The Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, sets out increased responsibilities for boards in overseeing patient safety and quality, with the aim of improving patient care and enhancing patient centeredness. Boards with sound processes and structures are most likely the best equipped to fulfill these responsibilities and ensure alignment with their organization’s quality strategy.
The templates in this section approach core governance practices - such as developing an organization’s vision, mission and values; designing a board agenda; and establishing a board quality committee - from a patient safety and quality perspective. They also include practical advice on how to implement requirements under the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010, as well as tools and practices adapted from high-performing boards which organizations can tailor to suit their individual needs.
1.1 Setting the Tone for Quality
1.2 Questions the Board Should Ask to Fulfill its Oversight Responsibilites for Quality and Patient Safety
1.3 Board Agenda Audit Tool
1.4 Quality Committee Terms of Reference
1.5 Recommendations for an Effective Quality Committee
1.6 Checklist of Suggested Methods for Improving Patient Safety Culture
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