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Upcoming important dates, next steps for the Milk Initiative...

(This email goes out to the key contact person from each team in the collaborative.  Please share relevant information with your team members or others at your hospital.)

January 25, 2012
Phase I Data
 
data entry
Remember the deadline for entering your remaining data for phase I of this inititaitve is February 3 - this will allow us to run and analyze data reports for February's webinar.  Please let me know if you will have difficulties meeting this deadline...

 

Phase II

to do list We're busy here with the myriad 'behind-the-scenes' activities that are necessary for the rollout of phase II.  Is your team participating in Phase II?  To help us hit the ground running on phase II please    click here to download the Hospital Roster and Team form, complete and email to Keith as soon as possible.
 
Family Focus - article of interest...
 
family focus logo Empowering patients to control their own healthcare experiences, sharing decisions with patients and family members, being open and transparent, and anticipating patient needs create fresh partnerships between healthcare professionals and patients. The "new rules" the Institute of Medicine (IOM) defined in its 2001 report Crossing the Quality Chasm provide guidance for leading a cultural transformation in which clinic and hospital staff truly partner with patients and their family members. The resulting experiences inspire patients to say, "They give me exactly the care I want and need, exactly where and how I want and need it" (Berwick 2009). Improved health outcomes and patients who control their own hospital stays are simple concepts that are difficult to execute. Some may view these new relationships as disruptive to clinical decision making; others may see no need to change the way they've always done things. Executives are called to lead a cultural transformation-that is, to shape the views, perspectives, and behaviors of the individuals throughout their organization to achieve patient- and family-centered care. This article uses Kouzes and Posner's (2007) leadership framework to outline how executive leaders might embrace this challenge and accomplish profound change.  This idea is supported with practice examples...  (click here to read more)

 

Contact

OK KMC

Keith M. Cochran
PQCNC Debrouillard
 keith_cochran@unc.edu
919.966.8182


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