Medical Staff Newsletter
May 2019

In This Edition
Physician Honored as "Friend of Nursing" at Nursing Excellence Awardsstone

Jay Stone, MD, was presented with his award by Donna Bonacorso, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Irene Muzyka, Administrative Director, and Patrick Ahearn, Chief Executive Officer.  

Community Medical Center's annual Nursing Excellence Awards were held May 8 as part of Community Medical Center's Nurses Week festivities. The award ceremony celebrates exemplary members of the nursing team, from novice nurse to lifetime achievement awards, along with 'friends of nursing' - staff and physicians who partner with Nursing to provide outstanding care to patients.

Jay Stone, MD, was nominated by the Cardiac Catheterization Lab for the Physician Partnership award, which recognizes physicians who provide exemplary support of Nursing Services in an effort to advance the organization's overall mission.  The Cath Lab recognized Dr. Stone for his integral role in the development and growth of Community Medical Center's cardiac program from a Low Risk Cardiac Cath lab to a Full Service Cardiac Cath lab that includes both Emergency and Elective PCI. They also praised his advocacy for both patients and staff and efforts to elevate care in the Cath Lab. 
Drexel University Presents Award to Physician Clinical Preceptorsdrexel

Congratulations to Jonathan Weinberg, MD; Jerry Sarfo-Darko, CRNA, and Farrah Milkovitz, CRNA, who were recognized by Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions' Nurse Anesthesia Program. They were presented with the Behind Every Graduate Clinical Preceptor Award. 

They were thanked for their dedication to educate Drexel students and their positive impact on Drexel University nurse anesthesia students.
High Reliability Organization Journey Continuessafetycatch

Serious Safety Event Reporting 
Serious Safety Events (SSEs) are deviations of generally accepted performance standards (GAPS) that reach the patient, and result in moderate to severe harm (or death).

Each month, SSEs are aggregated and a rolling 12 month average is used to calculate a rate per 10,000 patient days. April 2019 has an SSER of 10.06.
 
With the introduction of Safety Together and high reliability training, CMC has seen an increased in event reporting, which is reflective of a healthy and growing patient safety culture.
 
From the close of 2018 and YTD 2019, SSE reporting has begun to plateau, which may be reflective of our new baseline.
 
All SSERs are screened for cause analysis and peer review opportunities.


Safety Together Tool: Stop the Line 
If you are uncertain about what you are about to do...
If you have questions...
If someone raises a concern or question...

STOP
* Review your plan
* Resolve the concern
* Reassess your actions
Patient Experience - Tips for Better Communication with PatientsHCAHPS

AIDET is the Five Fundamentals of Patient Communication
AIDET is a communication tool that will help improve doctor-patient communication and decrease the patient anxiety.



Acknowledge & Introduce Yourself
When entering a patient's room, it's not enough to politely ask a patient how they are doing. It's critical to acknowledge them by name and introduce yourself, particularly if you don't have a pre-existing relationship.
Nursing Staff Thank Medical Staff STETH

The Nursing Staff sincerely appreciated the generosity of the Medical Staff and their support of continuing education for nurses. At the May 22 Medical Surgical Symposium, a nursing education program focusing on cardiac health, the Medical Staff donated a stethoscope to be offered to one of the 61 participants. The winner was Nicole Mayer, RN, nursing resident.
Update on Unavailable Medications medications

The Pharmacy publishes a list of medications that are unavailable due to multiple reasons including national shortages. Click here to view the list.
 
If you have any medication questions, call the Pharmacy at ext. 18048.
Clinical Documentation Tip of the Month CDI

Complete immobility due to physical or medical disability = Functional Quadriplegia

  • Complete immobility due to severe physical/medical disability or frailty
  • Not true paresis, it is the inability to move due to another condition
  • Person functions as a quadriplegic without a spinal cord injury
  • Severe dementia is the most common underlying cause
  • This person may have pressure ulcers, contractures, and is considered "total care", "bedbound", "max assist" and needs assistance with all ADL's
Functional Quadriplegia significantly impacts the patient's Severity of Illness and risk of mortality. This diagnosis is considered a Major Co-morbidity and these patient's are resource intensive.
Upcoming Medical Staff Events  medstaffevents

To register for any of these events, please contact the Medical Staff Office at 732-557-8082. 

Day of Fishing
June 8,  Bogan's Basin, Brielle

RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region Employee Golf Outing
June 26, Bey Lea Golf Course, Toms River
Members of the Medical Staff and employees at CMC, MMC, MMCSC and Barnabas Health Behavioral Health are invited. 
Register online at:  https://tinyurl.com/y3rarwgu

Annual Golf Outing
August 14,  Metedeconk National Golf Club

Annual Dinner Dance
December 13,  The Mill Lakeside Manor
CME Programs CME

The following CME programs are scheduled for June 2019 at Community Medical Center:
06/13/2019
No CME Program
06/20/2019
Esophageal Dysmotility and Manometry
Noon
Auditoriums A & B
Teresa Menadier, MD, Community Medical Center
06/27/2019
The Role of the Primary Care Doctor in Preventing GYN Cancers
Noon
Auditoriums A & B
Joyce Varughese, MD, Saint Peter's University Hospital
Changes to CMC Medical Staffchangesmedstaff

MEDICAL-DENTAL STAFF - NEW APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS:
Matthew Andersen-Leavey, MD - Department of Anesthesiology
Charles Bauberger, MD - Department of Family Medicine - Affiliate
Swapna Borole, MD- Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology
Kane Chang, MD - Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Christopher Faludi, MD - Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine
Christina Levchook, MD - Department of Radiology
Kumudini Mehta, MD - Department of Pathology
Fariborz Rezai, MD - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine
Dustin St. George, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine
Anjali Verma, MD - Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology
Muataz Yaziji, MD - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine

ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STAFF - NEW APPOINTMENT   RECOMMENDATIONS:  
Theresa Cort, PA - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine
Alice Houck, APN - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine
John Larson, PA - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine
Shilpa Patel, CRNA - Department of Anesthesiology
Nina Petruzzi, PA - Department of Medicine, Intensivist Medicine
Elizabeth Smith, CNM - Department of OB/GYN
Amanda Suarez, PA - Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology
          
TELE-MEDICINE:
Andrew Friedman, MD - Department of Medicine, Tele-radiology
Mangala Nadkarni, MD - Department of Neurology - video EEG reads
Victor Ohale, MD - Department of Medicine, Tele-psychiatry
              
STAFF STATUS CHANGE:
Alexander Kulczycki, MD - Department of Medicine - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
Anna DeDona, DO - Department of Medicine - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
Jay Vida, DO - Department of Medicine - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
Wael Elsamman, MD - Department of Medicine - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
Michael Rothberg, MD - Department of Medicine - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
Robert Arnold, MD - Department of Medicine, Nephrology - Emeritus effective June 28, 2019
Bassam Hassan, MD - Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease - Regional status effective June 1, 2019
 
LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
Kaitlyn Howard, APN - Department of Medicine - Leave of Absence effective April 24, 2019
Vaishali Moghe, MD - Department of OB/GYN - Leave of Absence expires on June 28, 2019
Kala Shankar, MD - Department of OB/GYN - Leave of Absence expires on June 28, 2019
Alicia Attanasio, DPM - Department of Podiatry - Return to Active Status effective July 1, 2019
 
RESIGNATION(S):
Ashvin Patel, MD - Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine - resignation effective May 15, 2019
Ashish Shukla, MD - Department of Cardiology - resignation effective May 1, 2019
Waqar Rizvi, MD - Department of Medicine, Psychiatry - resignation effective April 21, 2019
Lisa Kassenoff, MD - Department of Family Medicine - resignation effective December 31, 2018
Thomas Fowlie, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine - effective July 31, 2019
Rebecca Rudd, MD - Department of Family Medicine - effective May 8, 2019
Tarika White, CNM - Department of OB/GYN - effective May 17, 2019
              
MODIFICATION OF PRIVILEGES:
Justina Mammeri, CNM - Department of OB/GYN - addition of circumcision
Emad Kamal, MD - Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine - Addition of ICU privileges
Dhiren Shah, MD - Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine - Addition of ICU privileges
Walter Wynkoop, MD - Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine - Addition of ICU privileges
Upcoming Meetings upcomingmeetings

Dept/Committee Date Time
Anesthesia Peer Review 6-Jun 6:30 AM
Anesthesiology Dept. 20-Jun 7:00 AM
Cardiac Cath Bus/QA/PR 13-Jun 5:30 PM
Credentials Committee 17-Jun 5:30 PM
Executive Committee 4-Jun 6:00 PM
Health Information Management Committee 12-Jun 12:30 PM
Infection Control Committee 11-Jun 12:00 PM
Internal Med & Family Med Peer Review 26-Jun 8:30 AM
Med Staff Quality Council 20-Jun 7:30 AM
Medical Staff Fishing Trip 8-Jun 7:30 AM
Neurology Peer Review 18-Jun 9:00 AM
New Physician Orientation 17-Jun 4:00 PM
OB\Gyn Peer Review 13-Jun 7:00 AM
OR Advisory 19-Jun 7:00 AM
Orthopedics Dept. 18-Jun 6:00 PM
Orthopedics Peer Review 18-Jun 5:30 PM
Pathology Department 28-Jun 4:30 PM
Pediatric Peer Review 10-Jun 12:00 PM
Performance Improvement Council 21-Jun 7:30 AM
Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee 25-Jun 8:00 AM
Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance 27-Jun 12:30 PM
Radiation Safety Committee 19-Jun 1:00 PM
Radiology Department 26-Jun 5:30 PM
Radiology Peer Review 26-Jun 5:00 PM
STEMI Review Committee 18-Jun 6:00 PM
Surgery Peer Review 27-Jun 7:30 AM
Tumor Board - Breast 10-Jun 8:00 AM
Tumor Board - Breast 24-Jun 8:00 AM
Tumor Board - ENT 7-Jun 12:00 PM
Tumor Board - Neuro Oncology 17-Jun 8:00 AM
Tumor Board - OB/Gyn - Canceled 14-Jun
Tumor Board - Thoracic 14-Jun 8:00 AM
Tumor Board - Thoracic - Canceled 21-Jun
Tumor Board - Thoracic 28-Jun 8:00 AM
Utilization Review Committee 26-Jun 7:30 AM
Vascular Committee 24-Jun 4:45 PM