Education Series Brings Physicians and Hospitals Together to Increase Quality

Everything is changing in health care. The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with its focus on value and transforming care delivery, means physicians and hospitals will have to collaborate like never before. Key to this collaboration is using data to increase the quality and value of patient care.

Over the next several months, the Pennsylvania Medical Society – in cooperation with the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania – will offer “Physicians and Hospitals—Advancing Quality Together,” a four-part educational series designed to help you explore collaborative leadership strategies, improve quality and value, and adapt to new payment models. The series will be helpful to physicians providing patient care, regardless of practice setting, as well as hospital administrators and quality and CME directors.

Physicians can earn CME for participation in these activities. The Pennsylvania Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Archived Webinars

• June 7, 2011—Physicians and Hospitals—Advancing Quality Together: The Hospital’s Perspective 
  Hospital quality data collection and reporting will have a big effect on physicians. Find out how you can work together and lead patient care improvement.
• July 12, 2011—Physicians and Hospitals—Advancing Quality Together: The Impact on Physicians
  Concerned about collecting and using quality data? This webinar will help you understand data selection and physician quality reporting, and the implications for physicians.
• August 23, 2011—Physicians and Hospitals—Workflow Redesign to Achieve Meaningful Use
  Learn how electronic health records, meaningful use, and quality reporting lead to workplace redesigns that improve patient care quality and value. 

The Pennsylvania Medical Society designates these enduring materials for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ each. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activities.

Enduring Materials: Expire Dec. 31, 2013

At the conclusion of this educational series, participants should be able to:

• Form collaborations among physicians and hospital administrators on processes driving quality and value.
• Discuss the rationale for public reporting and performance incentives as a means of improving the quality of care provided to patients.
• Translate and use data to improve quality and value in both inpatient and outpatient care settings.

The planners and faculty for this educational series have no relevant relationships to disclose.

For more information email stat@pamedsoc.org or call (800) 228-7823.