In this issue
Hospital
spotlight: Fairview Health Services works to prevent birth injuries
This past spring, Fairview Health Services was awarded the MHA
Patient Safety Improvement Award, large hospital category, for its work to
eliminate preventable birth injuries through its Zero Birth Injury initiative.
Beginning in 2008, as part of its transformation to embrace a culture of
safety, Fairview began an initiative to reduce birth injury at its hospitals.
An interdisciplinary workgroup with key stakeholders from across the system
built a project on three pillars: evidence-based clinical practice, system
infrastructure and behavior change. Fairview relied on tools such as the
Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s perinatal bundles and standardized order
sets, policies, procedures and patient education. Early adopters and site
leaders went back to the sites to spread the message, which helped obtain local
approval and build consensus. Since the implementation of the Zero Birth Injury
initiative, there has been a 25 percent reduction overall in adverse outcomes
and 40 percent reduction in birth trauma. Learn more about Fairview Health
Services and the other MHA award winners here. return to top
Workplace
violence prevention webinar focuses on prevention
The private-public coalition of health care stakeholders working
to prevent workplace violence towards staff in health care settings will offer
a webinar on Sept. 9 focused on prevention. Managing violence in
health care workplaces includes: forming a team, overview of education,
engaging law enforcement, and policies and procedures to have in place when
starting a program.
The webinar will be on Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon. The webinar is
complimentary, but registration is required.
Many health care organizations have signed on to participate and there is still
time for your organization to commit to the campaign. More information,
including links to the commitment form, gap analysis and tool kit are available
on MHA’s website and MDH’s website. For questions, contact Julie Apold,
MHA senior director of patient safety, 651-603-3538. return to top
Rural
Hospital Improvement Grant applications due Sept. 11
The Office of Rural Health & Primary Care has announced that
the Medicare Rural Hospital Improvement Program (Flex) Grant application is now
available.
Eligible applicants are CAHs, other small rural hospitals, rural EMS, and other
rural organizations for projects related to:
- CAH and rural EMS quality
improvement,
- CAH and rural EMS operational
and performance improvement, and
- Rural Community Engagement
projects by CAHs, other small rural hospitals, rural EMS, and other rural
organizations.
Applications are due to the Office of Rural Health and Primary
Care by 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 11, 2014. Please note the due date is earlier than
in previous years.
Click here for more information and the grant
application. For questions, contact Judy Bergh, flex program coordinator, Office
of Rural Health and Primary Care, 651-201-3843. return to top
Honoring
Choices introduces new short form health care directive, revises long form
Honoring Choices Minnesota now offers two complimentary versions
of a health care directive, a document used by individuals to make important
health care decisions for the future.
The long form directive is a comprehensive document to fully outline choices
and preference regarding care to be given and has been edited for easier use.
The new short form is a quick document that offers flexibility in meeting the
needs of patients and other individuals.
The health care directives are available in English, Hmong, Russian, Somali and
Spanish. Click here for all available directives to download
in either Word format or PDF version. An easy-to-use online guide for both
forms can be accessed here. For questions about health care
directive use, contact Honoring Choices Minnesota. return to top
Honoring
Choices advance care planning, training opportunities
Honoring Choices Minnesota will host multiple Advance Care
Planning (ACP) trainings to encourage families, communities and organizations
to have discussions regarding end-of-life care choices. The courses offered are:
- First Steps ACP Facilitator
training, available for any interested individual who wants to learn how
to lead in-depth and effective ACP conversations;
- The ACP Instructor
Certification program, a more in-depth course which prepares those already
trained as a facilitator to teach others; and,
- The Design & Implementation
course, available for any site or system working to develop an ACP program
within their organization. Individual participants do not need to be
trained Facilitators to take this course.
The ACP trainings will be held Oct. 6-8. Click here for more information and to view the
training schedule. To reserve a spot, contact Karen Peterson, program manager, Honoring Choices Minnesota,
612-362-3704. return to top
NAMI
Minnesota offers workshops to reduce tobacco use among individuals living with
mental illness
In an effort to reduce the high rate of smoking among
individuals living with mental illness, NAMI Minnesota is providing complimentary
hour-long workshops to mental health providers on ways to effectively help
people reduce or quit tobacco use, as well as provide relapse prevention
strategies. By encouraging providers to address this issue with their clients
and staff and to make organizational changes within their program, more
individuals will have access to the tools that are necessary to be successful
in quitting.
For more information and to schedule a workshop, contact Elizabeth Muenchow, smoking cessation project coordinator, NAMI Minnesota,
651-645-2948 extension 124. return to top
Ezekiel
Emanuel to provide opening keynote at MHA Annual Meeting
Physician, author, and University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School of Medicine department of medical ethics chair
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D. will speak on health care reform at MHA’s Annual
Meeting in September. Dr. Emanuel has a unique insider’s view having served as
special advisor on health policy to the director of the Office of Management
and Budget and National Economic Council until January 2011.
In his presentation, “Reinventing American Health Care,” Emanuel explains why
the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took the shape it did, and in particular,
examines the political role of the American Medical Association. He then
projects how the ACA will affect health care in the future, laying out likely
areas where further reform will be necessary.
The MHA Annual Meeting will be held Sept. 17-19 at Madden’s on Gull Lake in
Brainerd.
For more information, view the brochure or
visit MHA’s website; log-in and click on
“Calendar of Events” to register. Reserve your room at Madden's here. Those staying offsite can order meals here. The deadline for accommodations at
Madden’s is Aug. 18. Madden’s often sells out so make your reservations soon.
Continuing Education
The Minnesota Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators has approved
the conference content for a total of 9.25 clock hours. return to top