The
Michigan Health & Hospital Association’s (MHA) Keystone
Center for Patient Safety & Quality was created in March 2003
as a 501(c)(3) division of the MHA Health Foundation. MHA Keystone
brings together hospitals, national experts and best practice evidence
to improve patient safety by addressing the quality of health care
delivery at the bedside. One of Keystone’s most ambitious
collaboratives, Keystone: ICU, exists through an ongoing and innovative
partnership with patient safety experts at Johns
Hopkins University.
Pioneers
in Patient Safety
The
Michigan Health & Hospital Association’s
(MHA) Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality was
created in March 2003 as a 501(c)(3) division of the MHA Health
Foundation
in response to growing concern about patient safety and health
care quality and in recognition of the unique willingness of
Michigan hospitals to collaborate to improve care. To date,
Keystone has been funded by grants, MHA-member hospitals and BCBSM.
MHA
Keystone exists to improve patient safety and the quality of
health care delivery through the application
of science and implementation of best-practice evidence to
save lives and reduce costs. The MHA Keystone Center does this
by partnerships with patient safety experts such as Johns Hopkins
University.
MHA
Keystone is unique in its ability to bring large numbers of
hospitals together in a single improvement initiative. Through MHA
Keystone, Michigan hospitals are gaining national prominence for
their willingness to collaborate and effectively improve patient
safety and quality of care.
Saving
Lives, Reducing Costs
MHA
Keystone currently coordinates partnerships and initiatives —
Keystone:
ICU to improve patient treatment
and safety in intensive care units; and the
Keystone:
Gift of Life collaborative to boost organ donations
and save lives. A new Keystone patient safety initiative,
called Keystone: Hospital-Associated
Infections — or Keystone: HAI — was
announced in April 2006. The first year of Keystone:
HAI will be spent determining the
data to be collected and engaging hospitals, and the
second year will be marked by collecting data and feedback
and implementing
solutions. The first public report from Keystone:
HAI is expected in 2008.
Since
MHA Keystone’s inception, Michigan hospitals
that have partnered with the center have achieved significant, measurable
patient safety improvements — saving lives and reducing health
care costs.
The
Johns Hopkins Model
MHA
Keystone uses the Johns Hopkins University collaborative model
for transformational change
in all its work. The model is based on four E’s:
Engage, Educate, Execute and Evaluate. The activities
supporting each
step of the process vary from project to project,
but are always detailed, methodical and evidence-based
to ensure meaningful data and
significant opportunity for change.
MHA
Keystone — Be Courageous
Vision:
Michigan hospitals will lead the nation in patient safety and
quality improvement practices.
Mission:
The MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality will expedite
the translation of patient safety and quality evidence into practice.
Motto:
“Expediting
the translation of patient safety and quality improvement evidence
into practice.”
Strategies:
• Create will • Build
relationships • Listen to experts • Use our voice • Be
courageous |
