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HFNY Quality Assurance, Technical Assistance, and FAQs

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Quality Assurance

HFNY Central Administration has a system for providing a quality assurance review to each site and supports each site in assessing model fidelity and improving service quality. CA offers an objective review by well-trained staff on a routine and regular basis. See the Central Administration Policy Manual link for details on how each branch of CA engages in QA with program sites. The following materials are utilized by Central Administration in QA activities.
See the Central Administration Policy Manual for details on how each branch of CA engages in QA with program sites.

The following materials are utilized by Central Administration in QA activities.

Technical Assistance

HFNY Central Administration ensures that all sites can access support on a regular basis while prioritizing the needs of programs who may need support more than others due to a variety of situations, such as leadership changes, staff turnover, etc.
Any member of Central Administration may initiate TA support for a program. Likewise, programs may request TA from any member of Central Administration. See the Central Administration Policy Manual for details on how TA support is provided to programs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Questions and Answers for Everyday Practice

Here is a document that lists questions and answers for commonly asked questions. This is a living document and will be updated on a regular basis.
Everyday Practice FAQ (Updated 2023-11-20)

COVID-19: HFNY FAQs and Responses

This document answers questions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on practice.
COVID-19 FAQ

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)

HFNY Central Administration (CA) is developing a system for programs to build the capacity to conduct their own independent continuous quality improvement projects annually. The intent to conduct CQI projects is to enhance service delivery to families. See below for resources from CA on how programs can begin their CQI projects.

CA will be hosting a series of workshops to present strategies for implementing CQI. See below for details.

Workshop #1

The first CQI workshop was held on February 15, 2023.

Session recording: YouTube
Slide deck: Session #1 slides

Workshop #2

The second CQI workshop was held on April 20, 2023.

Session recording: YouTube
Slide deck: Session #2 slides

2024 CQI Initiative

2024 CQI initiative kick-off held on February 14, 2024; pre-recorded introductory workshop

Session recording: YouTube

"How to do CQI" Workshops

1st workshop in this series, recorded on March 25, 2024. This workshop covers forming a diverse, equitable, and inclusive CQI team.

Session recording: YouTube

HFNY Quality Assurance, Technical Assistance, and FAQs

Quality Assurance

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Sample Program QA forms (internal QA)