Quality Measures in Healthcare
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CU Orthopedics Quality Program
Best Orthopedic group in Denver. Best Orthopedic group in Colorado. And one of the top 20 orthopedic surgery programs in the country. Creating quality care in health care through outcome measures.
Our doctors help make UCHealth and Children's Hospital Colorado the best in the region, so we're honored to be nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report. It's our mission to lead the community in high-quality, innovative orthopedic care. And as part of an academic medical institution, we're also leading the field with cutting-edge musculoskeletal research and training the next generation of orthopedic surgeons.
Our Mission
- To provide the highest quality, professional, and ethical care to all patients through the integration of comprehensive education and exceptional musculoskeletal research.
Our Vision
- To lead the community in the highest quality of Orthopedic care for all patients
- To educate all individuals to the highest standards of patient care, professionalism, and ethics
- To create centers of excellence within Orthopedic care, recognized on a national level
Our Values
- Provide quality and innovative care to all patients
- Promote integrity and respect all interactions
- Educate professional, ethical, and competent clinicians and scientists
- Holistic governance in a transparent and financially responsible fashion
- Create a diverse environment that fosters excellence and rewarding opportunities
- Create collaborative and integrative units that promote education, research, clinical care, and community service
Kenneth Hunt, MD
Associate Professor and Chief- Foot and Ankle Surgery
Vice Chair-Quality, Patient Safety and Outcomes
Dr. Ken Hunt is the Director of the UCHealth Foot and Ankle Center, Associate Professor, and Vice-Chair of Quality, Patient Safety, and Outcomes for the University of Colorado Department of Orthopedics. His philosophy of care is the commitment to his patients and their families to deliver care that is supported by the highest order of compassion, innovation, science, and technology. He enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, hiking, and traveling.
Our Team
Brinnlie
Harward, BS
Quality Program Manager
Brinnlie graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She supports the University of Colorado’s Department of Orthopedics quality program at multiple locations. In her free time, she enjoys skiing, surfing, attending sporting events, and traveling.
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Shanawaz
Pathan, MSDS
Quality Program Assistant
Shanawaz holds a Master’s in Data Science from SUNY Buffalo and brings over three years of experience in data-driven solutions across IT, healthcare, and banking. Currently, he is a Research Quality Data Analyst at the University of Colorado Denver’s Department of Orthopedics, he manages Data and develops BI dashboards to enhance the department’s quality program, improving the experience for patients and doctors. In his free time, Shanawaz enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, spending time with family, playing PS5, and exploring new Techs and cars.
Antionette
Pino, BS
Quality Program Assistant
Antoinette graduated from The University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She contributes to The University of Colorado Orthopedics department at UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Inverness clinic. She enjoys yoga, music, watching college football, and spending time with friends and family.
The Department of Orthopedics would like to highlight the following resources to help both clinicians and individuals interested in orthopedic quality improvement.
Outcomes
The Department of Orthopedics recently contracted with Chicago-based PatientIQ, a leader in secure delivery and measurement of patient-reported outcomes, to initiate the collection and analysis of outcomes from patients receiving care from five of our adult clinical sub-specialties.
U-COSMOS (University of Colorado Surgical Monitoring and Outcomes System) is a consortium of outcomes-focused providers from all sub-specialties within the Department of Orthopedics. Check here periodically for recent U-COSMOS publications.
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Partnering with PatientIQ to Improve Quality Care Across All Orthopedic Specialties
“As our patient population continues to grow, we must ensure that we maintain our standard of excellence throughout the practice,” said Kenneth Hunt, MD, vice president of quality, patient safety, and outcomes in orthopedics.
What are quality measures in healthcare?
According to CMS.gov, "Quality measures are tools that help us measure or quantify healthcare processes, outcomes, patient perceptions, and organizational structure and/or systems that are associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care and/or that relate to one or more quality goals for health care. These goals include effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely care."
Through leveraging the data collected through PatientIQ we can:
- Ensure patient safety
- Guide our patients in their decision-making on their treatment
- Help our patients make more informed choices about the health care they receive
- Patients see how they are improving after the treatment is implemented
- Discover areas where interventions might improve care
- Analyze trends
- Benchmark patient populations
- Generate insights into how to best treat patients over time
- Provide objective data to encourage change in policy discussions on healthcare programs