Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm and Dr. Bhisham Chera presented, “Using Good Catches to Improve Quality and Safety” at IHQI’s Speaker Series event, held February 11, 2020 in Bondurant G-100. Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm, Vice President of Risk Management for UNC Health Care, spoke first. She explained the changes in the patient safety reporting framework at UNC Medical Center that … Read more

Registration is open for the Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety Symposium, to be held March 5th in Old Clinic Auditorium from 3-5:00 pm. Twelve students from the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine will present QI projects they have been conducting with their faculty mentors. Details and registration link found in Vital … Read more

IHQI Associate Director, Dr. Shana Ratner, has been selected to receive the 2020 Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Medicine Leadership Award, to be presented May 6 at the ACLGIM Annual Dinner in Birmingham, AL. Read the full story in Vital Signs.

IHQI Speaker Series: Using Good Catches to Improve Quality and Safety Stephenie Fenton-Wilhelm and Dr. Bhisham Chera Tuesday, Feb. 11 12 noon – 1 pm, Lunch provided Bondurant G-100 A good catch is an intercepted potential patient safety event. Studies suggest that good catches occur as much as 7 to 100 times more frequently than … Read more

The inaugural UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Awards were held at the Medical Center Improvement Council (MCIC) meeting on January 14th in Cancer Hospital, Conference Room 1. Although quality and safety efforts are often celebrated at the department level, this program was created to elevate the recognition of outstanding improvement to the level of … Read more

IHQI extends congratulations to Associate Director, Dr. Matt Nielsen, who will assume the role of Interim Chair of the Department of Urology, effective January 1, 2020. We know Dr. Nielsen will bring exceptional leadership to this new role. Dr. Nielsen responded, “I love this place and the people here—it is a huge honor to have … Read more

IHQI Improvement Scholar, Dr. Meredith Gilliam, was featured on WRAL News on November 11, 2019, to share tips for minimizing falls by older adults. IHQI is pleased that Dr. Gilliam’s knowledge of how best to address this issue could be shared with a broad audience. Dr. Gilliam’s IHQI project focused on Geriatric Bone Health has … Read more

In 2017, Dr. Dan Jonas led the IHQI Improvement Scholar project, “Implementation of Screening and Interventions for Unhealthy Alcohol Use.” That project developed into, “STUN (STop UNhealthy) Alcohol Use Now,” which became one of six grantees in a $16 million federal initiative to help primary care practices increase efforts to address patients’ unhealthy alcohol use. … Read more

The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI) is soliciting applications from UNC School of Medicine and Health Care System clinicians who want to develop improvement leadership skills by participating in the IHQI Improvement Scholars Program. Selected Improvement Scholars will participate in the program and lead a clinical improvement project from Sept 1, 2020 – Aug 31, 2021. Application … Read more

UNC Hospital’s 11th annual Quality Expo, organized by Performance Improvement & Patient Safety (PIPS), was held in the Bondurant lobby on October 17th and 18th. This year’s theme was, “Quality is Our Business,” and was organized as part of the National Association for Healthcare Quality’s Healthcare Quality Week. Four IHQI Improvement Scholars and one Improvement … Read more