Birthing hospitals promote better outcomes by implementing "hard-stop" policies
The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative is pleased to announce that 49 Kansas hospitals have adopted a “hard-stop” policy in their patient safety work to reduce elective, early-term deliveries and achieve better outcomes for mothers and newborns. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises against deliveries prior to 39 weeks of gestation unless there is a medical necessity to delivery early.
Change from the Inside Out: Health Care Leaders Taking the Helm
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Leadership Alliance offers shared perspective on the next phase of health care reform and with it, newly emerging care design principles to pave the path forward to faster change and improvement. Read the Online First Viewpoint here.
KHC announces new board chair, vice-chair
The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC) announces Karen Shumate, RN, MS, CPHQ, and Chief Operating Officer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, as its new Chair of the Board of Directors. Shumate was appointed to the one-year position on January 15 during the quarterly board meeting. She previously served as vice-chairman.
In addition, Jennifer Scott Koontz MD, MPH, FAAFP, primary care sports medicine physician at Newton Medical Center, Newton, will serve as the new vice-chairman of the board. John Broberg, Senior Administrator, at Mercy Regional Health Center, Manhattan, will serve as the secretary/treasurer.