CTP Cohort 3: 2015
AF Willliams Family Medicine Team
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Katy Boyd-Trull, MD; Corey Lyon, DO; Joanna Stratton, PhD
Project: To improve the percentage of patients seen for an appointment at AF Williams Clinic within 14 days of Family Medicine Service Inpatient Discharge from 57% to 85% by January 1, 2016.
Barbara Davis Center Team
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Todd Alonso, MD; Raquel Hink, CHA/PA, MSPH; Katie Vidal, BA
Project: We will increase the capture rate of all screening types (eye, TSH, lipids) by 10% by October of 2015.
Burn Center Team
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Cameron Bell, MS, RN, CCNS, CCRN; Mary Holden, MS, RN, CCRN; Arek Wiktor, MD
Project: To open the new AMC Burn Outpatient clinic by 6/26/15. The second project AIM is to treat 50 patients per week in the new outpatient clinic by 8/31/15.
Cancer Center Infusion Center Team
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Sarah Eppers, RN; Nicole Giles, RN; Mary Jane LaRoche, NP; Adam Poust, PharmD
Project: To create treatment plans for an average of 4 patients per day who develop acute care related symptoms in an area other than the ED or another clinic.
Child Health Clinic
Site: Children's Hospital Colorado
Team Members: Maya Bunik, MD, MSPH; Kelly Galloway, BS, RN
Project: To improve population management for children/families that return to clinic rarely after their initial visit.
Colorado Genetics Laboratory
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Tom Gilfillan, MBA, CG (ASCP); Karen Swisshelm, PhD, FACMGG
Project: To decrease lab result turnaround time by .5 days by December 2015.
Heart Institute
Site: Children's Hospital Colorado
Team Members: Faith Fisher, AC-PNP; Brian Fonseca, MD
Project: To improve efficiency and reliability of inpatient echocardiography ordering and interpretation at CHCO.
Inpatient Internal Medicine
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Raven Astrom, RN; Jason Biehl, MD; Kasey Bowden, CFNP, RN; Emily Gottenberg, MD; Kaycee Shiskowsky, RN, MBA; Brian Wolfe, MD
Project: To improve the culture of communication between the multidisciplinary team members to ensure efficient and meaningful discussions around discharge planning.
Inpatient Oncology/BMT
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: James Bachman, MPA; Jamie Nordhagen, RN, BSN, OCN; Amy Walde, MBA;
Barbara Wenger, MS, RN
Project: To decrease LOS by 0.5 days for Onc/GYN patients by December 2015.
Neurosurgery
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Amanda Brill, ACNP; Kristen Case, MS, CNRN, SCRN; Robin Saiki, ACNP
Project: To reduce LOS by 0.5 days in elective tumor and vascular patients to create a reliable patient experience and reduce costs of care without increasing readmission rates.
Non-Epileptic Seizures Clinic
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Mesha-Gay Brown, MD; Rhonda DeBello, RN-BC; Lynne Fenton, MD; Sarah Graham, RN-BSN; Alison Heru, MD; Brian Rothberg, MD; Laura Strom, MD
Project: To develop a short term, group based treatment intervention for NES in the outpatient neurology clinic to offer a more comprehensive and effective form of treatment for patients with NES.
Ortho Clinic
Site: University of Colorado Hospital
Team Members: Craig Hogan, MD; Laura Nelson, BS
Project: To reduce waiting times for patients by 50%, improve staff engagement, improve patient satisfaction, and improve provider satisfaction.
Ortho-Spine
Site: Children's Hospital Colorado
Team Members: Elise Benefield, RN; Jessica Cataldi, MD; Mindy Cohen, MD; Rachel Fisherkeller, CPNP-PC, CCRN; Lisa McLeod, MD
Project: To reduce length of stay and patient harm in the ICU for post-op pediatric spine patients.