Nitric Oxide Agreement Signed
July 24, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : CHCA News, Cost Reduction, Group Purchasing
Over the last several months, CHCA has been working with Owner Hospitals to reduce your spend on nitric oxide, a patent protected drug which costs CHCA Owners nearly $70 million per year. Guided by the work of an Owner Hospital Task Force, a Nitric Oxide Services Agreement has been signed with Ikaria (INOtherapy) to provide platinum-tier pricing (unlimited utilization) for a period of five years. The potential savings for Owner Hospitals is $3.6 million annually.
Letters of Commitment were sent to each Owner Hospital supply chain management director. Owners will have 90 days (from contract effective date of June 30, 2011) to return the LOC. If you have questions about your hospital’s opportunity specifics, please contact your supply chain leader or Sean Jeffries (sean.jeffries@chca.com).
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Two CHCA Projects Published in Pediatrics®
July 24, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : Academic Medicine, CHCA News, Healthcare Reform, Quality
This summer, Pediatrics® published reports from two CHCA Owner Hospital projects.
The Adult Dilemma
In June, the journal published a research paper originating from a 2010 CHCA R&D project and presented at an Executive Dialogue by Denise Goodman, M.D., of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The paper discussed the “adult dilemma.” Adults With Chronic Health Conditions Originating in Childhood: Inpatient Experience in Children’s Hospitals examined population increases in adult survivors of childhood illness. The paper described disparate experiences based on diagnosis and the contrast between those conditions a well established transition plan (e.g. Cystic Fibrosis) and other conditions.
The bottom line: Children’s hospitals must be proactive in partnering with adult providers to offer the highest quality care to complex patients with childhood diseases. You must evaluate both clinical outcomes and the financial impact of caring for this patient population. You will have to pay attention to resources, training and outcomes, while not endangering your mission of caring for children. And with last year’s expansion of dependent care coverage to age 26, you must determine your readiness for and willingness to adjust your age range to accommodate this growing population and expanded coverage age for dependents.
Reducing Adverse Drug Events
In early July, Pediatrics® published the results of the 2009 Adverse Drug Events Collaborative. In one year, 13 CHCA hospitals standardized medication ordering, decision support, medication administration and patient safety protocols to prevent 12,000 ADEs and saved $14 million.
CHCA and UHC Partner to Solve Provider Productivity Challenges
July 24, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : CHCA News, Manpower & Workforce
Benchmark Physician Practice Data
Through a new partnership with UHC, members may purchase access to a comprehensive physician database for benchmarking to improve clinical effectiveness, productivity and revenue capture. Features include:
- Robust comparative data across major pediatric
subspecialties - Automated processing and online data availability with
consistent reporting - Service mix detail by CPT-code to understand benchmarks
and track performance - Trending and analysis
CHCA has hosted a series of webcasts with Owner Hospital CFOs, COOs and Strategic Planning and Business Development leaders. For more information, contact: Edna Rindner.
add a commentCHCA’s Latest Collaborative Aimed at Improving the Discharge Process
July 24, 2011
Posted by chcablogadmin in : CHCA News, Cost Reduction, Healthcare Reform, Quality
Reduce Waste, Reduce Costs and Impact Throughput
Transitioning from hospital to home or another facility is a big step for patients, their families and hospital staff who care for them. Sub-optimal discharge processes can result in wasted time, wasted bed space, and avoidable returns to the hospital.
Children’s hospitals have the opportunity to work with their peers to improve the discharge process so that it is safe, effective and efficient. Please review the collaborative flyer and pass on to your team if this initiative fits your current patient safety goals. This all-virtual, highly interactive 12-month project can help you improve care across your hospital for a participation fee of $3,500.
Deadline to enroll is August 31, 2011. The project will kick off with a virtual two-day Learning Session, October 19 and 20. For more information, contact Tina.Logsdon@chca.com or Barbara.Spreadbury@chca.com or call 913-262-1436.
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