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| Date/topic | Speakers | Reference materials and audio file archive |
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March 31, 2010 2-3 p.m. ET The ICD-10 conversion: Taking Steps Now for a Smooth Transition |
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Watch recording (pdf) |
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March 17, 2010 12-1 p.m. ET Healthcare Reform Update: Straight from Washington |
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Watch recording (pdf) |
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February 10, 2010 2-3 p.m. ET Using the Antibiogram to Guide Anti-microbial Therapy and Reduce Resistance |
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Watch recording (Flash) |
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February 3, 2010 2-3 p.m. ET Biologic Grafts vs. Synthetic Mesh: Examples from Pelvic Floor Repair and Complex Abdominal Wounds |
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Watch recording (Flash) |
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January 20, 2010 1-3 p.m. ET (special 2-hour session) How a Patient Data Breach Can Drain Hospital Finances and Ruin Your Reputation Urgent IT compliance deadlines from HIPAA/HITECH |
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Download HITECH Act HIPAA Chart (pdf) Watch recording (Flash) |
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January 6, 2010 2-3 p.m. ET Lessons in Reducing Mortality and Implementing Evidence-Based Care: Premier's QUEST Top Performers |
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Listen to audio recording (.mp3)
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November 19, 2009 Frederick Memorial Hospital achieves over $5 million in savings through labor management program |
Michelle Mahan Sr. Vice President/CFO Frederick Memorial Healthcare System Lynn Bale Sr. Performance Partner Premier, Inc. |
Presentation (PDF) |
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November 4, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Model Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Continues to Improve Patient Outcomes: Lessons Learned from Top Performers |
Thinh H. Tran, M.D. Center for Performance Excellence,
Baptist Health South Florida Jean Rico. VP, Quality Services, St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA |
Presentation (.pdf)
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October 28, 2009
1-2:30 p.m. CT / 2-3:30 p.m. ET H1N1 Preparedness - Lessons Learned & Successful Strategies |
Barbara Russell, RN, MPH, CIC. Vice Chair, Baptist South Florida Emergency Preparedness Council, Miami, FL Linda Greene, RN, MP, CIC. Director of Infection Prevention, Rochester General Hospital System, Rochester, NY Carol A. Nassif, RN, BSN. Infection Prevention and Control Manager, Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, MN |
Audio File
(mp3) |
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October 22, 2009 1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Preparing for Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Permanent Program: Are you ready? |
Marlowe Dazley. Vice President,
Revenue Cycle Services, Premier Consulting Solutions Todd Halpin. Principal, Revenue Cycle Services, Premier Consulting Solutions Monica Pappas, RHIA. President of MPA Consulting |
Presentation
(.pdf) |
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October
15, 2009 1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Comparative Clinical Effectiveness: Reducing Deaths, Dollars and Days |
Gregory R. Wise, MD, FACP, FACHE CPE, CPHQ. Vice President Medical Affairs, Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, OH |
Audio
File (mp3) |
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October
1, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET SPHERE: Achieve and benchmark success and measure public health impact |
Clark
Reed.
Director, Healthcare
Facilities Division, Energy Star; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Paul Lipke. Senior Advisor Energy and Buildings, Healthcare Without Harm/Practice Greenhealth Gary Cohen. Executive Director, Healthcare Without Harm |
Presentation (.pdf) |
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September 9, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Advances in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Integrating Infection Prevention and Marketing Success to the Executive Team |
Lynne
Fehrenbacher, Pharm.D., BCPS.
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Diseases, Aurora St. Luke's Medical
Center Erik Schindler, Pharm.D., BCPS. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, St. Luke's Hospital |
Presentation
(.pdf) |
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August 26, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Toward Safer Perinatal Care: Premier's Perinatal Initiative |
Kathy Connolly RN, MSEd,
CPHRM. Principal, Premier Consulting Solutions Larry Veltman, MD FACOG. Risk Management & Perinatal Safety Consultant |
Presentation
(.pdf) |
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August 19, 2009 1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET SPHERE - Leadership for social responsibility and energy conservation nets significant cost savings |
David Jones. Manager, Utility Services, Catholic Healthcare West Jeff Land. Vice President, Corporate Real Estate, Catholic Healthcare West Gina Pugliese. Vice President, Premier Safety Institute |
Presentation (.pdf)
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August 4, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Green Purchasing and Healthcare Practices |
Janet Brown. Director, Facility Engagement, Practice Green Health Gina Pugliese. Vice President, Premier Safety Institute Kellie McNelis. Director Environmental Purchasing, Premier |
Audio file
(mp3)
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July 30, 2009 2-3 p.m. CT / 3-4 p.m. ET Washington Update on Health Reform: Implications for hospitals and health systems |
Blair Childs. Senior Vice President, Public Affairs,
Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf) |
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July 28, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET HITECH: The Impact of Expanding Privacy and Security of Personal Health Information |
Marc Zwillinger. Chair of Internet, Communication and
Data Protection – Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal Attorneys at Law and recent
award recipient of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 Rebecca Fayed. Leading expert on HIPAA privacy and security issues – Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal Attorneys at Law |
Presentation
(.pdf)
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July 15, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Managed Care and Medical Oncology: "Cancer is Now on the Table" |
Trish Goldsmith. Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, National Comprehensive Cancer Network Jennifer M. Hinkel, MSc. Manager, Business Insights, National Comprehensive Cancer Network |
Audio file (mp3)
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July 9, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET A Successful Approach to Labor Management and Realized Savings |
Robert Wilcox. Director, Budgeting and Financial
Planning, Genesis Health System Courtney Smith. Senior Consultant/ Performance Partner, Premier Inc. Eric Kammer. National Director, LaborConnect Program, Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf)
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July 1, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET SPHERE: Uncovering energy savings in building design and operations |
Gary Thompson. Director, Building Operations St Francis
Hospital, Maryville MO Dale Woodin. Executive Director, American Society of Healthcare Engineers Gina Pugliese, RN, MS. Vice President, Safety Institute, Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf)
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June 23, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Prevention and control of CAUTI: Should we focus on process or outcome? |
Russ Olmsted, MPH. Director of
Epidemiology, Trinity Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. Member of USPHS Healthcare
Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Gina Pugliese, RN, MS. Vice President, Safety Institute, Premier Inc. |
Audio file
(mp3) |
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June 22, 2009
2-3 p.m. CT / 3-4 p.m. ET Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Meaningful use and hospital-based physicians definitions |
Bill Spooner. Sharp Healthcare Blair Childs. Premier, Inc. Joe Lynch. King & Spalding |
Presentation (.pdf)
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June 3, 2009
2-3 p.m. CT / 3-4 p.m. ET The business case: a strategic energy management plan for healthcare |
Gary Hall. Regional Vice President, Facilities
Management and Construction Administration, Peace Health - St. John Medical
Center, Longview, WA Ron Tolleson. Director of Facilities, Peace Health - St. John Medical Center, Longview, WA Scott Dorough. Resource Conservation Manager, Peace Health - St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, WA Gina Pugliese, RN, MS. Vice President, Safety Institute, Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf)
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May 26, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Achieving quality while managing cost |
Bryan
Breeser.
Director Cardiac Services, St. Mary's Hospital,
Madison WI Lynette Wheeler. Cardiology Director, Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph, MO Cindy Dranttel. Vice President, New Business Development, Premier Inc. Larry Burnett. Principal, Premier Consulting Solutions |
Presentation (.pdf)
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May 21, 2009 Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Practical answers to your questions on qualifying for federal and state HIT incentive payments |
Judy Murphy, RN, FACMI, FHIMSS. Vice President, Information Services Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI Blair Childs. Premier, Inc. Joe Lynch. King & Spalding |
Audio file (mp3) Presentation (.pdf) |
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May 21, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Implementation of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: Challenges and Successes |
Audis Bethea, BCPS. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Charleston Area Medical Center,
Charleston, WV Cynthia Coleman, RN, BSN, CCRN. Clinical Sepsis Coordinator, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV Robert Crisalli, MD. Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, WV Bryan Bowles. National Director, Quality Improvement, Premier Inc. |
Audio file (mp3) |
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May 19, 2009
Noon-1 p.m. CT / 1-2 p.m. ET CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN): a tool for infection prevention programs |
Teresa C. Horan, MPH. National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN) Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA Gina Pugliese, RN, MS. Vice President, Safety Institute, Premier, Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf) Audio file (mp3) |
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April 21, 2009
Noon-1 p.m. CT / 1-2 p.m. ET More than just staffing: A vehicle for controlled change - A Nursing/Finance collaboration |
Sue Haley, MBA, BSN, RNBC. Director Inpatient Services, Mid-Michigan Health Dana M. Thering, CPA, MBA. Lead Financial Analyst, Mid-Michigan Health |
Materials (link) |
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April 20, 2009
Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Practical answers to your questions on qualifying for federal and state HIT incentive payments |
Bill Spooner. Sharp Healthcare Blair Childs. Premier, Inc. Joe Lynch. King & Spalding |
Materials (link) |
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April 15, 2009
1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET FACTA red flag rules and new federal data breach laws: The impact to healthcare providers |
Mark Zwillinger. Partner - Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal LLP. Chairs the firm's Internet, Communications & Data Protection Group where he provides advice and counsel on issues related to the increasingly complex laws governing Internet practices, communications and data protection laws |
Presentation (.pdf)
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April 8, 2009
1-2:30 p.m. CT / 2-3:30 p.m. ET Compliance with The Joint Commission's Emergency Management Standards and lessons learned from the front line on Sept. 11 |
Mark
Ackermann. Former Chief Administrative Office, Saint Vincent Catholic
Medical Centers, New York, NY Jim Rush. CEO, JVR Health Readiness Inc. Steve Spaanbroek. Director, Premier Consulting Services |
Presentation (.pdf)
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April 1, 2009 1-2 p.m. CT / 2-3 p.m. ET Improving operating margins with energy efficiency and new purchasing strategies |
Nick DeDominicis. Director, Practice Greenhealth,
Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange Al Neuner. Associate Vice President, Facility Operations, Geisinger Health System, Danville PA Vince Pryor. Chief Financial Officer & Corporate VP for Finance, Ingalls Health System, Harvey IL Gina Pugliese, RN, MS. Vice President, Safety Institute, Premier, Inc. |
Presentation (pdf) |
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March 11, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention: From Quality to Safety |
Alpesh Amin, M.D., M.B.A. Executive Director, Hospitalist Program Medical Director, Anticoagulation Services, Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs & Quality Department of Medicine University of California, Irvine Franklin Michota, M.D. Director of Academic Affairs in the Department of Hospital Medicine for Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
Audio Recording (mp3) |
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February 25, 2009
2:00 - 3:30 pm CT / 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET What is in the Stimulus Bill and What Does it Mean for Your Hospital |
John H. Ferman, MBA. Principal, Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. Joseph E. Lynch. Partner, King & Spalding’s Healthcare Practice Group Pierre Poisson. Attorney, Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. Margaret Reagan. Corporate Vice President, Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf) |
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February 18, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance and Transmission of Resistant Organisms |
Arjun Srinivasan, MD, LCDR USPHS. Team Lead, Epidemiology Team Medical Epidemiologist & Medical Director of Get Smart for Healthcare Campaign Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Presentation (.pdf) |
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February 10, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET Joint Commission Anticoagulation Update 2009 NPSG .03.05.01 |
Dr. Sanford Benjamin, MD. Medical Director of
Laboratories CMC-Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC Stephanie Dale, Pharm.D., BCPS. CMC-Mercy Clinical Coordinator Dept. of Pharmacy, Charlotte, NC James S. Kalus, PharmD, BCPS (AQ CV). Senior Manager, Patient Care Services PGY1 Residency ProgramDirector, Henry Ford Hospital Department of Pharmacy Services Detroit, MI |
Presentation (.pdf) Audio file (.mp3) |
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February 4, 2009
2:00 - 3:00 pm CT / 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET Tools and Paths to Success in Reducing Pressure Ulcers and Associated Harm |
Jan Fitzgerald MS,RN,CPHQ. Director Quality and Medical Management Baystate Medical, Springfield MA |
Presentation (.pdf)
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January 28, 2009
1:00 - 2:00 pm CT / 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET The Essentials to Eliminating Bad Bugs |
Robert Weinstein, MD. Chairman, Department of Medicine, Stroger Hospital; Chief Operating Officer of the outpatient Ruth M. Rothstein CORE Center for the Prevention, Care, and Research of Infectious Diseases; and Professor of Medicine at Rush University Medical College |
Audio file
(.mp3) |
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January 21, 2009
1:30 - 2:30 pm CT / 2:30 - 3:30 pm ET QUEST, A Journey of Improvement: Year 1 Lessons |
Bruce Van Cleave, MD. Chief Medical Officer and Senior
Vice President of Strategic Management, Aurora Health Care Susan DeVore. Chief Operating Officer, Premier Inc. |
Presentation (.pdf)
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January 6, 2009 2:30 - 3:30 pm CT / 3:30 - 4:30 pm ET Data-Driven Measurement of Physician Activity & Outcomes |
Kenneth J. Abrams, MD, MBA.
Senior Vice President, Clinical
Operations, Associate Chief Medical Officer, North Shore-Long Island Jewish
Health System Richard Bankowitz, MD, MBA. Vice President, Medical Director, Premier Healthcare Informatics |
Presentation (.pdf) |
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May 20, 2008 2:00-3:00 ET VTE Prevention: from quality to safety |
Alpesh Amin, M.D., M.B.A. Executive Director, Hospitalist
Program Medical Director, Anticoagulation Services, Vice Chair for Clinical
Affairs & Quality Department of Medicine University of California, Irvine George Whitelaw, President of Strategic Marketing Technologies (SMT) Thromboprophylaxis rates in US medical centers: success or failure? (pdf) Preventing venous thromboembolism in US hospitals: Are surgical patients receiving appropriate prophylaxis? (pdf) Federal Register and Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (pdf) |
Audio file (mp3) Additional resources on VTE provided by Premier’s Safety Institute |
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March 5, 2008 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Lessons Learned from HQID Top Performer: St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA |
Stephen Osbourn, VP, Patient Safety and Quality Compliance, Saint Vincent Health Center |
Presentation (pdf) Audio file (mp3) |
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February 5, 2008 3-4 p.m. ET How to use productivity analysis, education and process redesign to create profitability in an outpatient setting |
Michele Mayes, Senior Performance Engineer, Premier
Kevin Fahsholtz, Product Director, Premier |
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January 23, 2008 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET Lessons Learned from Quality Demo (HQID) Top Performer – Charleston Area Medical Center |
Dr. Glenn Crotty, MD Chief Operating Officer, Charleston Area
Medical Center Debra Kiser, RN, MBA, CPHQ, Director Clinical Quality Management Charleston Area Medical Center |
Presentation (.pdf) Audio file (.wmv, 6.2 MB) |
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October 19, 2007
Premier|CareScience Symposium Series
Session
III
Getting Boards on Board: Leadership Strategies for Quality and Performance Improvement
Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Recommended Audience: Governing boards and their chairs; senior leadership teams (clinical, quality and management) including CEO, COO, CFO, CMO and other senior executives (presidents, vice presidents, executive directors); and those involved in leading risk management and strategic initiatives. |
Stephanie Alexander, MBA - Senior Vice President and General Manager, Premier Healthcare Informatics John R. Combes, MD – President and COO, Center for Healthcare Governance John Hensing, MD – Senior Vice President for Care Management and Quality, Banner Health System David B. Nash, MD, MBA – Professor of Health Policy and Chairman, Department of Health Policy, Jefferson Medical College Christopher T. Olivia, MD – President and CEO, Cooper Health System Marlon L. Priest, MD – Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Bon Secours Health System, Inc. Blair L. Sadler, JD – Senior Fellow, Institute for Healthcare Improvement |
Click HERE to download the full agenda of topics and speakers Archived session presentation slides and audio files:
Welcome and Overview,
Stephanie Alexander, MBA
Leadership
for Quality and Safety: The Role of the Board,
David B. Nash, MD, MBA
Presentation
slides
Presentation
slides
The Pursuit of
Excellence: The Role of the System Board in a 20 Hospital Organization
Presentation
slides
Presentation
slides Moderated Discussion, David B. Nash, MD, MBA |
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September 26, 2007 |
Mike Reppart - Director,
Business Services Hendrick Medical Center Sandy Rasmussen - Vice President Operations, Craneware, Inc. |
Craneware's Sandy
Rasmussen has
examined how current trends impact
hospital pricing, and has outlined five
objectives that healthcare providers
can establish to respond to them.
They are summarized in her presentation, |
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August 16, 2007
Premier|CareScience Symposium Series
Session II
Developing a Culture of Quality: Leadership Strategies for Building Quality
into Every Service Line |
Sanford Tolchin, MD – Vice President, Clinical Excellence for Physician Affairs at Ascension Health Kenneth Davis, MD – Chief Medical Officer for North Mississippi Health Service, a 2006 Baldrige Award winner |
Webcast recording (.wav) |
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June 19, 2007 |
Dan Peterson,
MD, MPH - Vice President, Medical Director, Premier, Inc.
Daniel W. Varga,
MD - Chief Medical Officer, SSM Health Care-St. Louis |
Session
agenda (.pdf) |
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May 22, 2007
Premier|CareScience Symposium Series
Session I
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Dale Bratzler, DO, MPH – Medical Director, Hospital Interventions Quality Improvement Organization Support Center and the Hospital Quality of Care Measures Special Study
Tom Rampulla, BS
–
Director, Quality Measurement for Columbia St. Mary’s,
Maria Hill, RN, MS, CMAC –
Executive Director, Clinical Excellence for |
Audio recording
(.wav) |
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April 18, 2007
Preventing
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - Case Study Approaches for
Implementing a Systematic Approach for the prevention of
DVT |
Alpesh Amin, M.D., M.B.A.
Jennifer Bourguignon |
Audio recording (mp3) ACCP Recommendations (.pdf) Physician Order (.pdf) Risk Assessment (.pdf) DVT research slides (.pdf) SRHS Physician Order (.doc) SRHS Risk Assessment (.doc) SRHS Nurse-Driven Risk (.pdf) Assessment Screens for Electronic Charting (.pdf) |
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February 21, 2007 2-3:30 p.m. ET Introducing the Premier Performance Suite – Product Launch Bringing together quality & safety, labor management, and supply chain for a complete approach to improving quality and cost |
John Currin
Marcia Rose
Stephanie Alexander |
Play web cast recording (approx. 1 hr) |
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January 31, 2007 2-3 p.m. ET
Lessons
from Top Performers in Year 2 of the Premier/CMS HQID P4P Project |
William Hathaway,
MD -
Rick Mace - |
Audio recording (mp3) CHF Quality Indicator form (Mission Hospitals, Inc.) (pdf)
View
presentation (pdf) |
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December 20, 2006 2-3 p.m. ET Using Physician Order Sets to Improve Performance |
Charles Frazier, M.D. |
Audio recording (mp3) "Using Physician Order Sets to Improve Performance" presentation (pdf) |
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November 29, 2006
2-3 p.m. ET Automating Infection Control Surveillance using data mining technology
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Kathleen Wroten, R.N., C.I.C. |
Audio recording (mp3) "Automating Infection Control Surveillance Using Data Mining Technology" presentation (pdf) Sample reports (pdf) Premier's Infection Control Surveillance Services (link to product Web page) |
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October 25, 2006
2-3 p.m. ET Using Quality Measures for Regulatory Reporting |
Elizabeth Popwell, Vice President, Systems Management, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby, NC |
Audio recording (mp3) "Journey to Excellence" presentation (pdf) Case study (pdf) Premier's Quality Measures Reporter™ (pdf) Green Sheet (pdf) |
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September 21, 2006
2-3:30 p.m. ET "Tired of pharmacist turnover?" Premier members share innovative strategies to recruit and retain pharmacists |
Premier’s HR and Pharmacy committees, and Premier members |
Audio recording (mp3) |
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Sept. 13, 2006 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT The Burden of Venous Thromboembolism: Prevention and Quality of Care in the Inpatient Setting REGISTER |
Alpesh Amin, M.D., M.B.A. |
Audio recording (mp3) Hospital compliance with clot-prevention best practices needs improvement (Link to press release, March 23, 2006) |
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Aug. 30, 2006 2-3 p.m. EDT Improving Outcomes in the OB Suite REGISTER |
Frank Mazza, M.D. |
Audio recording (mp3) Innovation in Perinatal Care: Learnings from Phase II of the Premier/IHI Perinatal Innovation Workgroup (presentation - pdf) Idealized Design of Perinatal Care (white paper - pdf) IHI Bibliography - Improving Perinatal Care (Word) Examples from Intermountain Healthcare: - "Elective Labor Induction: When is it OK?" (pdf) - "Management of Elective Labor Induction" (pdf) - Delivery database with graph examples (pdf)
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July 19, 2006 2-3 p.m. EDT Performance Pays: Proving High Quality Care Costs Less and Saves Lives |
Denise Remus, Ph.D., R.N. Vice President, Clinical Informatics, Premier, Inc.
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Audio file (.mp3) Performance Pays: Premier Announces Groundbreaking Evidence That Better Patient Care Reduces Costs and Saves Lives (.pdf) Sign up for Premier's Pay-for-Performance Readiness Program. |
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June 7, 2006 2-3 p.m. EDT Leveraging Technology to Improve Heart Failure Performance |
Randall E. Williams, M.D., F.A.C.C. CEO of Pharos Innovations, LLC Speaker Bio (.doc) |
Audio file (.mp3) Presentation "Behavior Change Technology for Chronic Care Management" (.pdf) |
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May 10, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Managing Labor Productivity: One System, One Tool, Five Variations |
Carl Herde, CFO Baptist Healthcare System Louisville, KY Bernie Porter, Director of Decision Support Baptist Hospital East Louisville, KY |
Audio file (.mp3) Presentation (.pdf) Example: Premier comparative report definition - Operating Room (.pdf) Example: Premier Operating Room profile survey Operations Advisor brochure (.pdf) |
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April 12, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) The Impact of Adverse Events: Results from Tufts-New England Medical Center study using Electronic Incident Reporting |
Deeb Salem, M.D., Physician in Chief, Tufts-New England Medical Center Sanjaya Kumar, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., President and Chief Medical Officer, Quantros Speaker bios
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Audio file (.mp3) "Voluntary Electronic Reporting of Medical Errors and Adverse Events: An Analysis of 92,547 Reports from 26 Acute Care Hospitals" Journal of General Internal Medicine (.pdf) Article summary Tufts safety case study: NICU Changes Practice (.pdf) Safety Advisor brochure (.pdf) Link to Premier pay-for-performance project
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March 15, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Heart Failure Discharges: Lessons from Pay for Performance |
Pam Pringle, Nurse Clinician, and Linda Walker, Nurse Clinician, Fairview Northland Medical Center,
Minneapolis, MN Christine Van Dusen, Quality Specialist, Premier |
Audio file (.mp3) Presentation (.pdf) Heart Failure Abstract Checklist (.doc) Premier Rapid Improvement Portal brochure (.pdf)
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March 14, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) To D or not to D: The Digital Mammography Decision |
Gordon Ah Tye, Director of Imaging, Kaweah Delta Health Care District | Audio file (.mp3) |
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February 15, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) The Integrity of Clinical Documentation |
Glenna Friedman, R.N., 3M HIS Consulting Services Lynn Sisler, R.N., B.S.N. Regional Manager for DRG Assurance Aurora Health Care
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Audio file (.mp3) Presentation: The Integrity of Clinical Documentation (.pdf) DRG Assurance Fact Sheet (.pdf)
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February 14, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Better Performers in Cardiovascular Care To join this audio conference, please dial 800.737.8106. You do not need a password |
Dr. Charles R. McKay, FACC. Physician Ambassador. Professor of Medicine,
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Chief of Division of Cardiology at Harbor-
UCLA Medical Center Dr. Michael B. Guthrie, MBA. Project Sponsor, Executive-in-Residence, University of Colorado-Denver School of Business Program in Health Administration. Pamela M. Froneberger, RN BSN. Director, Contract Management and Administration for Cardiovascular Services. Dawn Terry, RN, BSN, MBA. Senior Clinical Associate, Cardiovascular Services. |
Audio file (.mp3) CVBP presentation (.pdf) Case studies (.pdf) CVBP report (.pdf) |
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February 9, 2006 1:30-3 p.m. ET |
Pneumococcal and Flu Vaccinations: Strategies for Improvement
Speakers: |
Audio
file (.mp3) Improving Adult Vaccination (.pdf)
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January 18, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Improving Emergency Department Throughput: Benchmarks and Strategies |
Jeanne McGrayne, RN |
Audio file (.mp3) Emergency Department Benchmarks and Best Practices: A Report of ED Survey Findings (.pdf) Premier ED Survey (.xls) ED Consulting (.pdf) |
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January 10, 2006 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Achieving Success with Supplier Diversity |
Marian T. Nimon, C.P.M., State and Federal Small Business Program Manager,
MD Anderson Cancer Center LaRae P. Floyd, manager, Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) and Business Development North Broward Hospital District |
Audio file (.mp3) Case Study - University of TX, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (.pdf) Case study - North Broward Hospital District (.pdf) Premier's Supplier Diversity white paper (.pdf) |
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December 6, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Growing with Premier: how to build a successful affiliate program |
Mary Kuper, Executive Director of Avera PACE in Sioux Falls, SD Jeanie Brown, Vice President, Health Enterprises Cooperative Bob Eaton, Program Manager, Heartland Health Premier Affiliate Program |
Audio file (.mp3) |
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November 30, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Pay-for-Performance: CMS/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Year 1 Results |
Denise Remus, Ph.D., R.N. Vice President, Clinical Informatics, Premier, Inc. |
Audio file
(.mp3) HQID Year One Results at: www.qualitydemo.com. Measures Scoring methodology White paper (Will be sent after the program) |
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October 26, 2005 2-3:30 p.m. (Eastern) Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) - A National Quality Partnership |
Dale Bratzler D.O., M.P.H., Clinical Coordinator for Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, the support center for SCIP David Hunt, M.D., F.A.C.S., Medical Officer, CMS Quality Improvement Group and member of SCIP steering committee |
Audio file (.mp3)
(10 MB) SCIP project overview slides (.pdf) (314 KB) SCIP final measures (.pdf) (42 KB) |
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September 28, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) The Safety and Quality Continuum - Using an Electronic Incident Record to Aggregate Disparate Data |
Sanjaya Kumar, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., President and Chief Medical Officer, Quantros |
Audio file
(.mp3) Safety Advisor brochure (.pdf) Clinical Advisor brochure (.pdf) |
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August 16, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Using technology assessment to drive bottom-line performance |
George Y. Hersch Vice President, Materials Management, Norton Healthcare Chris Meyers Janda, Vice President, Supply Chain, Fairview Health Services Sean Angert, Vice President, Supply Chain Performance Improvement, Premier |
Meeting the Challenges of
Emerging Medical Technology (.pdf) New Technology Assessment Process at Fairview (.pdf) Premier’s Clinical Technology Assessment Initiative brochure (.pdf) |
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August 10, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Reduce Length of Stay, Improve Quality with Data and Best Practices |
Jan McNeilly, B.S.N., M.S., Principal, Premier Healthcare Informatics, Clinical Advisory Consulting Services. |
Audio file (.mp3) Improving length of stay (.pdf) Clinical Advisor brochure (.pdf) |
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July 12, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Endovascular Interventions: Controlling costs in an increasingly challenging area |
Rick Mace, Vice President of
Clinical Services, Kettering Medical Center Dawn R. Terry RN, BSN, MBA, Senior Clinical Associate, Premier Cardiovascular Services Paul Martucci, Region Director, Premier Supply Chain Solutions, Cardiovascular Services Co-Liaison |
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June 23, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Leadership's Role in Managing Rising Drug Expense |
David McCombs, Vice
President of Enterprise Resource Planning/Supply Chain Operations, Bon
Secours Health System Bob Stoneburner, RPh, MBA, Bon Secours Local System Director of Pharmacy Services and Pharmacy Site Manager, Maryview Medical Center Marv Feldman, M.S., R.Ph., Managing Principal, Pharmacy Consulting and Senior Director, Medication Use Management, Premier Coleen Cherici, Premier |
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June 15, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) SIP to SCIP: Preparing for additions to Surgical Infection Measures (SIP) under the 8th Scope of Work |
Leslie Schultz, Ph.D., director, clinical performance programs, Premier |
Audio File (.mp3) Surgical Infection Prevention and Surgical Care Improvement, Dr. Dale Bratzler (.pdf) Premier's Rapid Improvement Programs (.pdf) Links: AHQA.org MedQIC.org |
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May 12, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Keeping our environment healthy: green product practices |
Gina Pugliese, Vice
President of Premier's Safety Institute Sarah O'Brien, Champion Coordinator, Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) |
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May 4, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Achieving Clinical and Operational Excellence in the Emergency Department |
Karen Lindell, director,
Emergency Department, Hardin Memorial Hospital Linda Vantuyle, R.N., Premier |
Audio File (.mp3) Department Workday Assessment (.pdf) ED Nursing Standards (.pdf) ED Case Studies (.pdf) ED Assessment description (.pdf) ED Focus Review: Data Request (.pdf) |
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April 12, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Defining and Achieving Top Supply Chain Performance |
Frank Fernandez, Vice
President and Corporate Director of Materials Management for Baptist
Health South Florida Gay Wayland, Vice President of Supply Chain Knowledge Transfer, Premier Bryan Lee, Manager of Supply Chain Knowledge Transfer, Premier |
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April 6, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Committing to IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign |
Joe McCannon, Campaign
Manager, IHI Stephanie Alexander, senior vice president and general manager, Premier Healthcare Informatics Speaker bios |
Audio file (.mp3) 100,000 Lives Campaign brochure (.pdf) Premier report example (.pdf) Link to FAQs |
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March 9, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Improving Patient Safety With Automated Incident/Error Reporting and Root Cause Analysis |
Sanjaya Kumar, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H., President and Chief Medical Officer, Quantros |
Audio file (.mp3) Building a Platform to Meet the Patient Safety Imperative (.pdf) Safety Advisor - Occurrence Report Management (.pdf) The Clinical Impact of Adverse Drug Event Reporting (.pdf) Getting to the Root of Medical Errors With Incident Reporting Systems (.pdf) |
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March 8, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Innovation and Automation in Supply Chain Management |
Maureen Girard and Ken
Peterson Maureen Girard is Director of Member Services, Premier, Inc., and Ken Peterson is Vice President of System Logistics Management, Aurora Health Care. |
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February 2, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Hardwiring Labor Management for Quality, Safety, and Efficiency |
Barton Gill, Premier, Managing Principal/Senior Director, Advisory Services Eric Kammer, Manager, Premier Speaker bios |
Audio file (.wav) Components and Principles of Labor Management (.pdf) Case study: Catholic Healthcare Partners (.pdf) Operations Advisory Services brochure (.pdf) Operations Advisor brochure (.pdf) |
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January 5, 2005 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Engaging Physicians in Care Standardization, Safety Initiatives, and CPOE |
Bertina Yen, M.D., Zynx
Health Brian Duggan, R.N., M.S.N., Principal, Premier Healthcare Informatics Speaker bios |
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(.wav) Sources and Categories of Evidence (.pdf) List of clinical content modules (.pdf) The State of CPOE Adoption (.pdf) |
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December 8, 2004 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Supply Chain Performance Indicators: Identifying opportunity for improvement |
Jeffrey Turner, Catholic
Healthcare West, Director SCM Data Management Bryan Lee, Premier, Manager of Supply Chain Knowledge Transfer Laura Davidson, Premier, Manager, Operations Advisor |
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November 3, 2004
2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Performance Dashboards: Balancing Outcomes, Satisfaction, and Cost |
Brad Morton, product
manager, Premier
Tyler Norris, CEO, Quality Data Management |
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September 29, 2004 2-3 p.m. (Eastern) Public reporting and quality measurement: Digesting healthcare's alphabet soup |
Christine Van Dusen, Quality measurement specialist, Premier |
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