 Value Maximization
The Value Maximization Team held their first meeting for the Surgical Hip Fracture Collaborative in October. The team discussed approaches for improvement in the processes of care for the management of this patient population. The team will be reviewing preliminary AIM statement drafts and will be receiving their patient data sets to research the outcomes complications to identify what processes of care will be prioritized for rapid cycle improvement initiatives across the Partner Organizations.
Sparrow and Allegiance Health System teams attended the 3-day Project Management Segment of the Healthcare Performance Improvement Course held at the Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Teams will be presenting their project summary from this 4-month intensive course on December 17. Leadership from both organizations have been invited to attend to show their support for both teams' dedication and progress.
A satellite broadcast of the 21st Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care is being held on December 8 and 9 at the Hager Auditorium, Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids MI. This satellite broadcast provides an excellent opportunity for partner quality and other healthcare leaders to hear the National Quality Agenda from industry leaders including Donald Berwick MD, Uwe Reinhert PhD and Marshall Ganz. Several Partners have taken advantage of this exciting educational opportunity and have registered for seats.
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 New & Improved Web Site
The Go Live date of December 1 is fast approaching for our new VHP Web Site.
Our new site will be interactive. Training wil be available via Live Meeting in the near future.
There is going to be a general public site as well as individual group member sites such as Advocacy, Community, Value Maximization, etc. For security purposes, login is necessary for the member pages. On the member pages you will find valuable information using the document libraries, calendars, tasks, and discussion boards.
Please stay tuned for training dates!
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Awards
MUNSON HEALTHCARE AND SPECTRUM HEALTH MADE THIS YEAR'S LIST FOR TOP CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® program released the 2009 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks study. Two (2) VHP member hospitals are named on this list: Munson Healthcare and Spectrum Health
Click Cardiovascular Benchmarks to see the list.
The Cardiovascular study names 100 hospitals that have provided exceptional cardiovascular service. This year's winners demonstrated lower 30-day mortality and readmission rates for heart attack patients. If all hospitals provided this level of care, more patients would live longer and fewer would return to the hospital for additional care.
Congratulations Munson & Spectrum!!!
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