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February 13, 2008
Quality Improvement Educational Events
Time Sensitive Responses Needed
TO: CEOs
There are some really great educational opportunities that have come our way
that I wanted you to be aware of and that your hospital can participate in.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Framework To Achieve System-Level
Results
The Illinois Hospital Association and its
members have been selected to be one of 6 states in the nation to participate in
a free web based series program on implementation of a framework to achieve
system-level results provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
faculty. The IHI Framework to Achieve System-Level Results is closely
related to the IHI's Innovation Series document on "Execution of Strategic
Improvement Initiatives To Produce System Level Results" which can be found on
IHA's web site (click here). Rather than
focusing on individual projects, this innovative approach provides a perspective
on how to achieve high and sustainable performance on system-wide aims.
Participation. Participation is limited to 20 hospitals in each
state that are participating in the IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign - there is no
charge for participation (if you are not an IHI participant, you may contact
Matt Angela at mangela@ihastaff.org
and register today). Participation will be limited to the first 20
hospital respondents. Please send Dottie Jackson at
djackson@ihastaff.org
a short note if you wish to participate citing your hospital name and contact
person including name, e-mail, and phone number. Remember, there is no
charge for participation.
Criteria For Participation. Hospitals wishing to participate must
meet the following criteria --- IHA is allowing hospitals to determine
themselves whether they will meet the criteria.
Attend all sessions - sessions will be
combined Webinars with telephone conference call.
Complete assignments and come to the session
prepared to discuss. IHI estimates 5-10 hours between-session time commitment,
depending on how much time your hospital wants and/or can give to the
assignments.
Declare Campaign aims publicly.
Plan to coach other hospitals and Nodes as
Execution Framework Campaign Mentors after the conclusion of the series.
IHA plans to have a special presentation at the IHA Quality Leadership
Conference on May 15 and 16.
Schedule of Webinars and Conference Calls
Friday, February 22, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. central time
Thursday, February 28, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. central time
Friday, March 7, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. central time
Friday, March 14, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. central time
Tuesday, March 25, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. central time
*Please plan to join about 10 minutes early to establish your web connection
and troubleshoot any issues.
Objectives. Continuing to drive change and improvement project
by project often leads to frustration. This five-session web seminar series
will present a new model for executing change that allows senior leaders to
develop a sustainable program that leads to improvement of system-wide
aims.
After this session, participants will be able to:
Identify, understand, and manage the drivers
of system-wide improvements
Develop a portfolio of improvement projects
that drive a system aim
Outline the competencies needed at each tier
of the system
Discuss a system of program oversight
Faculty
Carol Haraden, Ph.D., Vice President, Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (IHI), is a member of the IHI team responsible for developing
innovative designs in patient care. She currently leads the Safer Patients
Initiative, a four-year project to improve patient safety in the UK, and the IHI
work with Quality Improvement Scotland, the Scottish Patient Safety Alliance,
aimed at transforming the safety of every Scottish hospital over five years. She
is the executive lead for the IHI Patient Safety Officer Executive Training
Program. Dr. Haraden has been a dean in higher education, a clinician,
consultant, and researcher. She served on the Institute of Medicine Committee on
Engineering Approaches to Improve Health Care, is a judge for several national
quality awards, and is an associate editor for the journal Quality and Safety
in Health Care.
Peter Knox, Executive Vice President, Bellin Health, has held a variety
of leadership roles over the past 27 years at Bellin. He has been a consultant
for organizations both within and outside of health care, including the US Navy.
His 2000 book titled "The Business of Healthcare" has been used by a number of
universities and organizations across the country. Mr. Knox recently initiated
the Bellin Institute for Health, which is dedicated to supporting individuals in
making lifestyle and behavioral changes that result in better health and richer
lives.
Prevention Strategies for MRSA in Rural Communities
On February 27, IHA is sponsoring a
televideo conference focused on MRSA in Rural Communities. In a report
released recently by the Illinois Department of Public Health, rural communities
demonstrated a higher MRSA hospitalization rate than urban or other urban areas
(click here).
Hospital participants will be able to go to one of five sites around Illinois
to participate in the conference. The conference sites are Naperville,
Springfield, Aledo, Benton, and Gibson City.
The February 27 conference will focus on strategies to prevent and control
MRSA in and outside of the hospital. Discussions will focus on MRSA
screening approaches; creative nursing home in-service training programs to
prevent transfer of MRSA; pending rules (could be approved at JCAR meeting on
February 13th) on reporting MRSA events in community and hospital settings;
outreach and education to communities; and practical and successful approaches
to compliance with hand hygiene, isolation protocols, and environmental
controls.
Faculty for the meeting include:
- Randy Dauby, Chair, Small and Rural Steering Committee, CEO, Hamilton
Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro
- Craig Conover, M.D., Medical Director, Office of Health Protection,
Illinois Department of Public Health
- Pat Merryweather, Senior Vice President, Illinois Hospital Association
- Ari Robiscek, M.D., Hospital Epidemiologist, Board Certified, Assistant
Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Evanston Hospital,
Evanston
- William Scharf, M.D., General Surgeon, OSF Healthcare
IHA Patient Safety - Targeting Hospital Acquired Conditions, Keeping Patients
Safe
There is still time to participate in IHA's Patient Safety Collaborative
this year! With the ongoing focus on select high volume and high impact
conditions, hospitals participating in the collaborative will develop methods
and strategies for reducing hospital acquired conditions. IHA aligned its
focus this year with Medicare's announced targeted quality improvement areas for
hospital acquired conditions, including pressure ulcers, injuries from falls,
and catheter-acquired urinary tract infections.
For more information on the IHA Patient Safety Collaborative,
click here or
contact Becky Steward at
bsteward@ihastaff.org.
If you have additional questions on the IHI Initiative or the MRSA Rural
Educational Seminar, please contact me at
pmerryweather@ihastaff.org.
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