News & Updates
PURC’s February Executive Meeting Update: New Focus on Opioid Stewardship
February 18, 2019 On February 7th, the PURC Executive Team - prostate cancer clinical experts, data abstractors, patient advocates and practice administrators - convened at Independence Live in Philadelphia to discuss the current progress and future directions of the...
CPR Ready Kicks Off the First of Three Workshops with the Boy Scouts
February 14, 2019 With generous support from The Foundation for Delaware County, CPR Ready led the first of a series of three train-the-trainer workshops with Boy Scout troop leaders on February 5th. Gus Totolos and Nabil Abdulhay from The Mobile CPR Project...
HCIF January Highlights
January 25th, 2019 HCIF highlights is our monthly newsletter that provides updates on all of our current programs, including information about past events, upcoming events, progress towards meeting program goals, and program achievements. Learn about the latest news...
HCIF Highlights December 2018
December 20, 2018 HCIF highlights is our monthly newsletter that provides updates on all of our current programs, including information about past events, upcoming events, progress towards meeting program goals, and program achievements. Learn about the latest news...
Improving Patient Safety through the Leapfrog Survey and Regional Collaboration
November 30, 2018 On November 13, HCIF and Capital BlueCross hosted the third annual half-day conference entitled, “Improving Patient Safety through the Leapfrog Survey and Regional Collaboration.” The conference gathered quality and safety leaders from hospitals...
HAP HIIN Programs Continue with CMS-Awarded 6-Month Extension
November 16, 2018 The HAP HIIN CT Radiation Safety collaborative led by HCIF in partnership with ECRI Institute and the HAP HIIN Diagnostic Error collaborative led by both HCIF and the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority continues for six months starting in...
HCIF Highlights November 2018
November 15, 2018 HCIF highlights is our monthly newsletter that provides updates on all of our current programs, including information about past events, upcoming events, progress towards meeting program goals, and program achievements. Learn about the latest news...
Congratulations to the 2018 Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award Winners!
November 6, 2018 The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) has hosted the Delaware Valley Patient Safety and Quality Award for the past sixteen years. This program is one of many ways in which HCIF promotes best practices in health care patient safety and quality...
HCIF Highlights October 2018
October 23, 2018 HCIF highlights is our monthly newsletter that provides updates on all of our current programs, including information about past events, upcoming events, progress towards meeting program goals, and program achievements. Learn about the latest news...
HCIF Launches New Project: POSSE
October 9, 2018 With funding from the AmerisourceBergen Foundation, The Health Care Improvement Foundation is partnering with Pennsylvania National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Consortium to launch a new project to prevent chronic opioid use among...