Скачать или смотреть 2017 Dick Davidson Award: New Jersey Hospital Association

The Dick Davidson Award is given to state, regional or metropolitan hospital associations that demonstrate leadership and innovation in quality improvement and contribute to national health care improvement efforts.

NJHA is committed to the ongoing effort to improve the quality and safety of healthcare services. Some of the most noteworthy achievements in quality improvement for New Jersey have been demonstrated as part of the Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) 1.0 and 2.0 initiatives. During the past 24 months, New Jersey saw significant, measurable improvements across all healthcare-associated condition (HAC) areas, as well as readmissions. More than 31,000 cases of patient harm and adverse events were avoided in 2015 and 2016, resulting in an estimated cost savings of at least $261 million. One of New Jersey’s biggest turnaround success stories is in the area of readmissions. Based on the 30-day readmissions outcome measure, the statewide rate for New Jersey hospitals in 2010 was 20.3, the second highest in the country. NJHA, its member hospitals and post-acute providers launched a Collaborative to Reduce Readmissions and other initiatives and partnerships to address high readmission rate, and by 2015, that figure dropped to 17.6 percent. Only one other state outpaced New Jersey in improvement during this period.