In the coming weeks, CMMI will be hosting numerous webinars on the Department of Health and Human Services’ new initiatives: Partnership for Patients and Strong Start.
Partnership for Patients is working to dramatically improve patient safety across the country. Two upcoming webinars are listed below.
Creating and Sustaining Successful Partnerships Between Hospitals and Community Organizations: Methods to create effective, dynamic and meaningful relationships with community groups, including health care organizations, government support services, and non-profit groups.
When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 1:00pm-2:30pm EST
Where: Register to attend this webinar
Using Tools to Enable Rapid Cycle Improvement within Your Organization: Implementing rapid cycle improvements within healthcare organizations as well as specific tools, resources, and models of care that participants can use in their own organizations.
When: Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
Where: Register to attend this webinar
Strong Start is designed to increase healthy deliveries and reduce preterm births in effort to improve outcomes for newborns and expectant mothers. The initiative involves two components:
- Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Early Elective Deliveries: This initiative will build on the work of the Partnership for Patients, and will test ways to disseminate best practices and support providers in reducing early electives deliveries while stregthening public awareness efforts.
- Funding Opportunity for Testing New Approaches to Prenatal Care: CMS will fund efforts to test the effectiveness of enhanced prenatal care approaches to reduce preterm births for at risk women covered by Medicaid.
CMS Innovation Center staff will be hosting a series of webinars that will provide an overview of the Strong Start program and application process.
When: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET
Where: Click here to join.