Pictured left to right: Robert Yellan, President/CEO, MPRO; Pamela Yager, Office of the Governor; Ed Bruff, COO, Covenant HealthCare; Janet Olszewski, Director, Michigan Department of Community Health; and Colleen Cleszkowski, Senior Vice President, MPRO.
SAGINAW -- From Covenant HealthCare:
Covenant HealthCare has received MPRO’s 2007 Governor’s Award for Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in the Hospital setting. Covenant received the award for improving patient care for Appropriate Care Measures. "Award recipients are committed to providing Michigan citizens with high quality health care," said Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. Award criterion aligns with improving care in a number of clinical areas, designated as national health care priorities by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Hospitals focused on intense work in one or more of the following clinical areas:
· Appropriate care measures
· Surgical care improvement
· Systems improvement—Health information technology
Covenant established a multidisciplinary team to spearhead improvement measures using proven, evidence-based practices. "Together our staff is demonstrating that we are providing the very best in medical treatment and care—the right care, each and every time. Our efforts have been enhanced through our collaborations with MPRO, Michigan’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization," says Ed Bruff, Chief Operating Officer.
The Governor and MPRO have partnered since 2003 to honor hospitals for their efforts to embrace best practices to improve systems and health outcomes.
