Risk Populations
Population health risk stratification combined with social determinants of health data is reshaping care delivery, enabling providers to predict outcomes, reduce costs, and address health disparities.
Report Highlights Trends in Locum Tenens Clinician Utilization
The market for locum tenens clinicians is valued at $9.4 billion, and these clinicians serve as many as one in three of U.S. patients annually, according to the report from CHG Healthcare.
Leapfrog’s Latest Safety Grades Look at Impact of System Affiliation
With the release today of its fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, The Leapfrog Group found that 90% of hospitals with a grade are part of a health system. This was the first time Leapfrog analyzed hospital performance by health system, finding that 94% of hospitals receiving A grades were affiliated with a system.