Health Care Improvement Foundation

OB Adverse Events Member Advisory Panel Meeting

2012-02-03T19:45:00+00:00

Annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit

2012-02-03T19:45:00+00:00

Agenda and Registration Form - March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit

2012-02-03T15:45:00+00:00

Agenda and registration form for the March 14, 2012 Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit.

Annual Partnership for Patient Care Leadership Summit to be Held on March 14

2012-02-03T15:45:00+00:00

This annual half-day event will celebrate the achievements of current Partnership for Patient Care initiatives and kick off the 2012 program agenda, in which HCIF will join with HAP and other statewide organizations to offer improvement projects aligned with the CMS Partnership for Patients initiative. Click here to see the agenda and registration form.

Action News 6abc Reports on PAVE Project

2011-12-27T15:15:00+00:00

On December 23, Hahnemann University Hospital was the setting for a recent Action News interview with discharge nurse Tracey Hack and a patient with congestive heart failure; and HCIF’s President Kate Flynn, who discussed the many benefits of lowering readmission rates. Click here to see the video clip and accompanying article.

PAVE Project Press Release - December 2011

2011-12-15T18:15:00+00:00

December 2011 PAVE Project press release announcing the project's results.

PAVE Project Final Results and Deliverables

2011-12-14T20:45:00+00:00

The PAVE Project was an 18-month regional collaborative aimed at improving care transitions and reducing readmissions that engaged healthcare providers and community-based service organizations across the continuum of care. HCIF is pleased to share some of the tools and data from this initiative: a Passport Series; aggregated monthly readmission rates; and a Transitions of Care Survey Summary. Click here for more information.

PAVE Results Graph

2011-12-12T16:15:00+00:00

Participating hospitals reported monthly readmission data to monitor same-hospital readmission rates in the region. Baseline measurements were taken at the start of the project to determine a regional readmission rate. Eighteen hospitals submitted enough data to be included in the analysis. The results of the analysis can been seen in this graph.

PAVE Project Hospital Care Transitions Passport

2011-12-12T14:45:00+00:00

The Hospital Care Transitions Passport is a document with contact information for key departments involved in care transitions at the hospitals, as well as a description of the hospital’s care transitions process, in order to improve communication between hospitals and other providers across the continuum of care.

PAVE Project Hospital Discharge Passport

2011-12-08T16:30:00+00:00

The Hospital Discharge Passport is a set of standards that incorporates all of the critical components of an effective care transition at the time of hospital discharge.

PAVE Project List of Participating Organizations

2011-12-07T19:30:00+00:00

List of organizations (47) that participated in the PAVE Project ("Preventing AVoidable Episodes: Smoothing the Way for Better Transitions”),which included hospitals and health systems, non-acute providers, and community organizations.

HCIF Announces 2012 Board of Directors and Officers

2011-12-06T17:30:00+00:00

HCIF announces the members of the Board of Directors and Officers that were recently elected effective January 1, 2012.

HCIF Announces 2012 Board of Directors and Officers

2011-12-06T17:30:00+00:00

Thomas J. Lewis, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, has been named Chair of the HCIF Board of Directors effective January 1, 2012. For more information about the recent Board election, click here.

PAVE Project Payor Passport

2011-12-06T15:45:00+00:00

The PAVE Project Payor Passport is a document with payor contact information to be used by hospital utilization management, emergency department and discharge planning staff as a way to improve communication between hospitals and insurers.

PAVE Project Medication Passport

2011-12-06T15:45:00+00:00

The PAVE Project Medication Passport provides a set of standards that incorporates all of the critical components of an effective, clear and concise medication reconciliation and transfer form.