The newsletter of The Council on Quality and Leadership
Partners in Excellence; Leadership for the Journey
Quality Measures 2005SM: A Bridge to the Community Place
The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) is introducing Quality Measures 2005SM as a quality and leadership bridge to the community. This metaphor of a bridge signals our goal of using the Quality Measures 2005SM to connect people to their communities. We hope our bridge takes people to physical neighborhoods and social networks spread across distance.
Spring Conference in Savannah, Georgia
The Road Ahead: Let's Travel Together
Continue on your path to excellence by attending The Council on Quality and Leadership's "Quality Connection Conference," May 10-11, 2005, Savannah, Georgia.
CQL Pilots New Quality Measures
CQL has successfully completed the pilots and field tests for the measurement tools and work processes of our new Quality Measures 2005SM.
Real Choice Systems Change
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently awarded a number of grants to help states make lasting improvements in their home and community-based services programs.
Crosswalk to Quality
In 2002, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced its Quality Framework for Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The HCBS Quality Framework is intended to serve as a common frame of reference in support of productive dialogue among all parties who have a stake in the quality of services and supports for people with disabilities.
In Australia - Victoria Disability Services
The Victoria Disability Services, the state agency in Melbourne, Australia, engaged in a partnership with CQL to conduct an Independent Quality Monitoring/Personal Outcome Measures Pilot Project. This partnership included accreditation reviews and other consultations to evaluate quality of services.
Ireland
The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) and the Ireland Outcomes Network will sponsor a two-day conference in October, 2005. Day one of the conference will focus on CQL's Quality Measures 2005SM and day two will serve as a day of support and networking for all certified Trainers and Internal Quality Consultants.
Alliance for Full Participation Summit
September 22-23, the Alliance for Full Participation will host a 2005 Summit: Many Voices, One Vision in Washington DC to bring together those committed to making the promises inherent in the Developmental Disabilities Act for Americans a reality.
Resources from CQL
In addition to the Personal Outcome MeasuresSM, we have a number of resource materials to assist advocates, families, providers, and professionals.
National Data Base on Outcomes Grows to 5,500
CQL has been committed to rigorous and reliable data collection since the introduction of the Personal Outcome MeasuresSM in 1991. We collect and analyze data through our interviews with people with disabilities.
CQL Promotes Social Capital from Within
At CQL, we are committed to enhancing the quality of lives for people with disabilities. We are experts at educating organizations on ways they can integrate the people they support into community life and increase their social capital.