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The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) is an independent, non-profit organization with a multi-dimensional focus on health care safety. Our tagline, Building Partnerships for Better Health Care, captures the essence of our strength: achieving results through collaboration with hospitals, health care providers, and other stakeholders in the greater Philadelphia area. Please join us in making Southeastern Pennsylvania the safest place in the nation to receive health care.

In the Spotlight

Call for Entries: 2010 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award
30 Jul 2010
The Health Care Improvement Foundation is inviting entries for the 2010 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award. This award process is one of the ways that HCIF promotes best practices in patient safety throughout the Delaware Valley and advances the goal of making the region the safest place to receive care. Since 2002, this award has recognized providers in Southeastern Pennsylvania for their contributions in advancing patient safety. Click here to review the entry criteria and the entry form.
May 26th Regional Symposium on Reducing Readmissions: The PAVE Project
30 Jul 2010
The Union League of Philadelphia was the site of the May 26th Regional Symposium on Reducing Readmissions, which launched an 18-month collaborative named the PAVE (Preventing Avoidable Episodes) Project that will address issues related to key aspects of the discharge and care transitions processes. The conference was attended by over 200 people, representing 40 hospitals and health systems and 20 non-acute providers and community organizations. Keynote speakers included national experts Eric Coleman, MD, MPH; Brian Jack, MD; and Mary Naylor, PhD, RN. The agenda included a series of sessions on regional pilots and improvement projects that are already underway. Click here to see the agenda, presentations and other materials. Click here to read the Philadelphia Inquirer’s coverage of this event.
Annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit Held on March 16
30 Jul 2010
Teams from Southeastern Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems attended the March 16th Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit at The Down Town Club. The agenda included an update on the multi-year, high-reliability performance initiative that began in 2009. Keynote speaker Marcia Delk, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President of Quality Affairs and Chief Quality Officer at WellStar Health System, presented on WellStar's patient safety culture journey with Healthcare Performance Improvement (HPI). Several hospitals in this region then shared their experiences with their safety culture diagnostic assessment via a panel discussion.Storyboards from the top ten entries of the 2009 Delaware Valley Patient Safety Award were also on display. The agenda included a number of other presentations; click here to see the full agenda and links to the presentations.