SD DOH Quality Improvement Program

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The South Dakota Department of Health (SD DOH) is seeking a contractor to organize and lead a comprehensive quality improvement (QI) program as part of Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) requirements. The awarded vendor will develop and implement a program to meet the requirements of PHAB Standard 9.1: Build and foster a culture of quality and Standard 9.2: Use and contribute to developing research, evidence, practice-based insights, and other forms of information for decision-making. Additionally, the following foundational quality measures will be met as part of the program: 9.1.1A: Establish a performance management system, 9.1.5A: Implement quality improvement projects, and 9.2.1A: Identify and use applicable research and practice-based information for progress development and implementation. In addition to meeting PHAB requirements for accreditation, a successful proposer will demonstrate how their work will unite existing QI projects within different programs of the department into a cohesive department-wide quality improvement program.