No matter the focus, healthcare organizations of all varieties continue to face challenges dealing with data, auditors, transparency, periodic reporting, cutbacks, etc. Statit feels your pain and wants you to know we will do everything we can to address your challenges and walk down the performance improvement path with you. We also recognize that each organization is different and faces its own unique set of challenges. Although you may have seen these stories before, we received numerous requests to re-run the information. Apparently, these types of articles spark your performance improvement creativity. Keep the fire burning--enjoy!
 
The Hospital: Bellin Health Systems, Green Bay, WI
The Hospital's Challenge: Bellin's measurement control system had over 250 system-level quality indicators. Many of these indicators also were reported at the department level and on varying schedules. It was also clear to the Quality Resources team that the demand for quality and safety information from both accreditation and certification agencies, as well as the general public, would continue to grow.  How did Bellin Health address their challenges?  
 
The Rehabilitation Facility: Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY
The Rehabilitation Facility's Challenge: Successfully implementing a performance improvement initiative. Take one rehabilitation hospital, six Administrative Directors, twenty department heads, one Executive Medical Officer and one Executive Director, mix with a great desire to improve process performance, bake for two days and voila! Success! Really? That's all it takes? Well, it's a great start. But it takes much more. Let's take a look at how Burke Rehabilitation Hospital got their performance improvement initiative up and running...

The Mental Health Facility: Bluegrass Regional MH-MR Board, Inc.
The Mental Health Facility's Challenge: The need to keep up the demands of various stakeholders for data and information without additional staff resources. Read on to see what path Bluegrass took...