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Clinical ExcellenceAir Ambulance Expands Emergency OutreachEvery week, the sounds of “chopper” blades can beheard reverberating in the courtyard at Henry FordHospital. This is where the Superior Air aeromedicalhelicopter lands, bringing critically ill or injured patientsfrom as far as 150 miles away.“In October 2010, we added the Air Med I helicopteras a new service for transporting patients to HenryFord for care,” said John Popovich Jr., M.D., presidentand CEO of Henry Ford Hospital. “We predicted thiswould bring more than 100 patients every year toHenry Ford, but the trajectory is already higher.”Patients are rapidly transferred from outlying areaswhere trauma or critical care is not available, andwhere any delay could worsen their condition or leadto death. Most air ambulances travel up to 50 miles,but Henry Ford brings patients from three timesfarther, including patients from Sarnia and Leamington,Canada.“Patients who are flown have a complex profile andmuch higher likelihood of requiring surgery,” explainsPopovich. “As a designated Level 1 trauma centerwith more intensive care beds than any other facilityin Michigan, Henry Ford is ideally prepared to helppatients in the direst conditions.”Patients flown in for care also have a much highercase mix index, which means the complex natureof care required results in higher charges that arereported to Medicare. “A higher case mix indexgives us the opportunity to offset lower paymentinsurances or non-insured care for our other patients.This is very important for the continued financialstability of the System,” reveals Dr. Popovich.The complex cases also expose medical staff andstudents to injuries and illnesses not frequently seen,expanding educational opportunities and researchrelated to areas such as critical care, acute traumaand transplant programs.In the future, Henry Ford may be able to reach evenfarther outlying areas with the helicopter. Anotherpossibility on the horizon is fixed wing – or airplane –transport.“These moves allow us to continue to expand therange of patients who are able to come to Detroit fortheir care,” says Dr. Popovich. “Our goal is to grow,and the Air Med helicopter allows us to do that in avery meaningful way for the patients we reach.”Henry Ford’s Air Med 1 helicopter brings critically ill and injured patients to Henry Ford Hospital from up to 150 miles away. This capability extends the hospital’s reach topatients in the most dire conditions. At the same time, it creates a higher case mix index and opportunities to offset uninsured care.4 Henry Ford Health System • 2010 - 2011 System Report
Clinical ExcellencePhysicians Focus on Affordability, Efficiency and QualityIn January 2009, Henry Ford Health Systemleadership gathered on a snowy Saturday at the underconstructionWest Bloomfield Hospital. They wereacting on a request Health Alliance Plan received froma major client, who wanted Henry Ford to providea high-performance physician network for theiremployees.“After four hours, leadership realized we neededto develop a more effective way to actively engageall our physicians, whether part of the Henry FordMedical Group, employed, or private practice,” saysMatthew Walsh, Vice President of OperationsHenry Ford Physician Network.This was the unofficial beginning of Henry Ford’sAccountable Care Organization (ACO). “The goal wasto standardize a high level of quality and efficiencyacross the System, wherever patients are seen underthe blue Henry Ford sign,” explains Walsh. “Creatinga better model for health care delivery means HenryFord will provide care more cost effectively withhigher quality, eliminating waste and creating valuethat will be shared by patients, employers, providersand health system.”Physicians willingly participated. The entire HenryFord Medical Group, as well as a majority ofemployed and private practice physicians, steppedup to the plate. The Henry Ford Physician Network isled by a board of physicians who focus on improvingthe quality and efficiency of health care in the region,finding innovative ways to make it safer and moreaffordable.The ACO establishes a way for leadership to engagewith medical staff and attract new physicians into thesystem. Physicians share best practices, measureoutcomes, and improve how they care for patients.“We’ve built and invested in infrastructure,information technology and relationships betweenand among physicians,” says Walsh.Physicians have access to patient’s complete medicalrecords, reducing duplicate tests and procedures, andmaking lab and radiology results readily available tothose involved in the patient’s care.“Physicians will have the information at theirfingertips to do the right thing, at the right time,for the right reason, for every patient within thenetwork,” says Walsh. “The direct result is highqualitycare with greater efficiency and cost savings.Preventive care increases and disease managementimproves, resulting in healthier patients who can bemore productive at work and miss fewer work daysbecause of illness or complications from disease.Patients and employers save money on health care,which can go back into the local economy, resulting inmore jobs and greater economic stability.”Henry Ford Health System physicians are leading the way in establishing theSystem’s Accountable Care Organization (ACO). This new model for health caredelivery will result in improved preventive care, better disease management andlower health care costs for patients and employers.Henry Ford Health System • 2010 - 2011 System Report 5
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