QA/QI

The goal of the committee is to network with other agencies and to share information to help improve quality throughout the region.

This committee focuses on measuring, monitoring, and improving the quality of care provided, and development of quality systems. Issues examined include: customer satisfaction, individual rights, individual choices, standardization, outcome management, continuous quality improvement process, benchmarking and regulations.

Discussions focus on areas of investigating untoward incidents, regulatory survey trends and sharing of tools measuring for quality. Committee meets at least quarterly and utilizes presenters from the DDSO, DQA and the community.

The next DDAWNY QA QI Committee meeting is tomorrow morning from 9am-11am at People Inc.’s  1219 North Forest location. Video conferencing will be available in Rochester from People Inc.’s 1860 Buffalo Road location. Attorney, Kimberly Weisbeck from  DRNY (DISABILITY RIGHTS NEW YORK), will be presenting a general overview of their organization, and what type of services their agency provides to people with Disabilities. DRNY is the designated Protection and Advocacy program for people with disabilities in New York. DRNY provides advocacy and legal representation to persons with disabilities to protect their legal, civil, and human rights.

QAQI Meeting Agenda Jan 2019

Below are links to two E-Visory’s that were recently posted to OPWDD’s website, which contain the following information:

• Training Opportunity: Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) and End of Life Decision-Making
• Willowbrook Training: Monthly Nursing Home Reporting for Willowbrook Class Members
• Recording of the December 12, 2018 Quarterly Care Managers Conference
• Recording of the December 10, 2018 WebEx – “The Staff Action Plan and Delivery of Habilitation Services”
• Questions and Answers to the “OPWDD Care Management Life Planning and Service Delivery Process: Connecting the Dots” Are Now Posted

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Below are the 2019 meeting dates for our QA/QI DDAWNY Committee meetings.  All of the meetings will be held at People Inc’s – 1219 North Forest, Williamsville location. As you can see, we already have a presentation scheduled for our January meeting, so please mark your calendars.

• January 11th
  • DRNY will be presenting a general overview of their organization, and what type of services their agency provides to people with Disabilities. DRNY is the designated Protection and Advocacy program for people with disabilities in New York. DRNY provides advocacy and legal representation to persons with disabilities to protect their legal, civil, and human rights.
• April 12^th
• June 14^th
• September 13^th
• November 8^th

For More Information or to join this committee, contact co-chairpersons:

Tina Tyran; [email protected]

or Kimberly Blamowski; [email protected]