HIMSSNew Jersey and Delaware Chapters

Fall Conference

A New Hope?

Michael W. Painter, JD, MD September 23, 2011

Aligning Forces Communities

What is Aligning Forces for Quality?

An unprecedented commitment by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve the quality of health care, reduce disparities related to race and ethnicity, and provide models for reform.

Within the 16 different Alliances of AF4Q exist local stakeholder groups charged with making sense of the quality problem in America and meeting it with local solutions.

Targeted Regions will Improve and Sustain HighQuality, Patient-Centered, Equitable Care by 2015
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Equity

Performance Measurement & Public Reporting

Consumer Engagement

Quality Improvement

Detroit Leadership Team

Detroit Leadership Team

Providers
University of Michigan Health System, Henry Ford Healthy System, Detroit Medical Center, Huron Valley Physicians Association

Consumers
American Diabetes Association, National Kidney Foundation of Michigan

Health Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, Health Alliance Plan, Priority

Purchasers
General Motors, Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG), Retired Auto Workers Medical Trust

Dashboard 2007

Dashboard 2011

Ellsworth Clinic

Payment Reform

Payment Reform

Susie Dade, Project Director

Puget Sound Health Alliance

Payment Reform Pilots

Vision of accountability in the ACO idea is promisingaccountable for

quality and cost plus patients experience and population health.

Focus on Patient and Consumer.

Data. Collaborative Teams, Primary Care and Workforce. Payment Reform. Population Health. Racial, Ethnic and Language (REL) Health and Health Care Disparities gaps.

Select Community Quality Initiatives

An alternate visionA vibrant national, swarming improvement network

And thats just Mikes Galaxy

Aligning Forces for Quality Developer Challenge