Two More Great Reasons to Attend the Colloquium

Want to bolster the critical skills of your next generation of leaders? Want to learn more about the value-based payment models they will likely function under? Then plan on attending the ICSI Colloquium, May 4-6 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.

Emerging Leader Workshop and Discount

On Monday, May 4, we are offering a half-day workshop ideal for practicing clinicians ready to take on more management responsibilities. This session, led by Dan Trajano, MD, MBA, vice president, population health, Medica, and Kathy Cummings, Project Manager, ICSI, will provide an overview of the quality improvement process and adaptive leadership, and how they contribute to achieving the Triple Aim, eliminating waste, and improving both staff and patient satisfaction. Open to all Colloquium attendees. Emerging leaders who meet certain criteria can also attend the Colloquium at a significant discount. Learn more.

Breakfast With Payers

The chief medical officers of HealthPartners, Medica and UCare health plans will share their perspectives on how payment will evolve to value-based models at a special breakfast session on Wednesday, May 6. There will be plenty of time for questions.

Watch our program evolve and register. Early bird discounts are available through April 3, 2015.

Upcoming ICSI Events

Quality Improvement Basics Workshop

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Bloomington, MN

Plan now to attend our second quarter offering of this popular day-long workshop just for ICSI members. This session will include practical basics such as Aims and Measures and the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle. We'll also cover the adaptive work, communications and change management considerations necessary to make it stick and remain embedded in your practice. Learn more and sign up today; registration closes March 31. You must be logged into the website as a member to access the page.

AHRQ's Shared Decision-Making Training - Registration Open

Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Bloomington, MN

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and ICSI are sponsoring a FREE one-day train-the-trainer workshop on shared decision-making on April 28, 2015 at ICSI's offices in Bloomington.

Using the SHARE Approach, a five-step process for shared decision-making, this workshop provides health care professionals with patient decision aids, conversation starters, tips to communicate with patients, an implementation guide for clinical teams, and other tools that support shared decision-making in clinical practice settings.

Participating clinicians will learn how to implement the SHARE Approach and train peers in shared decision-making. Participants can earn 6.25 hours of continuing medical education credits (CME)/continuing education units (CEUs). A learning network and webinar series will also be available to support ongoing implementation.

This opportunity is only available to ICSI members at this time. You must be logged in to the website to access the registration information. Learn more and register. For assistance, please contact ICSI at 952-814-7060.

Other Noteworthy Events

Workshop: Public Health and Health Care:
Collaboration and Innovation at the Interface

Thursday, February 5, 2015, New York, NY and via Webcast

This Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Population Health Improvement workshop will explore the relationship between public health and health care in different contexts and with an examination of opportunities, challenges, and practical lessons. Learn more.

Minnesota Cancer Alliance: Colorectal Cancer Roundtable

Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 8 a.m. - Noon, Bloomington

Building on the efforts of the October 10, 2014 roundtable, the Minnesota Cancer Alliance is partnering with the American Cancer Society and the Minnesota Department of Health to convene a state action planning meeting to help accelerate Minnesota’s colorectal cancer screening rates. This open meeting will include a general session and individual breakouts to charter collaborative action around provider education, patient engagement and follow-up care for the uninsured. Learn more and register by February 20.

Member/Sponsor Spotlight

Welcome Three New ICSI Members!

The membership committee of ICSI's Board of Directors has approved three organizations as provisional members. They are currently implementing quality improvement activities to qualify for full membership.

• PrairieCare includes a psychiatric hospital in Maple Grove and four clinics in the Twin Cities and Rochester
• St. Croix Orthopaedics includes five Twin Cities clinics and six in western Wisconsin
• Tri-County Health Care includes a critical access hospital in Wadena, MN and six clinics

We continue to welcome new members to our collaborative. Learn more about membership and contact Member Relations with any questions.

ICSI Members Recognized in Consumer Reports
Article About Staying Safe in the Hospital

Several Minnesota hospitals, including three ICSI members, were recognized in a December, 2014 Consumer Reports article, "The Surprising Way to Stay Safe in the Hospital." The article, which looks at connections between respectful treatment and patient safety and offers tips for patients on how to get the best possible care, includes a list of the 32 U.S. hospitals that received a safety score higher than 60 (on a scale of 1 to 100) and did well in its measures of patient experience. Scores are based on January 2014 data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

• Lake Region Healthcare, Fergus Falls
• Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia
• HealthEast's St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Paul

Our Work: Progress Reports and Updates

​Have You Heard? New Members-Only Clinical
Decision Support Resource Now Available

Clinical decision support provides clinicians, staff, patients and others with a variety of tools to enhance decision-making in the clinical workflow. In January, ICSI introduced an online repository of these tools just for members. Available materials include such things as computerized alerts to care providers and patients; clinical practice guidelines; condition-specific order sets; focused patient data reports and summaries; and documentation templates. Because these are in the For Members section of our website, you must be logged in as a member to access them. Learn more about member website accounts.

This repository is in the early stages of development and we welcome your ideas for additional content. Please send your recommendations to ICSI's Audrey Hansen.