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News & Notes
Inside this issue:
Alliance Day 2015
Recap
2
Illucient and CCHA
Operations Update
2
Residents Reception
2015 Recap
2
CCHIE Duke
Endowment Grant
3
CCHA Grants Focus
on Regional Impact
3
Illucient Agreement
with Guy Brown
4
Mobile Sim Program
Grant for New Van
4
CEO Update have been possible without the generous support of our business partners. We had th ir ty -f ive sponsors in attendance this year—a record number for Alliance Day. We also had an inspiring and moving keynote address from Rich Bluni, RN, of The Studer Group. It was truly a special day to mark a special o c c a s i o n : o u r 2 5 t h
anniversary year.
As we look ahead to 2016, we have several great initiatives and events coming up. Coastal Connect Health I n f o r m a t i o n E x c h a n g e continues to add data contributors and enhance the richness of data within the exchange. Our two annual
Thank you to all who attended Alliance Day 2015! What a celebration it was! We always look forward to this annual
event when our hospital members come together for networking and education. This year, we had some very special guests join us: four members of the original CCHA Board of Directors, including Bill Clark, Joe Soto, Luckey Welsh, and Leo Petit, Jr. As founder of CCHA, Leo gave a few remarks about the initial startup of the organization and how it helped pave the way for reg io na l sha r i ng a nd
collaboration.
Of course, the event wouldn’t
e d u c a t i o n a l e v e n t s —Chargemaster and Medicare Boot Camp—are slated for January 20—22. There is still space available at both for additional attendees. Visit www.coastalalliance.org for
registration information.
Our Mobile Simulat ion Program continues to push increased utilization at our member hospitals. Thanks to collaboration with education personnel at our hospitals, we’ve begun taking training into hospital floors and adding a multidisciplinary approach to the education. It’s just another way that we strive to bring innovative value to our
members.
Alliance Day 2015 highlighted 25 years of regional collaboration and impact on the quality and delivery of healthcare to our communities.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
COASTAL CAROLINAS HEALTH ALLIANCE
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On Friday, December 4th, over
one hundred guests from
CCHA member hospitals and
healthcare partners throughout
the region came together at
the Holiday Inn Resort on Wrightsville
Beach for Alliance Day 2015. Event
highlights included a fantastic keynote
address from
Rich Bluni, RN,
of The Studer
G r o u p ,
networking time
among guests
and business
partner sponsors,
a n d p r i z e
drawings.
We heard several great messages on a
variety of topics related to CCHA
programs and initiatives. Dr. Sam
Spicer delivered remarks as outgoing
Chair of the CCHIE Governance Board,
providing an overview of CCHIE’s
progress and next steps. Jay Briley,
President of Vidant Duplin Hospital,
also gave an update on a successful
year for Illucient Purchasing Alliance,
touching on Illucient’s footprint and
contract portfolio growth.
As we marked our 25th year of regional
collaboration and impact, we had a
special treat for our guests: members
of the original CCHA Board of Directors
joined in the celebration. Bill Clark,
former CEO of Columbus Regional
Healthcare System; Luckey Welsh,
former CEO of
S o u t he as te r n
R e g i o n a l
Medical Center;
Joseph “Joe”
Soto, former
CEO of Cape
Fear Hospital;
and Leo Petit, Residents Reception 2015
Twenty residents currently training
at New Hanover Regional Medical
Center joined us on September 30th
for our annual Residents Reception
event. Each year we invite residents
to meet with recruiters
from our member
hospitals and discuss
career opportunities
throughout the region.
It’s a great way of
retaining talent in this
region.
Attendees enjoyed drinks and light hors
d’oeuvres throughout the evening. We
wrapped up with prize drawings. This year,
our Grand Prize contained over $1,000 in
locally donated gifts. Thank you to all who
attended this great event!
Illucient and Operations Update
The Illucient Purchasing Alliance
continues to have steady
growth. We currently have 105
agreements in the portfolio. As
this number continues to
increase, we turn our attention to internal
marketing. The Illucient team is planning
a series of educational sessions, which
will be conducted online.
These short sessions will provide a high-
level overview of Illucient and be tailored
to various teams, including a review of the
Illucient contracts specific to those teams.
Additional team sessions and dates will
be scheduled after the initial sessions in
January.
January dates and team focus
include:
January 19: Business Office/
PFS Directors
January 19: Nursing and
Ancillary Services
January 20: Supply Chain
January 26: Nursing and
Ancillary Services
January 26: Business Office/
PFS Directors
February 9: HIM
We look forward to these upcoming information sessions with our Illucient
member hospitals!
former CEO of Bladen County Hospital were
all in attendance. Mr. Petit had the original
vision for the organization, and he was kind
enough to say a few words about the
founding of CCHA.
Alliance Day 2015 was a fantastic
opportunity to look back and measure our
growth as an organization. We would like to
thank everyone who attended, and we look
forward to many Alliance Day celebrations to
come!
ALLIANCE DAY 2015 CELEBRATED 25 YEAR HISTORY OF HOSPITAL COLLABORATION, IMPACT, & INNOVATION
Keynote speaker Rich Bluni of Studer Group
CCHA’s Founder, Leo Petit, Jr.
Members of the original CCHA Board with our
CEO, Yvonne Hughes
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The Duke Endowment Awards Funds to Continue
Advancing Regional Exchange Efforts
Another goal of the grant will be to route
Community Health Record data to CCHIE
Stakeholders’ analytics tools. Healthcare
analytics is a crucial driver of medical
decision making. Establishing the
connection between the data located
within the HIE with these cutting edge
tools will ensure that
providers will have the
best resources at their
disposal.
Support from our
founding stakeholders – Dosher
Memorial, New Hanover Regional
Medical Center, Pender Memorial,
Southeastern Health, and Wilmington
Health – has allowed CCHIE to support
electronic, patient-centric data exchange
throughout our region. We sincerely
thank The Duke Endowment for
accepting our proposal and continuing to
be a valued partner of CCHIE.
In November, Coastal Connect
Health Information Exchange
(CCHIE) was excited to receive
confirmation from The Duke
Endowment that $740,661 had
been awarded to the HIE for continuing
regional efforts around data exchange
and data utilization for
care improvement.
CCHIE makes patient
information available
at the point of care.
This helps optimize connected providers’
treatment and care of patients. From a
regional standpoint, the HIE helps
providers begin to discern patterns of
health outcomes across communities.
Population health is one of the goals of
our accepted grant proposal; by
integrating additional ambulatory
providers to the HIE, we can maximize
data availability for population health.
CCHA Grant Submissions Focus on Regional Impact
It’s been a very busy season for
our grants program. CCHA writes
grant submissions for both our
own programs/initiatives and on
behalf of our member hospitals.
We’re thrilled to announce that several of
our submitted grants have received
funding. Several others are still in queue.
Here is a quick glimpse at the array of
grant submissions currently in progress or
awarded:
CCHIE received a grant award from
The Duke Endowment in the amount
of $740,661 (see previous article for
additional details about this grant)
Mobile Sim Program awarded a
$35,000 grant from the Cape Fear
Memorial Foundation to purchase a
cargo van.
Columbus Regional Healthcare
System was awarded a $150,000
grant to support the purchase of a
HVAC for the newly relocated
Cancer center .
CCHA has submitted a $223,567
grant to The Duke Endowment for
supporting a regional SANE
coordinator.
We have written a grant on behalf of
Dosher Memorial Hospital for
diabetes care/prevention in the
amount of $334,400.
Coastal Connect HIE
Welcomes New Members
to Governance Board
The CCHIE Governance Board
has four new members:
James McLeod, MD, of the
AJ Robinson Medical Clinic in
Lumberton, NC;
Bryan Weckel, MD, of Brian Weckel
MD Family Medicine in Burgaw, NC;
Amy Messier, MD, Associate Chief
Medical Information Officer—
Ambulatory at New Hanover
Regional Medical Center in
Wilmington, NC;
John Gizdic, Chief Operating Officer
at New Hanover Regional Medical
Center;
Tom Siemers, President and CEO of
Dosher Memorial Hospital in
Southport, NC.
Welcome, new Board Members!
CCHIE continues to build out
the patient longitudinal
health record by added new
data contributors. In the last
12 months the following data
contributors have been added:
NHRMC CoPath feed, Southeastern
CCDAs, Pender Memorial, nine
Dosher Memorial owned practices,
Intracoastal Internal Medicine, Cape
Fear Clinic, New Hope Clinic,
Lumberton Children's Clinic, and
Wilmington Health Access for Teens
(WHAT). Ambulatory practices listed
here are not only contributing
summary documents (CCDs) and
ADT to the HIE but are also receiving
Results Delivery into their EMRs.
CCHIE Data Contributors
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Thank you to our Alliance Day 2015 :
Thank You to our
Nurse Development
Conference 2015
Sponsors:
Thank you to our Alliance Day 2015 :
Cape Fear Memorial Foundation Awards Mobile Sim Program Grant for New Van
A mainstay of the Mobile Simulation Program (MSP) has been collaboration with our member hospitals to better meet their educational needs. Now in its fifth year of operation, the
MSP is looking to be more versatile with
its training capabilities.
Many training evaluations over the years have noted how simulation scenarios inside the hospital rather than onboard our MSP truck can provide better learning opportunities. Training inside the facility means learners are reacting to a scenario or code within a familiar environment, which enhances the level of realism. As a
result, we have begun giving hospitals the option to request training inside the
hospital.
Rather than bringing the large MSP truck on these “in-house” training weeks, we needed a smaller, less costly mode of transportation for bringing along the
necessary equipment.
Thanks to funds from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation we have been able to purchase a new cargo van. Using this van will drastically reduce transportation costs and add a new level of versatility to the program. We sincerely appreciate the generosity of the Cape Fear Memorial
Foundation for making this possible!
The new MSP Van will give training greater
versatility for meeting our hospitals’ needs.
Illucient Purchasing Alliance Signs Contract with
Guy Brown Products
This year we’ve seen remarkable growth within the Illucient Purchasing Alliance contract portfolio. A sizeable portion of these agreements are either reassigned from
the Southern Atlantic Healthcare Alliance (SAHA) or new to both of our
organizations.
Illucient recently signed an agreement with Guy Brown, which offers office toner and ink solutions. As with any contract in the portfolio, our member hospitals can now access these
services at a discounted rate.
Guy Brown delivers significant cost savings to hospitals with an average discount of 54% within the printer
supplies category (toner and ink). An innovative e-commerce platform allows customers to place orders
quickly and easily o n l i n e f o r national, next-day o r t w o - d a y
delivery.
Illucient’s hospital members wi l l
benefit from this new partnership, and we’re excited to add Guy Brown to our portfolio. We would also like to thank this business partner for sponsoring our Alliance Day 2015 event! We sincerely appreciate all of our business partners’ support, which
makes Alliance Day possible.