Quality in Health Care Program's Activity Reports to the General Assembly:
As required by law, the Department of Public Health established a quality of care program to measure the clinical performance of health care facilities and to develop systems for sharing best practices. The program is advised by a Quality of Health Care Advisory Committee. The current report describes the activities of the quality of care program over the past year.
2017 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 260KB)
2016 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 145KB)
2015 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 118KB)
2014 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 312KB)
2013 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 77KB)
2012 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 243KB)
2011 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 71KB)
2010 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 155 KB)
2009 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 151 KB)
2008 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 155 KB)
2007 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 165 KB)
2006 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 365 KB)
2005 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 280 KB)
2004 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 350 KB)
2003 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 414 KB)
2002 June General Assembly Report (PDF, 750 KB)
Adverse Events:
Hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities are required to report adverse events to the Department of Public Health using the National Quality Forum list of Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare, plus additional events as defined by the Department of Public Health. Items on the list are of concern to both the public and healthcare professionals, are clearly identifiable and measurable, and are often preventable.
2019 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 425 KB)
2018 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 565 KB)
2017 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 481 KB)
2016 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 1,398 KB)
2015 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 1,026 KB)
2014 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 271 KB)
2013 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 247 KB)
2012 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 465 KB)
2011 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 651 KB)
2010 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 104 KB)
2009 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 1,455 KB)
2008 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 117 KB)
2007 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 238 KB)
2006 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 220 KB)
2005 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 165 KB)
2004 October Adverse Event Report (PDF, 274 KB)
2004 March Adverse Event Report (PDF, 280 KB)
2003 March Adverse Event Report (PDF, 264 KB)
Quality of Care Advisory Committee
2018 Meeting Schedule - Revised
Agendas
Minutes
Hospital Performance Comparisons:
In 2002, the Connecticut State Legislature created a quality of care program within the Department of Public Health (DPH) as part of General Statute 19A-127 L-N. This legislation requires all Connecticut adult acute-care hospitals to collect and report quality of care information to the DPH in order to produce a public report that compares all licensed hospitals in the state.
The Hospital Comparison Report provides comparisons of adult general acute-care hospitals on several measures. Three common and costly medical conditions for which people go to the hospital are heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia. Hospital performance rates are provided for ten clinical measures that focus on treatments for these three conditions.
This report series is complete. There will be no new comparison reports published.
Comparison Report, 2006 (PDF, 2.9 MB)
Comparison Report, 2005 (PDF, 3.8 MB)
Comparison Report, 2004 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
Comparison Report, 2003 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Infant Falls Guidance Documents:
Guidance Related to Infant Falls Prevention and Management
Summary of Infant Falls Prevention and Management - Current Practices and Resources
Patient-Supplied Equipment Documents:
Guidance Related to the Use of Patient-Supplied Noninvasive Ventilation Devices
Summary of the Challenges Concerning Use of Patient-Supplied Equipment During Hospitalization
Transitions of Care & Health Care Handoffs:
Handoff Report, 2008 (PDF, 361KB)
Consumer Guidance:
Know Where to Go for Healthcare, 2015 (PDF, 210KB)