Complimentary Knowledge Assessment in Partnership for Patients Clinical Topics Offered
Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) offers healthcare organizations a complimentary opportunity to assess their healthcare provider team’s understanding of the evidence-based guidelines associated with several clinical topics targeted for improvement by the national Partnership for Patients initiative. The no-charge and no-obligation online Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment is available for the Partnership focus areas of Central Line Infection, Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia, and Venous Thromboembolism as well as other key quality areas including Sepsis, Stroke, Heart Failure, and more.
“Organizations such as LeapFrog, Healthgrades, and CMS report that hospitals consistently fail to meet important quality standards and are not doing enough to improve the quality and safety of patient care,” says Bill Younkes, MSC president. “MSC is offering the knowledge assessment to healthcare organizations to help them determine if there is a need to implement a quality improvement effort in a particular area or evaluate the results of an ongoing or previous quality effort.”
In addition to the standalone Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment offering, the knowledge assessment is included in MSC’s full Quality Initiative Programs: clinical-topic specific blended learning curriculum featuring online and hands-on simulation courses along with pre-training and post-training knowledge and confidence assessment against evidence-based guidelines.
For more information about the Quality Initiative Knowledge Assessment and MSC’s full Quality Initiative Programs, visit www.medsimulation.com.
MSC is proud to be a partner in the national Partnership for Patients initiative. As part of the Affordable Care Act to improve healthcare quality, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the Partnership for Patients Initiative in 2011, focusing concerted effort on reducing patient harm by 40% and readmissions by 20% by 2014.
About Medical Simulation Corporation
Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) is a recognized health care industry leader in providing full-service simulation training and education services to health care personnel, medical societies, and medical product manufacturers. MSC’s patient safety solutions are designed to strengthen the competence and confidence of nurses, physicians, and technologists. Through its network of training platforms, MSC can provide customized training services to any location worldwide. For more information, visit www.medsimulation.com.