The Communications Group was created to develop a work plan for the public release of data of the 19 participating hospitals of HQIP. There will also be the opportunity to make regional comparisons to the hospitals in the other collaborative projects in Dayton and Columbus. The group will strategize on telling success stories based on the data and not just the release another set of numbers. The Communications Group will also strive to highlight the clinical improvements that occur as a result of the HQIP at both the local and regional level.
Communications Group Committee Members
- Chairman Robert Graham, MD – Professor of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati
- Peter V. Resnick – Executive Director, Dearborn County Hospital
- Richard A. Daniels – President & CEO, McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
- John Prout – President & CEO, TriHealth
- Steven Schwalbe – VP of Strategic Planning, TriHealth
- J. Chad Patrick – President & CEO, Mercy Western Hills Hospital
- Mike Laatsch – Regional VP, Marketing/Planning, Mercy Health Partners
- Reuven Pasternak, MD – Executive VP/Chief Medical Officer, The Health Alliance
- Pam Van Sant – Vice President, The University Hospital
Beta Blockade Protocol Project
The Medical Directors Committee chose to focus on improving Cincinnati Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) process of care figures. The Committee will investigate the reason there is a disparity in the figures among communities. They will work on developing a community-approved protocol for perioperative Beta Blockade, a procedure that has shown to improve the outcomes of CHF patients in recent studies. The guidelines will provide best practices and will be specifically designed to meet the needs of the hospitals in the Greater Cincinnati community that are participating in this project.
Beta Blockade Protocol Project Members
- Chairman Reuven Pasternak, MD – Executive VP/Chief Medical Officer, The Health Alliance
- Ashok Penmetsa, MD (temp) – Director of Cardiology, Dearborn County Hospital
- Todd Williams, MD – Chief of Staff, Brown County General Hospital
- Paul Schreibman, MD – Chief of Staff, Highland District Hospital
- Georges Feghali, MD – Associate Medical Director, Good Samaritan Hospital
- Robert Collins, MD – Executive Medical Director, Bethesda North Hospital
- Jay Weller, MD – Staff Anesthesiologist, Bethesda North Hospital
- Joe Russell, MD – Associate Medical Director, Mercy Anderson Hospital
- Mark Ziegler, MD – Staff Anesthesiologist, Mercy Anderson Hospital
- Janice Maupin – Director of Quality/Case Management, Mercy Anderson Hospital
- Rob Lambert, MD – Associate Medical Director, Mercy Clermont Hospital
- Anthony Behler, MD – Associate Medical Directory, Mercy Fairfield Hospital
- David Mouch, MD – Associate Medical Directory, Mercy Mt. Airy Hospital
- Terry Reuland, MD – Associate Medical Directory, Mercy Western Hills Hospital
- George Hall, MD – Director, Medical Affairs, St. Luke Hospital East & West
- Stephen Goldberg, MD – Medical Director, Internal Medicine, The Jewish Hospital
- William Dirkes, MD – VP, Medical Affairs, The Christ Hospital
- Phil Weisfelder, MD – Physician Champion, The Christ Hospital
- Paul Uhlig, MD – VP, Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Improvement, The University Hospital
Staff Support
- Dora Anim – HQIP Coordinator, Greater Cincinnati Health Council
- Rosalie Weakland – Director, Quality Improvement, The Ohio Hospital Association
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