Volume XXVl, No. 1
April 2012
The Independent Medical Business Newspaper
Transformations in care
System-wide innovation addresses challenges By Paul Johnson, MD; Pamela Clifford, RN, MPH; Jennifer DeCubellis, LPC; Sheila Moroney; and Mark Linzer, MD
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Preventing youth violence
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material.htm. Counseling schedhile homicide rates Evidence-based ules list violence prevention topand other indicators ics to introduce and topics to approaches of violence fluctuate reinforce at each visit, including from year to year, youth vioBy Iris Wagman firearms, bullying, lence remains a leading public Borowsky, MD, PhD and conflict resohealth problem in Minnesota lution skills. The and across the nation. guide is well organized, For physicians heeding the call to strength-based, and thorough address this preventable cause of morbidity in providing resources that and mortality among young people, there are cover many important areas. numerous policy statements and counseling Certainly, child and adolesrecommendations. For example, in 2006 cent health professionals are the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) uniquely positioned to interdeveloped a violence prevention guide called before violent behaviors vene “Connected Kids,� accessible on the AAP website at www2.aap.org/connectedkids/ VIOLENCE to page 10
ublic hospitals are facing many challenges, including revenue issues, complex patient populations, and operational changes due to health care reform. To address these challenges and innovate in the face of shrinking resources, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) launched the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) in 2011. CHI encourages and oversees new, unique, and state-of-the-art programs that will transform care at HCMC. We have several transformations to report. Last year HCMC launched a coordinated care delivery system (CCDS) to care for 10,000 patients who had lost state-supported insurance. This year, we have partnered with Hennepin County and TRANSFORMATIONS to page 12
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