Quality & Patient Safety is a division of the Texas Hospital Association Foundation, working to accelerate improvement in health care through collaboration and innovation. As a component of the Foundation and the Texas Hospital Association, we are able to work closely with hospitals and systems around the state to help in their quest to advance quality and patient safety in the care they provide.
Leading the Way on Quality and Patient Safety in Texas Hospitals
The Texas Hospital Association’s Quality & Patient Safety team continues to convene hospitals and frontline leaders to accelerate improvement and advance safer care statewide.
Meet the Team
Laura Cornelson, MSN, RN
VP, Clinical Initiatives
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Judi Trout
Data Analyst
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Sheila Dolbow, MSN, RN
Program Manager
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Nina Costilla, MSN, RN
Program Manager
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Flagship Programs
The Texas Hospital Association has intensified its commitment to quality and patient safety by focusing on core programs that support safe, effective, high-quality patient care across the state.
Peer Review Network
THA’s Peer Review Network is designed by Texas hospitals for Texas hospitals to provide timely, cost-efficient medical peer reviews.
Patient Safety Organization
The THA Patient Safety Organization (PSO), certified and listed with AHRQ since 2012, supports healthcare organizations in their ongoing efforts to advance healthcare quality and patient safety.
Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement (CAHQI)
Critical Access Hospitals are essential to the health and economic stability of rural Texas communities. THA’s Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement program provides support to hospitals for creating sustained viability that directly links to measurable quality performance, regulatory compliance, and the ability to demonstrate value.
Clinical Resources
The Texas Hospital Association’s Quality and Patient Safety department provides additional resources to support various hospital programs such as infection prevention and patient and family engagement.