Quality Journey – Wednesday March 28, 2012 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Integrated health system –Over 80 physicians –1650 employees –Comprehensive continuum of outpatient and inpatient services including 128 bed, not-for-profit, acute care, general hospital The Joint Commission Accredited Licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health
Why the Baldrige – Quality Journey Things were going well –Finances strong –Employed Physician model –Positive Employee Satisfaction scores Opportunities for Improvement –Patient scores were average at best –Cost of health continued to escalate –Healthcare market changing
Timeline of Journey 2005Awarded the Silver Award-first time applicant 2006SBL was not offered an award 2007Partnered with The Baptist Leadership Institute-Excellence a Way of Life 2008Awarded the Silver Award 2011Awarded the Gold Award
Three Themes we heard in our Journey Strategic Alignment Exceeding Industry Benchmarks Systematic on going evaluation and Improvement
Excellence a Way of Life A valuable tool to move us forward –Focused on creating a Culture of Excellence –Team developed programs. Daily Charge Measuring and reacting to data Employee Engagement Setting performance standards
The House of Sarah Bush Lincoln
Strategic Plan (Pillars) Improve Patient Experience and Loyalty Improve Clinical and Operational Quality Enhance Human Capital Support Charitable Mission through Service Growth Create Healthy Communities Maintain Financial Viability
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System Mission, Vision, Values Integrated Delivery, Access to Care, Service Excellence 2 SBL Pillars Strategic Plan 3 Excellence a Way of Life Teams 1 Facilitate a Culture of Excellence 7 Every Patient, Every Time, Everywhere 5 Engaged Workforce “Best Work Experience” 6 Integrated Continuum of Services 4 Data through Dashboards, Surveys, Indicators, and Planning Tools that drive continuous improvement Hierarchy of Goals Dashboards
Percentile Trends End of 1 st QtrEnd of 2 nd QtrFY12 YTD ACU East ACU West 9894 W&C ED OP Lab OP Radiology OP Surgery OP Rehab Home Health 5667 POV
Celebration Awards Quarterly Celebration Award winners will be announced today Winners were determined by percentile rankings for the July-December time period –70 th percentile – bronze-level winner –80 th percentile – silver-level winner –90 th percentile – gold-level winner
Process Management Continuous Improvement
Journey Continues Additional Quality Examiner Trainers Senior Leadership delving into process improvement Implementing a LEAN Process (additional tool not a replacement) Apply for Baldrige 201…?