Aligning Forces for Quality in Humboldt County, CA

Laura McEwen, MS, RDProject Director

Laura@communityhealthalliance.orgITUP Conference

February 10, 2010

The Three-Legged Stool of Health Care Reform

Access and CostAnd…Quality

Quality is the right care at the right time for the right person

Aligning Forces for QualityA Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to improve health care quality and equity in 15 community across the nation

Aligning those who give care, get care, and pay for care

The initiative reduces disparities in the quality of care and fosters a high-quality, integrated, patient-centered system of care that is accessible to all North Coast residents.

Performance Measures Publically Reported

Report measures and transform the way care is given at the hospital and health care provider’s office

Not work harder, but work smarter

Consumer at the Center of Control

The Activated Consumer

Consumer to take a more active role in their own health care

Focus on those with chronic conditions

AF4Q Humboldt

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Leade rship Team

CHA Community Health Alliance

Jessica Osborne -Stafsness

Consumer Engagement Co-Coordinator

Volunteers POET: Peer Outreach & Education Team

Consumer Engagement

SJHS St. Joseph Health Systems

Tory Starr Sharon Hunter

Regional Director of Performance

Improvement and Quality Management

Care Transitions Program Coordinator

Regional Quality Improvement

Humboldt Del -Norte IPA Independent Practice Association

Alan Glaseroff Linda D’Agati Martin Love

Chief Medical Officer

Chief Operating Officer

Chief Executive Officer

Performance Measurement

Public Reporting Quality Improvement

CHA Community Health Alliance

of Humboldt -Del Norte Laura McEwen , AF4Q Project Director , CHA Executive Director

Alan Glaseroff (IPA) , AF4Q Project Co -Director

Integration Team

AF4Q Aligning Forces for Quality

Humboldt County ; February 2, 2010

Introduce the PanelAlan Glaseroff, MD

• Chief Medical Officer – Independent Practice Association of Humboldt Del Norte•AF4Q Project Co-Director

Tory Starr, MSN, RN, CIC• Regional Director of Performance Improvement & Quality Management – St Joseph Health System, Humboldt County

Betsy Stapleton, RN, FNP• Volunteer and Master Trainer for Our Pathways to Health

For more information

Laura@communityhealthalliance.org

www.communityhealthalliance.org

www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/

Thank you for the opportunity

Special thanks to Michelle Comeau for the use of her photographs

of Humboldt County