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One Quality Improvement Plan exists for the entire <strong>Montefiore</strong> Network and one committee, The<br />

<strong>Montefiore</strong> Quality Council, has oversight responsibility for performance improvement across<br />

the entire <strong>Montefiore</strong> integrated delivery system. Characteristics of the Performance<br />

Improvement Program are that it is customer focused, interdisciplinary, data driven, and outcome<br />

oriented. The essence of performance improvement is to work continually to better meet<br />

customer expectations, enhance efficiency, and improve the processes of care delivery.<br />

Advances are achieved in part through interdisciplinary effort, adoption of “Best Practices” and<br />

exploitation of advances in information technology.<br />

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT<br />

Who is responsible for quality<br />

• Each of us<br />

What is quality<br />

• <strong>Montefiore</strong>'s Vision Statement defines quality in health care:<br />

<strong>Montefiore</strong> is committed to being the best healthcare provider in the Bronx and beyond. Our<br />

associates and medical staff provide patient/family-focused care that exceeds customer<br />

expectations, embraces academic excellence and achieves quality outcomes in a fiscally<br />

responsible manner.<br />

• The Institute of Medicine identifies the following as the domains of quality in health care:<br />

• Patient Safety<br />

• Effectiveness<br />

• Timeliness<br />

• Efficiency<br />

• Equity<br />

• Patient Centeredness<br />

Who are your customers (Internal and External)<br />

• External: patients, families, insurance agencies, JCAHO, NYSDOH referring physicians,<br />

Medicare/Medicaid, etc.<br />

• Internal: peers, administration, hospital associates, all departments.<br />

How do we identify performance improvement (PI) projects<br />

• <strong>Montefiore</strong> prioritizes those processes for improvement that are:<br />

• High Risk<br />

• High Volume<br />

• Problem Prone<br />

• High Cost<br />

• Sources of information for PI projects include feedback from internal and external customers,<br />

community concerns and ongoing indicator monitoring.<br />

What is the chosen model for planned, systematic improvements<br />

• Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Model<br />

PLAN<br />

• Assemble an interdisciplinary workgroup<br />

• Review "Best Practices" from <strong>Montefiore</strong> and elsewhere<br />

• Identify critical measures of success<br />

• Assess causes of perceived problems<br />

DO<br />

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