Citizen’s healthcare working group March 21, 2006
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A National Conversation on Health Care: Televised Webcast and Polling
Wednesday, March 22, 5:00 – 8:30pm (CST)
Alumni Hall, Health Sciences Learning CenterThis event invites anyone in the country to participate – citizen recommendations will be considered by Congress and the White House. The event is being conducted on behalf of the federally-appointed Citizens’ Health Care Working Group, a nonpartisan group formed by Congress, charged with developing recommendations on health care access, cost and quality. The event is sponsored by the University of Michigan – 22 campuses (including UW-Madison) are participating with live audiences. You can also VIEW THE WEBCAST THROUGH THIS LINK.
Ultrasafe healthcare March 5, 2006
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In a fairly recent article, Amalberti, Auroy and Berwick identify and discuss barriers to system safety in healthcare (Five system barriers to achieving ultrasafe healthcare. Annals of Internal Medicine 142(9): 756-764. May 3 2005):
- the need to limit discretion of workers
- the need to reduce worker autonomy
- the need to make a transition from a craftsmanship mindset to that of equivalent actors
- the need for system-level (senior leadership) arbitration to optimize safety strategies, and
- the need for simplification
The article points to the value of designing system constraints, drawing on examples and lessons learned from other industries such as aviation, nuclear, and military systems.
More care = better care? March 3, 2006
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Elliott Fisher gave an interesting guest lecture last Monday entitled “Rethinking Healthcare, The Paradox of Plenty”, focusing on the implications of wide regional variations in Medicare spending on health and health policy. From a population perspective, I think it makes sense to revisit the implicit assumption that most of us have: that more care means better care. If you’re interested in this topic that touches on the quality, access, and costs of care, look for this interesting paper by Fisher and his colleagues at Dartmouth, hot off the press in PubMed:Is Technological Change In Medicine Always Worth It? The Case Of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 Feb 7; [Epub ahead of print]
QI Specialist at Dean Care March 1, 2006
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Dean Care here in Madison is looking for a QI Specialist to work with teams on chronic disease, preventive health and acute care management issues. If you are interested in this entry-level position, get in touch with Jack Bowhan, Medical Practice Improvement Administrator, at jack.bowhan@deancare.com
