QHN Welcomes Release of HSMR Results for Ontario Acute Care Hospitals

TORONTO, Nov. 29 –Today, the Quality Healthcare Network (QHN) welcomed a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) that provides Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR) trend results for Canadian acute care hospitals.

"As a benefit of membership, we will be working with our Quality Healthcare Network members in the upcoming weeks to support their quality improvement initiatives, which we believe will go a long way in lowering HSMR rates," said Cynthia Majewski, Executive Director of the QHN. "Using HSMR data to examine results over time, hospitals will be able to identify areas for improvement and accelerate the quality of care their patients receive. At the network we believe we are more effective if we work together and learn from one another, then if we go it alone."

Safer Healthcare Now! (SHN) is one of the methodologies that hospitals can use to improve patient safety. QHN, a trusted source to elevate system improvement performance through collaborative and innovative means, is the secretariat for SHN in Ontario.

The CIHI report is available electronically from the CIHI website at www.cihi.ca. For more information on QHN and SHN quality improvement learning events please refer to our website at www.qhn.ca.

If there is anything you need, please feel free to contact Tanya Flanagan, Director, Communications and Media Relations at 416-351-3704 or email at tanyaflanagan@qhn.ca.

About the Quality Healthcare Network:

The Quality Healthcare Network (QHN) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the development and adoption of best practices by its members through education and shared improvement projects. Established in 1992 as the CQI Network, the network grew into the  Quality Healthcare Network in 2003, a member-based organization, which now exceeds over 70 healthcare organizations that share the courage to move beyond status quo, inspired towards excellence in care and service. In 2005, the network became the Ontario lead of the Safer Healthcare Now! campaign, an ambitious pan-Canadian effort aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths related to adverse events, such as infections and medication incidents. For more information about QHN, visit the network website at www.qhn.ca

Contact Information

Tanya Flanagan, Communications and Media Relations
Quality Healthcare NetworkOntario Node, Safer Healthcare Now!
790 Bay Street, 9th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1NB
tel: (416) 351-3704
tanya.flanagan@qhn.ca

790 Bay Street, 9th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1N8   Phone: 416.351.3760 • Fax: 416.351.3762 • Web: www.qhn.ca