254028 NAPH and the Partnership for Patients

Monday, October 31, 2011: 2:50 PM

Linda Cummings, PhD , Research, National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems & National Public Health and Hospital Institute, Washington, DC
This presentation will discuss the work of major safety net health systems to provide high quality care to millions of patients by reducing readmissions and the HAIs and HACs identified in the Partnership for Patients.

Learning Objectives:
Identify approaches to meeting the goals of the Partnership for Patients in the safety net setting Illustrate “best” practices useful to all health systems under health reform

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I am responsible for research, education, and grant development around quality and performance improvement at NAPH including our work with the Partnership for Patients.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.