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Each year, Intermountain's Clinical Programs and Services area develops goals designed to continually improve clinical quality and promote best practices in care delivery. The goals are reviewed and approved by Intermountain's Board of Trustees.
"We are proud to report Intermountain's Clinical Programs and Services met or exceeded 12 of our 13 Clinical Quality Goals in 2012," said Kim Henrichsen, Vice President of Clinical Operations and Chief Nursing Officer. "The thirteenth goal, Value-Based Purchasing, came within a point of its target goal and is included in our equally ambitious 2013 goals." For a complete report of 2012 Clinical Board Goals results, click here.
In 2013, Clinical Quality Goals have been established by the Intermountain Healthcare Board of Trustees in 13 areas, including our eight Clinical Programs:
Clinical Quality Board Goals for 2013
Clinical Program
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2013 Goal Focus
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| Cardiovascular: |
Best practices with respect to patients with heart failure. |
| Oncology: |
Improved engagement of patients with cancer at Stage II or higher. |
| Women & Newborns: |
Measures related to labor and delivery patients. |
| Intensive Medicine: |
The use of electronic physician orders in improving the care of patients with pneumonia, stroke, and severe sepsis. |
| Primary Care: |
Care management for patients with diabetes. |
| Pediatric Specialties: |
Care of children with community-acquired pneumonia. |
| Surgical Services: |
Blood transfusions. |
| Behavioral Health: |
Post-discharge care planning for inpatient behavioral health patients. |
Clinical Quality Goals are also defined in 2013 for the following areas:
Clinical Program
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2013 Goal Focus
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| Patient Safety Clinical Service: |
Prevention of central-line-associated blood stream infections. |
| Rural Facilities: |
Guidelines for the effective transfer of Level I and Level II trauma patients. |
| Intermountain Homecare: |
Reducing re-hospitalization rates for home health patients. |
| Primary Children's Medical Center: |
Reducing the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia through improved oral care for pediatric patients who require mechanical ventilation. |
| CMS Value-Based Purchasing: |
Significant improvement – approaching the CMS benchmarks – in the clinical process metrics specified in the federal government's VBF program. |
For a complete list and full details of the 2013 Clinical Board Goals, click here.