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U UHCMC Named National Leader in Quality Improvement and Safety NIVERSITY HOSPITALS CASE Medical Center was recog- nized as a national model for quality care as the recipient of the 2012 American Hospital Association (AHA) McKesson Quest for Quality Prize. The prestigious award named UH Case Medical Center the top hospital in the nation for its leadership and innova- tion in quality improvement and safety. UH Case Medical Center is the first large, urban academic medical center to earn this coveted prize, which is supported by a grant from the McKesson Corp., a national healthcare services company based in San Francisco. The criteria for the 2012 award included the demonstration of an orga- nizational commitment to and progress in achieving the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) six quality aims: safety, patient- centeredness, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness and equity. One goal of the award was to honor hospitals that are making progress in quality improvement with models that can be replicated by others in the hospital field. The UH Quality Institute was created MYTH: Hospice is only for patients who are close to death or actively dying. This is the biggest misconception we encounter. Hospice is for people who have a limited life expectancy of six months or less. And during that time, hospice can help patients and families live to the fullest. At Crossroads, we offer programs, ideas and services that elevate that experience even further. Download "10 Facts About Hospice" at CrossroadsHospice.com/Myth1MDN 1-888-909-6673 in 2010. Led by UH's Chief Quality Officer William Annable, MD, the Institute has developed data-based, patient-focused metrics for every aspect of quality: clinical care, patient satisfac- tion, patient safety, process improvement, research and education. "This honor is a milestone on our journey of improvement, rather than a stopping point," said Dr. Annable. "The UH Quality Institute has fostered ways to discover and propagate new best practices and constant improvements in our ability to provide the right care, in the right set- ting, at the right price. Those objectives are more important than ever in this unprecedented era of transformation in our nation's health care system." ■ 6 | Cleveland-Akron-Canton MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM ■ SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012