Note: CTSI is supporting the launch of the CHV by providing administrative and technical support. More information about the CHV is available in a Q&A with acting CHV Director Clay Johnston, MD, PhD, who is also director of CTSI and UCSF Associate Vice Chancellor of Research.
As part of efforts to reduce the cost of health care while also improving quality, the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value (CHV) has announced winners of its "Caring Wisely" initiative.
The initiative gives awards of up to $50,000 for interventions to reduce health care costs at UCSF Medical Center. The CHV team awarded funding for two projects from among 20 proposals submitted through UCSF Open Proposals.
“The Caring Wisely initiative helped to bring out even more of the creativity, collaboration and innovation that exists within our world-class hospital,” said Joshua Adler, MD, chief medical officer of UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. “I anticipate that progress will be made in response to several proposals, and in particular, the two winning proposals represent opportunities that are right for both the medical center and for patients.”
The winning proposals are:
Reduction of Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions:Team members: Kathryn Curcione, RN, BSN, ONC, NE-BC; Delene Johnson, MS, MT, SBB; Molly Rankin, PA-C; Traci Hoiting, RN, MS, NEA-BC; and Jeff Lam, RN, MSN: The goal of the project is to reduce RBC transfusions by 5 percent for adult non-ICU patients over the course of one year while impacting neither patient safety nor increasing length of hospital stay.
Nebs No More After 24:Team members: Christopher Moriates, MD; Maria Novelero, MA, MPA; Michelle Mourad, MD; Katie Quinn, MPH; Theodore Omachi, MD, MBA; Raman Khanna, MD; James Harrison, PhD; Brian Smith, RRT; Brian Daniel, RRT; Christy Dant, RN; and Andrea Mazzini. Project goals include decreasing neb usage in all hospitalized patients by at least 15 percent; providing better patient education on proper MDI self-administration; and improving physician and nursing knowledge regarding the use of appropriate respiratory therapies.
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