Quality Update Fall 2011

Stratis Health publishes the Quality Update Newsletter twice a year. The electronic publication is an update on health care quality topics and issues for Minnesota's health care leaders. In this publication we aim to provide Minnesota thought leaders with news, issues, and perspectives on health care quality and patient safety.

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The Effect of Health Reform

Stratis Health answers the question: "How has health reform affected your organization?" From Jennifer P. Lundblad, Stratis Health President and CEO.

Implementing Health Care Reform in Minnesota – the Time is Now

The Affordable Care Act presents Minnesota with a unique opportunity to build upon our own state reforms of 2008, to reward quality over quantity, reduce costs, and improve coverage for everyone. Perspective from Stratis Health Board of Directors member Michele Kimball, state director for AARP in Minnesota.

Stratis Health Leads National Demonstration Project to Improve Care in Nursing Homes

The University of Minnesota and Stratis Health are leading 17 nursing homes in California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Minnesota in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstration project to develop and test prototypes of a national Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program for nursing homes.

Opportunities Aimed at Improving Quality and Value Abound

Minnesota health care organizations share how they sort through the numerous quality and value campaigns and initiatives, while state and national organizations try to unify their calls for quality.

PDSA - ASAP

Health reform needs to be a disruptive change, altering how we look at quality.

Hospitals and Providers in Minnesota Starting to Receive HIT Incentive Payments

The hard work of implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system is starting to pay off, literally, for critical access hospitals and providers in Minnesota.

Looking at the numbers: Key Program Components in Palliative Care

Several key processes or systems are needed to support palliative care. Ten communities were in various stages of implementing them at the conclusion of the Minnesota Rural Palliative Care Initiative.

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