The Health Care Improvement Foundation Inc

THE HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DRIVES HIGH-VALUE HEALTH CARE THROUGH STATEHOLDER COLLABORATION AND TARGETED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES.

PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENT CARE (PPC) IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS (IBC) AND THE PHILADELPHIA REGION'S HOSPITALS WITH THE VISION TO BE THE SAFEST REGION IN THE COUNTRY. AS A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF HCIF, THIS UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN PAYER AND PROVIDERS TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES AND JOINTLY FUND QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL MODEL. OVER THE LAST DECADE- PLUS, PPC HAS FUNDED OVER 26 MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVES ADDRESSING A VARIETY OF QUALITY AND SAFETY PRIORITIES WITH THE REGION'S HOSPITALS. SAFE TABLE BRINGS THE REGION'S HOSPITAL QUALITY AND SAFETY LEADERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PATIENT SAFETY EVENTS, SOLUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES IN A CONFIDENTIAL AND LEGALLY PROTECTED SETTING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING RE-OCCURRENCE AND IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY. SAFETY FORUM WORKSHOPS HELP BUILD THE SKILLS OF FRONT LINE PATIENT SAFETY STAFF BY INTRODUCING DIFFERENT APPROACHES, BEST PRACTICES AND TOOLS FOR IDENTIFYING, MITIGATING AND ELIMINATING PATIENT SAFETY VULNERABILITIES AND ERRORS. ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IS A MAJOR EVENT THAT BRINGS HEALTHCARE LEADERS TOGETHER FROM THE REGION'S HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHOWCASE PPC PROGRAMS, ADDRESS QUALITY AND SAFETY PRIORITIES, AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR NETWORKING AND EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS. PENNSYLVANIA UROLOGIC REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE (PURC) BRINGS UROLOGY PRACTICES TOGETHER IN A PHYSICIAN-LED, DATA SHARING AND IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE AIMED AT ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF DIAGNOSIS AND CARE FOR MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER. HCIF SERVES AS THE COORDINATING CENTER, PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE, CLINICAL, AND DATABASE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM MEMBERS. HEALTH EQUITY DATA STRATEGY (HEDS) FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING HOSPITALS IN REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE COLLECTION AND UTILIZATION OF RACIAL, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE (REAL) DATA. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES FROM PEERS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. HCIF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE AWARD PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IN THE SOUTHEAST PA REGION THROUGH RECOGNIZING HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADVANCING PATIENT CARE AND DISSEMINATING THEIR AWARD-WINNING INITIATIVES. CAPITAL BLUE CROSS LEAPFROG VALUE-BASED PURCHASING PROGRAM IS A PAY FOR IMPROVEMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM USING QUALITY AND SAFETY DATA FROM THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. HCIF ORGANIZES AND FACILITATES WEBINARS AND IN- PERSON SHARED LEARNING SYMPOSIUMS THAT ENABLE HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES TO LEARN ABOUT LVBPP AND TO DISCUSS AND SHARE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. HCIF ALSO ANALYZES LEAPFROG SURVEY DATA AND VARIATIONS IN REGIONAL PERFORMANCE TO IDENTIFY TRENDS, STRENGTHS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. PENN-J SOS (PREVIOUSLY POSSE) IS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PREVENTING CHRONIC OPIOID USE AMONG POST-SURGICAL PATIENTS. IT EMPLOYS A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN THAT ENGAGES BOTH SURGICAL PATIENTS AND SURGICAL PROVIDER TEAMS, AN APPROACH THAT LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE OF BOTH THE CLINICAL IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS THE POPULATION HEALTH TEAMS AT HCIF. THE PATIENT-CENTERED DOMAIN ENGAGES SURGICAL PATIENTS IN DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING HEALTH LITERATE PATIENT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF OPIOID USE DISORDER. THE PROVIDER-CENTERED DOMAIN COLLABORATES WITH SURGEONS AND SURGICAL TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT PREVENT OPIOID USE DISORDER WHILE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING POST-OPERATIVE PAIN.

CITIES CHANGING DIABETES IS GLOBAL PROGRAM TO ENGAGE MULTIPLE PARTNERS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THEIR UNIQUE DIABETES CHALLENGES, IDENTIFY AREAS AND POPULATIONS AT GREATEST RISK, AND DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TARGETED SOLUTIONS. HCIF PROVIDES LOCAL EXPERTISE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS PHILADELPHIA BECOMES 2ND U.S. CITY AND 25TH CITY IN THE WORLD TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE. THIS IS A PLANNED 3-5 YEAR INITIATIVE WITH 2019 SERVING AS "YEAR 0", SUPPORTED BY A YEAR-TO- YEAR CONTRACT WITH NOVO NORDISK. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED FUNDING FOR 2022 AND BEYOND IN THE AMOUNT OF CLOSE TO 1,000,000 PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY HEALTH (COACH) IS AN INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER HOSPITAL/HEALTH SYSTEM, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. COACH HAS PROVIDED A STRUCTURE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE COLLABORATIVE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES AS HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS RESPOND TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (CHNA) THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION PLANS MANDATED BY THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. COACH FOCUSES ON TWO AREAS: 1.) FOOD INSECURITY - WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE ARE WORKING ON A DASHBOARD THAT ALLOWS HOSPITALS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO UNDERSTAND WHERE FOOD RESOURCES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, 2.) TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE - WE ARE DEVELOPING ASSESSMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO INCORPORATE COMPONENTS OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN THEIR PROCESSES HEALTH LITERACY INITIATIVES: HCIF MANAGES THE PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LITERACY COALITION AND BRINGS TOGETHER HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH LITERACY NEEDS IN THE STATE. UNDER THIS PROJECT, HCIF HAS ALSO WORKED TO IMPROVE IMMIGRANT HEALTH LITERACY. HCIF HAS BEEN A SOLE CONTRACTOR TO THE STATE FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR OVER A DECADE AND HAS TRAINED THOUSANDS OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING BEST PRACTICES IN HEALTH LITERACY. REGIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (RCHNA) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ACROSS 36 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA. IT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE REGION. THE DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING PROCESS INCORPORATED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM A WEALTH OF STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING THE VOICES OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ACROSS FIVE COUNTIES (BUCKS, CHESTER, DELAWARE, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA). THE 2022 REGIONAL CHNA WAS COMPLETED AND RELEASED IN JUNE 2022. HEART DISEASE PREVENTION (CDC 1817): HCIF CONVENES A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE BLOOD PRESSURE SELF-MONITORING AND SEEKS TO IMPROVE BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL CONTROL IN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG PHILADELPHIANS WITH MEDICAID COVERAGE AND RESIDENTS OF AREAS OF THE CITY SHOWN TO HAVE POOR CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES.