Physician Connection - Hurley Medical Center Education & Research

JULY 2012
Physician
Connection
MEDICAL CENTER
Published for the Physicians of Hurley Medical Center.
Mark Ingram, Heisman Trophy Winner
addresses the crowd
Hurley Medical Center’s
First Men’s Fest was a
Success!!!
On June 16, over 1,000 men from around Mid-Michigan
attended Hurley’s 1st Men’s Fest - a FREE comprehensive
Men’s health and wellness event at Atwood Stadium in Flint,
featuring fun, fitness, fellowship and so much more. The
keynote address was provided by Mark Ingram, Flint native
and Heisman Trophy Winner. Hurley’s Men’s Fest included a
variety of activities geared towards educating and improving
the health of men and their families throughout Mid-Michigan
and beyond.
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September 26, 2012
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Men’s Fest attendees participate in a friendly match of tug-of-war
Dedicated to
the Highest
Standards of
Quality and
Safety
MEDICAL CENTER
2011 Pinnacle
Award Recipients
Honored
Hurley Medical Center honored
our 2011 Pinnacle Award Recipients
with a special event planned for
each recipient at Merliss Brown
Auditorium. Melany Gavulic,
Hurley Medical Center President
and CEO, presented the recipients
with their award.
Dr. P.C. Shetty,
2011 Pinnacle Award Recipient –
Specialty Care Physician
Dr. Lawrence Reynolds,
2011 Pinnacle Award Recipient –
Primary Care Physician
At Hurley Medical
Center, it is our goal to
provide you with the
highest level of quality
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clinical care in the safest
and most comfortable
manner possible.
This core goal is
reflected in our mission
statement:
“Clinical Excellence.
Service to People.”

Dr. Tushar Raiji
Joins the Case
Management Team
Hurley Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dr. Tushar
Raiji to the Case Management Team. Dr. Raiji will serve
as a liaison between our Case Management Department
and the physicians. He will offer opinions regarding
admission status based on InterQual criteria and sound
medical judgment. Dr. Raiji will provide consultation,
education and interaction with the medical staff.
Save the date!
The Hurley Trauma Center’s Golf Classic
will be held on September 10, 2012 at the
beautiful Flint Golf Club.
For more information, please contact
Angie Cuneaz at 262.9399 or
acuneaz1@hurleymc.com.
Dr. Raiji will provide assistance to the Clinical Documentation Specialists to better
improve documentation of all conditions and medical treatments in the inpatient
medical record, ensuring an accurate reflection of the patient condition. He will review
patient charts selected for Medicare audits and prepare for admission audits and RAC
record reviews.
Dr. Raiji is currently the Medical Director of Fostrian Rehabilitation Center in Flushing. He
is board certified in Geriatric Medicine and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Internal
Medicine and the American Board of Quality Assurance Utilization Review and Physicians
(ABQAURP). Most recently, Dr. Raiji served as the Medical Director of Case Management
and Quality Management from 1997 – 2007 at McLaren Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Raiji can be reached by phone at 810.389.1292 or pager at 810.813.0668.
A New and
Improved Joint
Replacement
Experience at
Hurley
Patient and Family-Centered Care (PFCC)
is an integral part of Hurley’s current
Strategic Plan. In October 2011, the Center
for Joint Replacement established their
own Care Council comprised of former
patients and their family members. These
volunteers are also referred to as Patient and
Family Advisors. Since its formation, the council has met monthly with
members of our medical team to review Hurley’s joint replacement
experience, from surgical boarding to the completion of rehab.
In the initial meetings, council advisors brainstormed to create
the perfect joint replacement experience. They worked closely
with us to enumerate our areas of strength and areas of needed
improvement. The first project the group chose to work on was
improving our patient education materials. For the past several
months, the advisors have been authoring, revising and editing
our Joint Replacement Patient Manual, which will be ready for new
The Center for Joint Replacement - Patient and Family Council Members
patients soon. The advisors also helped create a DVD education
piece for patients to take home with them prior to surgery.
Council advisors also sit on the Patient and Family Centered Steering
Committee and attend the quarterly Joint Replacement meetings
with our director, Dr. Martin. Additionally, a few Advisors have joined
Hurley’s Guest Relations team in providing concierge services for
patients. They greet the patients in the lobby the morning of surgery
and escort them through each area of the process until the patient
is safely recovering in their room. We are very grateful for our caring
advisors and appreciate their continued assistance.
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Stroke Certification Initiative
The Medical Center has laid the groundwork
for stroke center development and will be
pursuing a Joint Commission (TJC) Certified
Primary Stroke Center designation. As such,
TJC will be on campus July 20th to complete
their survey and determine Center of
Excellence eligibility.
Establishing Hurley as a stroke center reflects
commitment to the detection, prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular
disease, aneurysm and stroke. The mission of
the Stroke Program is to provide a continuum
of quality
stroke care that is timely, safe and
patient/family centered.
The following services are available
24/7 in support of this initiative:
• On call Neurology & Neurosurgery
Physicians
• Fully functioning operating room
• CT imaging in the Emergency Department
• Efficient lab testing, ECG and chest
x-ray capabilities
• Ability to administer thrombolytic therapy
Protocols have been established providing
guidance for patient management. Various
order sets and clinical practice guidelines have
been developed in an effort to standardize
care and promote optimal patient outcomes.
Metrics such as: order-to CT read times;
Total number of patients receiving TPA;
Door-to-Physician time; prescribing of statin
therapy at discharge and many others are
being monitored to best determine degree of
program effectiveness and ensure the highest
quality of care.
Obtaining stroke center certification
will position the Medical Center to best
showcase this service and provide a platform
for continued improvement of the clinical
foundation which already exists. Furthermore,
reflecting our mission of “Clinical Excellence
and Service to People”.
Hurley Welcomes New Physicians:
Faisal Mawri, MD – Pediatric Emergency Department
Paul von Oeyen, MD – Maternal Fetal Medicine
Mohammad Tabbah, MD – Pediatric Gastroenterology
Daily Dose
Tip Sheets
Are you looking for
additional tips to optimize
your use of Epic Check out
the Epic Daily Dose! These
daily tip sheets focus on
specific functionalities to
help improve your Epic
user skills.
These useful Epic resource
materials can be found on
the Hurley Intranet per the
following:
• Click on the Epic EMR tab
(top right corner)
• On the left side of the
screen you will see a
folder – Epic Daily Dose
• Open the Epic Daily Dose
folder and select the topic
you’d like to learn about
You can also call the
Epic helpdesk at
262.EPIC (262.3742) for
additional assistance.
The Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine
Hurley Medical Center is pleased to welcome
the return of Dr. Ivana Vettraino, MD, MBA,
as she assumes the role of Director of the
Maternal Fetal Medicine Team. Dr. Vettraino
is responsible for leading all aspects of
maternal fetal medicine, including a team of
physicians, nurses, ultrasound technicians
and clerical staff in the care and responsibility
of high risk pregnant women. As Director
of MFM, Dr. Vettraino will work very closely
with our outstanding medical team in
strengthening our role in the care of high risk
obstetrical patients.
Dr. Vettraino brings over 17 years of
experience in the field of maternal fetal
medicine, as well as obstetrics/gynecology.
She most recently returned to us from
Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan.
Hurley also welcomes Paul von Oeyen,
MD, to the Hurley Maternal Fetal Medicine
Department. Dr. von Oeyen is a graduate
of Brown University School of Medicine. He
completed his fellowship in maternal fetal
medicine at Harvard Medical School Bringham
and Women’s Hospital. Dr. von Oeyen comes
to us from the Department of Ob-Gyn/
Maternal Fetal Medicine at William Beaumont
Hospital with over 30 years of experience.
Dr. Vettraino and Dr. von Oeyen look
forward to better serving your needs and
the needs of your high risk your patients. To
schedule an appointment for your patient,
please call 810.262.4787.
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