TMF Recognizing
Hospitals for Achievement in Quality
Improvement
TMF Health Quality Institute, along with the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals, Arkansas Hospital Association, Oklahoma Hospital Association and Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health, has launched the 2016 - 2017 Hospital Quality Improvement Award program.
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Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award Program
Application Deadline
June 10, 2017
TMF Health Quality Institute
is honored to sponsor the Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award program in partnership with the Texas Medical Association, Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians, Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association, Oklahoma State Medical Association, Oklahoma Osteopathic Association and the Puerto Rico Medical Association.
The award recognizes physician practices for dedication and commitment to providing high-quality patient care.
Any practice in the state of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the territory of Puerto Rico with one or more licensed physicians providing care for Medicare fee-for-service patients is eligible to participate.
Award-winning practices will receive a commemorative plaque and will be recognized through a media campaign.
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TMF Quality Improvement Exchange
The TMF Quality Improvement Exchange contains publications with insightful commentary and scholarly analysis of relevant health care quality issues and topics.
Please click on the links below to see the various informative resources provided by the TMF Innovation Team.
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INNOVATION BLOG. These insightful blog posts are written by Russell Kohl, MD, FAAFP, chief medical officer for TMF. Dr. Kohl works across the company to support quality improvement efforts, leads the Innovation Team and has served as lead physician for TMF's Comprehensive Primary Care initiative.
QI CASE SPOTLIGHTS. Case spotlights feature case studies from TMF projects that highlight quality improvement best practices.
QI SNAPSHOTS. TMF's Quality Improvement (QI) snapshots provide a quick synopsis on successes and lessons learned from important QI projects.
QI PUBLICATIONS. TMF is pleased to share our latest quality improvement (QI) reports, white papers and referred publications. We aim to disseminate important QI information to advance health care quality.
QI PRODUCTIONS (Videos). TMF presents improvement strategies in an engaging format to highlight exceptional transformation efforts.
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 TMF Purchases Office Building
Relocating by the end of the year
TMF completed the purchase of an existing office building at the end of February and is planning to relocate by the end of the year. The building is located at 3107 Oak Creek Dr., near MoPac and Parmer Lane in Oak Creek Plaza.
Construction on the redesign of the interior space is expected to begin in July. The building has about 50,000 square feet and is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council and was awarded LEED certification at the Gold level.
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TMF Led Successful Three-day Conference
Engaged providers from all health care settings
TMF's conference, "The changing health care landscape: Driving innovation and improvement," in May was attended by 619 health care providers who heard from knowledgeable sources discussing topics aimed at navigating the changing health care landscape.
Dennis Wagner, director of the Quality Improvement & Innovation Group at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and one of his colleagues kicked off the presentations by discussing the National Quality Strategy and how CMS is working to build a better and smarter health care delivery system including payment reform.
Other presentations focused on sepsis and what identification and management strategies health care settings should use to treat this condition, and opioid misuse and reduction strategies for the estimated two million persons who have a substance use disorder involving prescription pain medication.
Antibiotic stewardship, a trending topic, was reviewed with an understanding that antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs and save millions of lives each year. However, it was also recognized that widespread, long-term use has led to an alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic stewardship programs were suggested to help organizations promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics) and improve patient outcomes.
The social determinants of health such as behavioral patterns and social circumstances were examined in a context of how they contribute to the overall health outcome of patients including chronic disease and premature death.
To listen to one or more of the five presentations, please click here. You must log in with your existing account. If you do not yet have an account, please create a new account and join the Readmissions Network where you will find all five presentations under the "Recorded Events" tab on the right side of the page. The presentations from the conference are listed as:
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