April 2011
1) MaineHealth Learning Community To learn more about the MaineHealth Learning Community and the services it offers to its members, please Click Here
2) 2011 PRISMs!
Welcome to the MaineHealth Learning Community's 2011 PRISM Series!
As we expand our focus into the Accountable Care concept, the series continues its alignment with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Triple Aim concept of optimizing the healthcare experience within Population Health, Patient Experience, and Cost & Efficiency.
2a) April 7, 2011
The overarching theme of this PRISM was transitions of care and preventable readmissions. The conference was held in the new MaineHealth Conference Center and hosted 220 participants. Keynote addresses were presented by Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado, David Bachman, MD, Sr. Medical Director, MaineHealth, and Vance Brown, CMO, MaineHealth. Learning sessions included care coordination, readmissions, preventable hospitalizations, medication reconciliation, timely communications, and optimizing care in hospital transitions. To view the day's complete agenda and presentations, please Click Here.
2b) September 22, 2011
Our Fall program will focus on Accountable Care – Quality & Performance Improvement. Learning sessions include but are not limited to demonstrating value, quality improvement concepts, providers-teams-health systems, Microsystems, prevention, CIR, and EHR and meaningful use. Be on the lookout for your invitation in July.
3) Geriatrics Day 2011 Symposium
April 6, 2011 marked the date for the Geriatrics Day 2011 Symposium. The Symposium hosted nearly 200 participants. Like PRISM, Geriatrics Day featured keynote addresses from Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado and, in addition, Dorothy Baker, Ph.D., Director, CT Collaboration for Fall Prevention, Yale University School of Medicine. Learning sessions included reducing readmissions, identification and interventions for patients at high risk for readmissions, how to move evidence-based fall prevention into practice, POLST, and Models of Care Transitions. If you missed it this year, mark your calendar for April 2012 for the next Geriatrics Day Symposium.
4) Let's Go! Childhood Obesity Healthcare Institutes
Please join us on April 28, 2011 for session two of the Let's Go! Childhood Obesity Healthcare Institutes educational series. These are a series of one day learning sessions taking place on January 27, April 28, and September 15, 2011. They are geared towards providers and their office team who want high level, cutting-edge skill sets for treating children with obesity. Session one was a huge success and we hope to see you at session two! Learn More
5) Are You Up to Date on Blood Pressure Care?
Although blood pressure is measured frequently, studies have shown that there is good reason to doubt the accuracy of the readings. Errors in blood pressure measurement greatly impact costs and preventable deaths. Learn More
6) Care Coordination
The Care Coordination program was launched to all members of the Community Physicians of Maine on March 1, 2010. The goal of the program is to facilitate clinical communication between Primary and Specialty Care Providers to aid in the care of patients. Learn More
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