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ForwardDriving Health Equity Outcomes Through Clinical Pathways and Community Partnerships
November 21, 2024
This program will highlight the results of Vizient’s Health Equity Benchmarking Survey, the regulatory requirements around Health Equity, and the successful approaches of two prominent healthcare organizations. Yale New Haven Health System has achieved notable results by utilizing Clinical Pathways to drive outcomes and improve health equity. Similarly, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has made a significant impact by enhancing care delivery and addressing diabetes through community partnerships. Join us as we explore their journeys and the lessons learned along the way.
Target Audience
- Healthcare Executives
- Healthcare Quality Professionals
- Nurses
- Physicians
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Discuss Holistic Approach to Health Equity Benchmarking Survey findings and key insights to improve quality, analytics and outcomes.
- Identify how to comply with regulatory and National Patient Safety Goal requirements to Improve Health Care Equity.
- Examine how the Yale New Haven System uses clinical pathways to measure and drive health equity outcomes.
- Evaluate the health equity impact of using community partnerships to address diabetes management at UAB.
FACULTY & PLANNERS
Faculty
Wendy Forys, MSN, BS, RN
Sr. Director, Accreditation Advisory Services
Vizient Inc.
Laura Hoffman, DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Senior Performance Improvement Program Director
LeeMichael McLean
Associate Vice President, Member Networks
Vizient Inc.
Deborah Rhodes, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer
Yale New Haven Health System
Associate Dean of Quality and Professor of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine
Verlon E. Salley, MPH
Vice President of Community Health Equity
UAB Health System
Planning Committee
Donna McNutt, MSN, RN
Sr. Director, Member Networks
Vizient Inc.
Angela Ingraham, MD, FACS
AVP, Member Networks
Vizient Inc.
Jodi Eisenberg, MHA, CPHQ, CPMSM
AVP, Member Networks
Vizient Inc.
Staff
Kim Bentley, CHCP
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.
Rebecca Easterwood
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.
Samantha Gordon, MS
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education
Vizient, Inc.
DISCLOSURE
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
Disclosure Statements
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Statement of Content Validity
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
FDA Off-Label Use
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Designation Statement(s)
Nurses (CNE)
This activity is designated for 1.50 contact hours.
Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.50 contact hours.
Physicians (CME)
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
By attending Driving Health Equity Outcomes Through Clinical Pathways and Community Partnerships offered by Vizient, Inc., participants may earn up to 1.50 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education hours should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification. Participants are responsible for maintaining a record of their ACHE Qualifying Education hours. To self-report, participants should log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualifying Education Credit.
Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)
This activity is approved by NAHQ® for 1.50 CPHQ CE credits.
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.
Available Credit
- 1.50 ACHE
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.50 ANCC
- 1.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
- 1.50 General CE - Attendance
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