Continuous Quality Improvement Program
Continuous Quality Improvement Program
Continuous Quality Improvement
NewSTEPs provides all U.S. state and jurisdictional newborn screening programs with the essential tools and techniques needed to successfully implement continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives and champion an improvement culture.
The NewSTEPS CQI Program provides resources and support that include:
Data support to track improvement is possible using the NewSTEPs Data Repository. Quality indicator data and state profile data are captured for U.S. state and jurisdictional newborn screening programs.
Online Resources are available for the newborn screening (NBS) community to assist with CQI activities. NBS quality improvement (QI) resources are developed from QI Subject matter experts and NBS QI projects.
Technical Assistance and Coaching is available to newborn screening programs seeking to implement and expand CQI initiatives.
Funding opportunities may be available through HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau to assist in expanding CQI efforts.
National webinars sharing CQI principles, tools and resources and how to incorporate CQI into NBS systems are presented for the NBS community. This creates an opportunity for collaboration between programs.
CQI Facilitation from NewSTEPs staff and QI subject matter experts is available to support newborn screening programs with QI training and team development.
Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Project is a five-year collaborative providing tailored continuous quality improvement support to successful applicants.
Follow the links to review the list of awarded programs from cohort 1 and cohort 2 of the QI Projects Collaborative as well as previously funded proposals.