Overview
The program's goal is to increase staff RN/NP participation in the quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) process in Kaiser Permanente and to improve quality patient care and outcomes. Our mission is founded on a philosophy that believes patient safety is every patient's right and every leader's, employees', and physicians' responsibility. It is an ongoing commitment to build safer systems to prevent preventable errors and to create a culture of responsible reporting.
- To create a mechanism to improve communication between Kaiser Permanente management and CNA-represented RN/NPs that will assist in timely resolution of nursing quality issues
- To understand Kaiser Permanente quality structures, their roles and responsibilities, relevant members, and how to access them
- To understand the healthcare regulatory and accreditation system and its influence on Kaiser Permanente and other healthcare providers
- To identify jointly common performance improvement and quality improvement opportunities for RNQL's participation and other nursing quality opportunities
- To participate, when appropriate or applicable, in selected Performance Improvement project and other nursing quality opportunities
- To have RNQL work with and function as a resource for the PPC, Nursing Quality Forum and GRASP. In addition, they will work with other staff nurse groups or individuals in order to share information about the Kaiser Permanente quality structure and to assist in resolving nursing quality issues
