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Program Goal:

The Quality Assurance Program works to efficiently research, analyze, share, and distribute information that will promote continuous quality improvements in all activities at SDC. It also strives to provide a variety of thorough and timely computer-based regulatory information for staff to make informed decisions.

Description of Structure and Staff:

The Program is the point of contact for all reviewers of State and Federal regulations. The structure of the Quality Assurance Program includes areas of Nursing Facility, General Acute Care, and Intermediate Care Facility Standards Compliance; Risk Management; Quality Improvement; Clinical Records; Individual Program Coordination; Behavior Intervention; Rights Assurance; SDC/Superior Court coordination; and Client Development Evaluation Report coordination. The expected outcome of this structure is quality, client-oriented services. Staff members in the Program include: Standard Compliance Coordinators, Individual Program Coordinators, Health Record Technicians, an Associate Government Program Analyst, a Staff Service Analyst, Office Technicians, a Senior Psychologist, and Registered Nurses.