Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality's Quarterly Newsletter

This issue of the newsletter highlights several of the Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality's events, including hosting the Care About Your Care event in conjunction with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national webcast featuring Dr. Oz, "The Health Care Cost Puzzle" event for employers and other community stakeholders featuring Harold Miller from the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, and an update on the Coalition's Year 2 public reporting effort. Click here to read more about the Coalition's efforts.

Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality's Quarterly Newsletter

This edition of the newsletter focuses on recent achievements such as the establishment of the Business Health Advisory Group, the selection of the Coalition to participate in Aligning Forces for Quality 3.0 and upcoming events.  Click here to read more about the Coalition's efforts.

Eight New Mexico Hospitals Join the Regional Aligning Forces for Quality Transforming Care at the Bedside (AF4Q TCAB) Initiative

Regional AF4Q TCAB is part of an innovative nationwide program led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated to improving the health and health care of Americans. AF4Q TCAB engages nurses and other frontline staff to identify areas where care can be enhanced and test ways to improve it. Click here to read the news release announcing this effort.

Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality Receives $1.7 Million to Continue Participation in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality National Quality Improvement Initiative

The Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality announced that it has been selected to receive a grant of $1.7 million over the next two years from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative. The previous grant funding received from the foundation ended in April 2011. In this next phase of funding, the Coalition will continue the work already implemented in the community, including performance measurement, public reporting and consumer engagement, and continue to meet the goals of a reformed health care system.  Click here to read the news release from the Albuquerque Coalition for Healthcare Quality. 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation made a national announcement about the 16 communities designated as Aligning Forces for Quality communities.  Click here to see the national announcement from the foundation.