HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION

PARTNERSHIP FOR PATIENT CARE (PPC) IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS (IBC) AND THE PHILADELPHIA REGION'S HOSPITALS WITH THE VISION TO BE THE SAFEST REGION IN THE COUNTRY. AS A SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF HCIF, THIS UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN PAYER AND PROVIDERS TO SHARE SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCES AND JOINTLY FUND QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL MODEL. OVER THE LAST DECADE- PLUS, PPC HAS FUNDED OVER 26 MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVES ADDRESSING A VARIETY OF QUALITY AND SAFETY PRIORITIES WITH THE REGION'S HOSPITALS. SAFE TABLE BRINGS THE REGION'S HOSPITAL QUALITY AND SAFETY LEADERS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS PATIENT SAFETY EVENTS, SOLUTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES IN A CONFIDENTIAL AND LEGALLY PROTECTED SETTING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING RE-OCCURRENCE AND IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY. SAFETY FORUM WORKSHOPS HELP BUILD THE SKILLS OF FRONT LINE PATIENT SAFETY STAFF BY INTRODUCING DIFFERENT APPROACHES, BEST PRACTICES AND TOOLS FOR IDENTIFYING, MITIGATING AND ELIMINATING PATIENT SAFETY VULNERABILITIES AND ERRORS. ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IS A MAJOR EVENT THAT BRINGS HEALTHCARE LEADERS TOGETHER FROM THE REGION'S HOSPITALS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AND OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO SHOWCASE PPC PROGRAMS, ADDRESS QUALITY AND SAFETY PRIORITIES, AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR NETWORKING AND EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS. PENNSYLVANIA UROLOGIC REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE (PURC) BRINGS UROLOGY PRACTICES TOGETHER IN A PHYSICIAN-LED, DATA SHARING AND IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE AIMED AT ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF DIAGNOSIS AND CARE FOR MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCER. HCIF SERVES AS THE COORDINATING CENTER, PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE, CLINICAL, AND DATABASE SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM MEMBERS. HEALTH EQUITY DATA STRATEGY (HEDS) FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING HOSPITALS IN REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE COLLECTION AND UTILIZATION OF RACIAL, ETHNICITY, AND LANGUAGE (REAL) DATA. PARTICIPANTS IN THIS MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES FROM PEERS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. PFIZER HEALTH EQUITY DATA STRATEGY BRINGS TOGETHER HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF DECREASING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH OUTCOMES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. HCIF'S AIM FOR THE PROJECT IS TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO MITIGATE ROOT CAUSES OF RACIAL HEALTH INEQUITIES FOR A TARGETED POPULATION AND TO CO-DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES THAT EFFECTIVELY CLOSE THE GAPS IN CARE AND OUTCOMES IN EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, HCIF PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED APPROACH WHERE HOSPITAL TEAMS WOULD FIRST ANALYZE DATA TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND/OR PATIENT POPULATIONS WITH THE GREATEST RATES OF RACIAL INEQUITIES AND COLLABORATE WITH TRUSTED COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS ROOT CAUSES AND BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. HCIF EXCELLENCE IN HEALTH CARE AWARD PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IN THE SOUTHEAST PA REGION THROUGH RECOGNIZING HOSPITALS AND OTHER PROVIDERS FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADVANCING PATIENT CARE AND DISSEMINATING THEIR AWARD-WINNING INITIATIVES. CAPITAL BLUE CROSS LEAPFROG VALUE-BASED PURCHASING PROGRAM IS A PAY FOR IMPROVEMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM USING QUALITY AND SAFETY DATA FROM THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. HCIF ORGANIZES AND FACILITATES WEBINARS AND IN- PERSON SHARED LEARNING SYMPOSIUMS THAT ENABLE HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES TO LEARN ABOUT LVBPP AND TO DISCUSS AND SHARE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ON QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE LEAPFROG HOSPITAL SURVEY. HCIF ALSO ANALYZES LEAPFROG SURVEY DATA AND VARIATIONS IN REGIONAL PERFORMANCE TO IDENTIFY TRENDS, STRENGTHS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. PENN-J SOS (PREVIOUSLY POSSE) IS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSES ON PREVENTING CHRONIC OPIOID USE AMONG POST-SURGICAL PATIENTS. IT EMPLOYS A COLLABORATIVE DESIGN THAT ENGAGES BOTH SURGICAL PATIENTS AND SURGICAL PROVIDER TEAMS, AN APPROACH THAT LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE OF BOTH THE CLINICAL IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS THE POPULATION HEALTH TEAMS AT HCIF. THE PATIENT-CENTERED DOMAIN ENGAGES SURGICAL PATIENTS IN DEVELOPING AND DISSEMINATING HEALTH LITERATE PATIENT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT PAIN MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF OPIOID USE DISORDER. THE PROVIDER-CENTERED DOMAIN COLLABORATES WITH SURGEONS AND SURGICAL TEAMS TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT PREVENT OPIOID USE DISORDER WHILE EFFECTIVELY MANAGING POST-OPERATIVE PAIN.

CITIES CHANGING DIABETES IS A GLOBAL PROGRAM TO ENGAGE MULTIPLE PARTNERS THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THEIR UNIQUE DIABETES CHALLENGES, IDENTIFY AREAS AND POPULATIONS AT GREATEST RISK, AND DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TARGETED SOLUTIONS. HCIF PROVIDES LOCAL EXPERTISE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS PHILADELPHIA BECOMES 2ND U.S. CITY AND 25TH CITY IN THE WORLD TO LAUNCH INITIATIVE. THIS IS A PLANNED 3-5 YEAR INITIATIVE WITH 2019 SERVING AS "YEAR 0", SUPPORTED BY A YEAR-TO- YEAR CONTRACT WITH NOVO NORDISK. HCIF RECEIVED FUNDING FOR FY24-25 IN THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 1,000,000. THIS PROGRAM ENDS JUNE 30, 2025.