Health Care Improvement Foundation

OB Adverse Events - May 2012 Conferences Invitation

2012-04-23T20:15:00+00:00

Invitation and registration form to the PA OB Adverse Events regional conferences to be held on May 22 in Philadelphia, and on May 30 in Monroeville (outside Pittsburgh).

Upcoming Regional Conferences on Obstetric Adverse Events

2012-04-23T20:00:00+00:00

HCIF invites hospital OB providers in Pennsylvania to a conference being offered in two regions of the state addressing obstetric adverse events. These half-day conferences serve as a kick-off to an 18-month statewide collaborative aimed at reducing preventable OB events. Expert faculty from PA hospitals will present information on a number of different topics, including early elective deliveries; oxytocin administration; post-partum hemorrhage; OB drills and simulation; and patient and family engagement in OB care. Additionally, an overview will be given on collaborative goals, strategies, and measures that were developed by an advisory panel represented by 18 PA hospitals and healthsystems. The Philadelphia conference will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at The Down Town Club, 6th & Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia. The Monroeville conference (outside Pittsburgh) will be held on Wednesday, May 30th, at Forbes Regional Hospital, 2570 Haymaker Road, Monroeville. For more information, click here.

PA Hospital Engagement Network - Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Leadership Summit

2012-03-23T20:15:00+00:00

Presentation by Lynda Martin, RN, BSN, MPA, Projector Director, Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network, Partnership for Patients Program, The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, on the Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network (PA HEN) in support of the CMS national initiative, to attendees of the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

Overview of the CMS Partnership for Patients

2012-03-23T20:15:00+00:00

Presentation by Brian Isetts, RPh, PhD, BCPS, Health Policy Fellow, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, on the CMS Partnership for Patients, to attendees of the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

High-Reliability Initiative: Sustained Progress -- Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Leadership Summit

2012-03-23T20:15:00+00:00

Presentation by Kate Flynn, President, Health Care Improvement Foundation, on "High-Reliability Initiative: Sustained Progress" to attendees of the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

Presentation by Denise Murphy, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, on Main Line Health's Winning Entry for 2011 Patient Safety Award

2012-03-23T20:00:00+00:00

Presentation by Denise Murphy, RN, BSN, MPH, CIC, Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety at Main Line Health, on "Impact of Culture and a Performance Improvement Framework on the Superior Care Experience", the winning entry of the 2011 Patient Safety Award, to attendees of the March 14, 2012 Partnershp for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

CT Radiation Dose Safety - Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Summit

2012-03-23T19:30:00+00:00

Presentation on the CT Radiation Dose Safety Project by Jason Launders MSc, Senior Project Officer and Medical Physicist, ECRI Institute, at the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

Safe Use of HYDROmorphone Demonstration Project - Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Summit

2012-03-23T19:15:00+00:00

"Safe Use of HYDROmorphone Demonstration Project" as presented by Matthew Fricker, Jr., MS, RPh, FASHP, Program Director, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, at the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

CDI Prevention Collaborative - Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Summit

2012-03-23T19:15:00+00:00

An update on the CDI Prevention Collaborative as presented by HCIF's Pam Braun, RN, MSN, Senior Director of Patient Safety Partnerships and Initiatives, at the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

PAVE Project Final Results - Presentation at 3-14-12 PPC Summit

2012-03-23T19:15:00+00:00

Final results of the PAVE (Preventing AVoidable Readmissions) Project as presented by HCIF's Patty Yurchick, RN, MBA, CPHQ, Senior Director of Quality Partnerships and Initiatives, at the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

AGENDA March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit

2012-03-23T19:00:00+00:00

Agenda of the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit, held at The Down Town Club in Philadelphia.

March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit

2012-03-22T00:15:00+00:00

Representatives from 25 hospitals and healthsystems attended the annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit on March 14th, 2012 at The Down Town Club. This year’s summit included final results of the PAVE Project; updates on current initiatives; and an overview of the CMS Partnership for Patients initiative. Click here to see the full agenda and links to the presentations.

PAVE Project Presentation - March 2012 Nursing Fair

2012-03-08T01:45:00+00:00

Presentation by Patty Yurchick, RN, MBA, CPHQ, HCIF's Senior Director of Quality Partnerships and Initiatives, and Rickie Brawer, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals, at the Philadelphia Career and Networking Event sponsored by Nurse.com on March 7, 2012.

Care Transitions

2012-02-23T02:45:00+00:00

New page for Care Transitions

PAVE Project List of Collaborating Organizations

2012-02-13T18:00:00+00:00

List of organizations (53) that collaborated on the PAVE Project ("Preventing AVoidable Episodes: Smoothing the Way for Better Transitions"), which included hospitals and health systems, non-acute providers, and community organizations.