HQCA contributes to the Canadian Health Care Facilities standard
The HQCA is helping to plan the hospitals of the future. We've contributed to the new CSA Z8000 Standard for planning and design for new healthcare facilities in Canada.
Healthcare basics for Albertans now available
Together with patients, families, citizens and healthcare providers, Alberta Health Services is launching the first in a series of topics for Albertans to understand the healthcare landscape. Healthcare 101 is an online information series
Healthcare Quality & Safety Management: A Framework for Alberta
We are pleased to publish the Healthcare Quality & Safety Management: A Framework for Alberta and the companion document Healthcare Quality & Safety Management: Sample Scenarios. In collaboration with the Health Quality Network, we
Patient Concerns Management Framework
In 2007, under the direction of the Health Quality Network (HQN), the HQCA first created the Patient Concerns/Complaints Resolution Provincial Framework to help organizations develop, implement, and refine processes to effectively manage the
2017 Patient Experience Award Recipients Announced
This year’s Patient Experience Awards once again highlighted the amazing work underway in the province to make positive impacts on the patient experience. For the second year, the HQCA, in partnership with our Patient/Family Safety Advisory
Video – Patient Experience Awards: Inspiring Positive Change
Below is the complete webcast and slides from our inaugural Patient Experience Awards. You can hear firsthand from the winners about their initiatives: For more information about our Patient Experience Awards program, click here.
Patient Experience Awards
This year, the HQCA, together with its Patient/Family Safety Advisory Panel, established the Patient Experience Awards to provide recognition to individuals or teams of healthcare workers in Alberta involved in implementing an initiative that
HQCA publishes Simulation-based Mock-up Evaluation Framework
The Simulation-Based Mock-up Evaluation Framework was developed by the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) in collaboration with experts in human factors, healthcare design, and patient simulation as well as provincial and national
HQCA contributes to Global Patient Safety Alerts
HQCA contributes to Global Patient Safety Alerts October 30, 2014 Posted Oct 30, 2014 The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) have started contributing information to Global Patient Safety
International School on Research Impact Assessment
Date: Sunday, September 7 to Thursday, September 11, 2014 Location: Banff, Alberta Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS) is hosting its second International School on Research Impact Assessment (ISRIA), in partnership with AQuAS and RAND