About the HQPS Online Academy

Quality improvement is a core feature of hospital medicine. Currently, hospitalized patients do not consistently receive recommended care and are at risk for experiencing preventable harm. In an effort to stimulate improvement, stakeholders have called for increased accountability, including enhanced transparency and differential payment based on performance.

Many hospitalists and other hospital-based professionals feel inadequately prepared to engage in efforts to improve quality because training programs have not traditionally included healthcare quality and patient safety in their curricula. The Society of Hospital Medicine's Quality Improvement Education subcommittee developed the Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Online Academy to help meet this need. The HQPS Online Academy consists of internet-based modules that emphasize high-yield learning points presented in an efficient manner. Module topics and learning objectives are based on the HQPS Competencies. Three (3) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are offered for each module.

Our hope is that the participants in the HQPS Online Academy will apply the knowledge and skills obtained to help transform healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

SHM members who are insured with The Doctors Company can earn a 5 percent risk management credit by completing the first five HQPS online modules. Eligible members also enjoy premium savings through a 5 percent program discount and a claims-free credit of up to 25 percent. To learn more about The Doctors Company, the exclusively endorsed medical malpractice carrier for SHM, and to get a quote, visit www.thedoctors.com/SHM.

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Available Modules

Upon ordering an individual module, you will receive access information via email within 72 business hours of your purchase.

Upon purchasing a subscription to the series, you will receive access information to the active modules within 72 business hours of your purchase, and will be notified immediately upon the release of subsequent modules.

Payment Information

The first module of the series, Quality Measurement and Stakeholder Interests, is free of charge. Each of the following modules may be purchased individually for $35, or the whole set is available at the discounted subscription rate of $225.

SHM members insured with The Doctors Company can earn a 5 percent risk management credit for completing the first five HQPS online modules. To learn more about The Doctors Company and to get a quote for medical malpractice insurance, visit www.thedoctors.com/SHM.

Discounted Group Rates

Are you looking to educate your new class of residents or provide others in your group with a primer in hospital quality and patient safety? Improving quality of care in the hospital is one of the hallmarks of the hospitalist specialty, but for some hospitals, educating the team on the basics of quality improvement is the first step.

Contact us to take advantage of these discounted subscription rates for your institution today!