Quality Council
The Quality Council is examining rural health care quality issues in order to make recommendations for quality improvement efforts and/or activities.
Recommendations
In accordance with VA-RHP core principles, performance and quality improvement must be central to all rural health care services. Thus, the VA-RHP must provide recommendations that support and promote an increased awareness of and dedication to performance and quality improvement.
- Establish the Virginia Rural Health Performance and Quality Advisory Council.
- Create a database that supports the identification of health inequities and approaches for measuring progress against baseline measures.
- Host a statewide Rural Health Quality Summit.
- Establish a plan to improve transitions in care (e.g., from hospital to home).
- Create a database that supports rural-relevant and meaningful indicators and increased transparency of quality data.
- Increase the number of health promotion/disease prevention programs through grants to rural communities.
- Develop common quality measures for program assessment and outcomes.
Updates
| Date | Document/Update |
|---|---|
| 10/13/11 | 2011 Quality Council Workplan |
| 6/24/11 | Quality Council annual report |
| 9/15/10 | Quality Council meeting minutes |
| 8/9/10 | 2010 Quality Council Workplan |
| 7/7/10 | 2010 Quality Council Membership |
| 6/25/10 | Quality Council meeting minutes |
| 3/12/09 | Quality Advisory Council Report |
| 2/23/09 | Quality Council Meeting Minutes |