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Seven Rural Minnesota Communities to Build Palliative Care Programs

Monday, January 23, 2012

Seven rural Minnesota communities have been selected to participate in Stratis Health's new Rural Palliative Care Community Development Project to establish or strengthen palliative care programs in their communities. Over 40 organizations will be working together to enhance care delivery in their communities. More >

Rural Communities Invited to Participate in Stratis Health's New Rural Palliative Care Community Development Project

Friday, October 14, 2011

Stratis Health encourages rural Minnesota communities to complete an application to participate in the Rural Palliative Care Community Development Project. This is a two-year learning and planning project to start or strengthen palliative care services in participating communities. It will begin January 2012 and continue through spring 2014. Across Minnesota, 16 rural communities already have participated and successfully advanced their palliative care offerings by participating in similar Stratis Health initiatives.. More >

MAPS Patient Safety 101 and Patient Safety 102 for Health Care Staff

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Produced by the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS), Patient Safety 101 and Patient Safety 102 are video courses designed to teach basics about patient safety to a broad audience. The sessions feature information from presentations and discussion guides presented at the fall 2010 MAPS Patient Safety Conference. More >

World Heart Day – September 29

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Learn more about the Stratis Health Cardiac Collaborative and increase awareness among your patients and staff of the risks associated with heart disease and stroke. More >

10 Rural Communities Enhanced Palliative Care Services through the Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Ten rural communities in Minnesota have made advances toward establishing or strengthening palliative care services, through the Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative, an 18-month learning collaborative. The initiative required interdisciplinary community-based teams that spanned multiple health care settings. This experience should strengthen the communities' ability to work together in the future to further transform care delivery. More >

Minnesota Ranks Second in Nation in Annual Federal Health Care Quality Report

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Minnesota ranks second in the nation for overall quality of health care, based on more than 100 measures reflecting health and health care across the continuum of care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) annual report on state-by-state health care quality data released on June 1, 2011. Since 2006, Minnesota has consistently ranked among the top three states. More >

Opportunity for Minnesota Nursing Homes: QAPI Demonstration Project

Monday, June 20, 2011

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has contracted with the University of Minnesota (U of M) and its subcontracting partner, Stratis Health, to conduct a demonstration project that will develop and test materials to inform a national Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement roll out. More >

Stratis Health Launches Project RED to Reduce Preventable Readmissions for Minnesota Rural Hospitals

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Fourteen rural Minnesota hospitals have signed on with Stratis Health to implement Project Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), a patient-centered, standardized approach to help hospitals re-engineer and improve their discharge processes to reduce unnecessary readmissions. More >

Stratis Health Celebrates 40 Years of Improving Health Care Quality

Friday, March 4, 2011

During National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 6-12, 2011, Stratis Health marks 40 years as a leader in health care quality improvement and patient safety. More >

Health Plan Collaboration for Performance Improvement Continues

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Stratis Health will continue to facilitate a collaborative of the eight Minnesota health plans to develop and implement joint performance improvement projects for public program populations. More >

Give to the Max Day

Monday, November 15, 2010

Tuesday, November 16 is Give to the Max Day.  This event was launched last year to encourage and focus charitable donations in our community through an intense one-day online campaign . More >

Stratis Health Elects New Board of Directors Members

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Connie White Delaney, Beth Monsrud, Stephen Swensen, and Gary Wingrove have been elected to the Board of Directors of Stratis Health, a Bloomington-based nonprofit organization that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. More >

Stratis Health Announces New Building Healthier Communities Award Recipients

Monday, October 18, 2010

In celebration of National HealthCare Quality Week, Stratis Health announced the newest recipients of its Building Healthier Communities award—Lakewood Health System and the Minnesota Shared Decision Making Collaborative. More >

Critical Access and Rural Hospitals Now Can Receive Discounted EHR Technical Assistance

Monday, September 13, 2010

Regional Extension Assistance Center for Health Information Technology receives ONC funding to support rural hospitals with adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. More >

Minnesota Ranks Third in Nation in Annual Federal Health Care Quality Report

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Minnesota ranks third in the nation for overall quality of health care, based on more than 100 measures reflecting health and health care across the continuum of care, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality annual report on state-by-state health care quality data released on July 22, 2010. More >

Six Rural Minnesota Communities to Build Palliative Care Programs

Monday, June 28, 2010

Six rural Minnesota communities have been selected to participate in the Stratis Health Rural Palliative Care Community Development Project to establish or strengthen palliative care programs in their communities. Each community will receive one-on-one foundational support and technical assistance. More >

Dr. Lundblad Elected President of American Health Quality Association

Friday, May 21, 2010

Jennifer Lundblad, PhD, MBA, president and CEO of Stratis Health, was recently elected to serve as president elect of the American Health Quality Association. More >

New Projects to Foster Palliative Care Services in Rural Communities

Monday, April 19, 2010

UCare has awarded Stratis Health funding to continue to build palliative care capacity in rural Minnesota communities through two projects: direct community development through technical assistance and support and an online resource center. More >

Minnesota Adverse Health Events Measurement Guide

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Stratis Health, together with the Minnesota Department of Health, has released a 28-page guide designed to assist those new to the Minnesota Adverse Health Care Event Reporting Law and its requirements. It also is intended to serve as a resource for the more experienced safety teams. More >

Key Health Alliance selected as regional extension center for Health Information Technology for Minnesota and North Dakota

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Key Health Alliance, a Minnesota based partnership of Stratis Health, the Rural Health Resource Center, and The College of St. Scholastica, has been awarded a $19 million grant to serve as the new federally designated Regional Extension Assistance Centers for Health Information Technology for Minnesota and North Dakota. More >