Hassan El Solh, MD CMO, AUBMC Director July 10, 2017 Healthcare Sector Policies and Strategies Challenges and Role of Private Healthcare Sector Hassan El Solh, MD CMO, AUBMC Director July 10, 2017
Challenges in the 21st century Demand for services: Aging population Increase in healthcare cost Integrated patient centered care New and advanced technologies Quality of care Efficient utilization of resources
AUBMC 20/20 vision and Strategic Plan Provision of the highest standards of patient centered care Recruitment of highly specialized and accomplished faculty Academic innovation: centers of excellence Establishment of strategic partnership and collaboration Expansion of facility/ capacity building Support/ensure patient access to care
Strategic Projects to Reduce Healthcare cost Ambulatory vs Inpatient (Day Surgery/Medical Units, Home Healthcare, etc…) Health Outreach Consolidation/Affiliation/Networks Partnerships: Government/ Civil Society/ Pharmaceutical/ Healthcare Industry Regulation/Monitoring/ Guidelines/Clinical Pathways
IIntegrated Patient Centered Care Nursing Home Hospital Patient’s Home Doctor’s Office Surgery Center
Quality of Care AUBMC Initiatives Governance and implementation of quality improvement policies and procedures Hospital-wide dashboard on outcome and process measures / KPIs Leadership, ownership and endorsement of performance improvement projects
Quality of Care AUBMC Initiatives Accreditations’ performance standards: JC; Magnet; CAP; JACIE Implementation of a safe and just culture: error reporting; RCA; non-punitive reporting On-going professional performance evaluations: Physicians and staff
Effect of new technology (EPIC) on Clinical Outcome Benefit the Patient, the, the Manager Effect of new technology (EPIC) on Clinical Outcome Quality & Safety Standardized protocols, meeting accreditation requirements Reducing errors, medication reconciliations, common record for all health providers, alerts for services and follow up Efficiency & Effectiveness Reduction of waste, single data entry, Lean processes implementation Evidence based protocols, decision support Productivity & Compliance Compliance with the Ad Hoc report of the BOT, increased physician productivity Education & Research Generate & make available data for clinical research and student training