Preventing Non-Medically Related Early Elective Deliveries (2010)
MBGH received a grant from the
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) and the United Health
Foundation to conduct a summit of health care stakeholders and develop a
community action plan to reduce the high number of inductions and
C-sections performed in Illinois prior to 39 weeks of gestation. The grant was created in response to the increasing incidence in
debilitating and expensive chronic preventable disease brought to light
with the publication of America’s Health Rankings® 2010, as well
as the economic challenges confronting states and local communities. The
other communities awarded grants are Indianapolis, Memphis, Rockford,
Ill., Savannah and St. Louis.
The coalition worked with Quality Quest for Health, the State of Illinois, and the March of Dimes to bring together representatives of employers, consumers, the
Perinatal System Directors, health plans, physician and hospital groups
to address clinical, education, payment, data and policy issues. This initiative examined and developed consensus on opportunities to use performance data to improve the quality of health care in the Chicago metro area. A forum composed of health plans, physicians, hospitals, consumers, employers and government came together to utilize special tools and developed an action plan. Learn more about this initiative
Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project (2010)
MBGH
received a grant that runs through 2012 to assist employers in the
Chicago area in creating effective smoking cessation strategies,
policies and programs for their workforces. The CTPP is overseen by the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago. During the grant period, MBGH will conduct benchmarking surveys of
employer smoking cessation benefits and policies, workshops on best
practices in smoking cessation worksite activities and disseminate a
toolkit for employers that includes a variety of resources for creating
smoke-free campuses and comprehensive smoking cessation benefit
packages.
MBGH also will provide individual
assistance to employers and conduct onsite smoking cessation
programs for employees or to train staff.
Reducing the Cost of Poor Heath Care Quality (2004)
A study on the costs of overuse, underuse and missuse in health care the purchaser's roles in addressing these problems. The result was a report titled Reducing the Cost of Poor Quality Health Care Through Responsible Purchasing Leadership - the COPQ Report. The report explicitly focuses on purchasers both in terms of the costs that poor quality imposes on them and the role that they should play in solving performance problems. The authors estimate that 30 percent of all direct health care outlays today are the result of poor-quality care, consisting primarily of overuse, misuse, and waste. (The impact of underuse on costs is not clear.) With national health expenditures of roughly $1.4 trillion in 2004 the 30- percent figure translates into $420 billion spent each year as a direct result of poor quality.
For more information regarding these initiatives, contact Larry Boress, President & CEO