2008 Survey Simulator TMIT has made available unique resources for its test bed hospitals, including a Survey Simulator that allows organizations to test-drive the 2008 Leapfrog Group Quality Survey. The Survey addresses 13 of the 30 National Quality Forum (NQF) Safe Practices. Click here to begin (registration required).

High Performer Program = HP ² Survey Participate in the High Performer Program (HP²) — Release on May 16th 2008 The High Performer Program (HP²) Survey will be available for organizations that are interested in measuring their performance improvement programs for the Safe Practices for Better Healthcare. Organizations may use the HP² Survey Simulator for internal use, and at their option report publicly on TMIT's website. Results for Hospitals in your area To view the results of hospitals that have submitted to the High Performer Program (HP²), click here (reporting information with be available on July 15th, 2008).

Free Workshops & Webinars Click Here Join free national webinars and workshops that will equip you to implement the new National Quality Forum (NQF)-Endorsed™ Safe Practices AND prepare your Leapfrog Survey submission. Webinar May 14th (1:00 p.m. ET) Safer Critical Care: Resources to Prevent VAP and CVC-BSI (Practices 19-20) — Click here to register. View the April 8th Webinar Click here to view the recording of the "MRSA: For the Birds, or Pandemic Potential?" Webinar and click here to download the webinar slides.

National Harmonization Initiative:  TMIT, CMS, The Joint Commission, The Leapfrog Group, IHI, and AHRQ seek to harmonize measures, standards, and practices for hospitals. Click here.

The Leapfrog Conference, "Future of Hospital Governance: Quality at the Leading Edge," was held January 28–29, 2008, in Santa Monica, California. This national conference was designed to address the critical role that hospital and health system boards play in driving quality and value in American healthcare. Streaming video and slide sets of the plenary sessions will be available for viewing February 15th.  Click here to view the presentations.

The Pete Conrad Patient Safety Excellence Award is given to individuals and organizations involved in the pursuit of patient safety. Nancy Conrad, the widow of Pete Conrad, astronaut and ultimately a victim of medical error himself, presented the awards personally to the recipients at the TMIT High Performer Workshop following the National Quality Forum’s 8th Annual Meeting & National Policy Conference on Quality in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2007. Click here to see the recipients of the 2007 Pete Conrad Patient Safety Excellence Awards.

"TRUST: The 5 Rights of the Second Victim" - Charles R. Denham, MD. To view the article, click here. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will no longer pay for certain preventable hospital mistakes. To view the article, click here. Medical culture about errors may be changing--hospitals are now more likely to report mistakes to Board of Medicine officials. To view the article, click here. Patient advocacy groups, like the Josie King Foundation, are taking action across the country to reduce medical errors. To view the article, click here.

New Research Test Bed Members and Experts may go to Getting Started to walk through an overview of the initiative.

TMIT lends IHI its greatest support to the 5 Million Lives team. The IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign is an initiative to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm over the next two years. Click here to view details.

Hospital Leadership Summit On September 28, 2006, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) sponsored a one-day summit on the impact of hospital leadership on quality and quality improvement. Click here to view the presentation.

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Patient Safety Leader Award and Scholarship Winners Announced! TMIT is proud to announce three winners of the Patient Safety Leader Award and Scholarship! Click here to see the winners. Thank you to all the extraordinary individuals who applied for the TMIT Patient Safety Leader Scholarship.