Purpose
The WSHA Clinical Excellence Team believes in challenging and supporting hospitals to provide safe, high-quality, accessible, culturally competent, and equitable care for all Washingtonians.
Who We Are
The Clinical Excellence Team is experienced in designing data-informed programs to achieve state and regional clinical excellence priorities. We draw from previous experience working in hospital systems including nursing, clinical leadership, perinatal, population health, patient safety and quality management. To inform our work across specialized fields, we maintain our clinical and quality credentials.
What We Do
WSHA Clinical Excellence professionals provide content expertise to hospitals participating in WSHA-led clinical quality and patient safety improvement programs. Individual consultation is provided to member hospitals to enhance clinical programs or troubleshoot implementation challenges. Team members actively participate in state level emerging healthcare issues impacting hospital members, such as COVID-19, and partner with WSHA’s Government Affairs team to translate legislation into hospital implementation of new requirements.
As a trusted leader in healthcare quality, the WSHA Clinical Excellence team convenes hospitals in learning collaboratives and rapid cycle improvement workshops. Our unique position as a non-regulatory organization with a system level view of hospital performance across the state, allows us to work with member hospitals transparently to identify and address root causes of safety and quality issues.
WSHA Hospital Clinical Excellence Priorities
Each year, priorities are re-evaluated by the WSHA Clinical Excellence Committee and WSHA Board. Safety and quality programming aligns with health policy requirements and national health care industry standards designed to reduce and eliminate patient harm and improve clinical and quality care outcomes.
