Saturday, November 17, 2012

”Evidence based medicine” is becoming a tidal wave out here in California!


November 17, 2012,  

Jorge Palacios

California Department of Public Health (CDPH-CHCQ-HAI)

Re: "Database of Best Practices for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated infections"

Dear Mr. Palacious,

 Once again allow me to say “thank you” to you and the entire staff at the CDPH for the effort you put forward concerning patient safety. 

Here is where my advocacy for the Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections(HAI) in our Veteran’s Hospitals started, please note the participation of Hoag Memorial Hospital:


This article came out today:


This came out  on November 17, 2012


The collaboration of the U.C. Medical system and Anthem Blue Cross will, in my opinion, create tremendous improvements in the prevention of HAI, perhaps the “best practices” on the planet. If the process improvements could be posted in something like a “Database of Best Practices for the Prevention of HAI”, made available worldwide via the freedom of information act with the goal of continuously improving the process may well create the opportunity to actually “prevent” HAI. You can do the math of how your state of the art surveillance system can be used for more than just penalizing poorly performing facilities, a true “closed loop process”!

 Why have most government run healthcare systems failed to create a safe and efficient healthcare system, they do not have this:

"If we can improve the quality of care, that will translate into lower cost," Anthem President Pam Kehaly said. "These are real dollars”

With any luck our Veteran’s will gain form this spirit as well, “thank you”!

Sincerely,

Michael H. Slavinski                                                         http://h-a-i-5.blogspot.com/

 

Ps: What can be accomplished with process improvement, “The Cheese Cake Factory”?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIdy65VQcQo&feature=plcp


I guess this is the “Cheese Cake Factory”!


According to my physics teacher, these are the apex of human creation, far beyond airplanes and computers but compared to the complexity of a human, 1 being a cheese cake and 10 being a patient, probably a score of 1.002. “hai-five” and have fun, just be sure and wash and dry your hands first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eAk2rWjGrE
 
You people at in the U.C. system, "thanks a bunch", she actually gets this stuff from her mom but good luck with the new medical program at U.C.R., that community really needs your efforts!

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