2015

COMPASS Offers New Implementation Tools for Team-Based Care Model to Treat Patients With Both Depression and Medical Conditions

November 30, 2015

A three-year initiative funded by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) indicates that a collaborative care management model improves the outcomes of patients with uncontrolled depression, diabetes and/or heart disease. The COMPASS (Care Of Mental, Physical And Substance-use Syndromes) initiative spread this care model among 18 medical groups, 171 clinics and 3,300 clinicians in eight states. Read more.

2014

ICSI and Judicial District Court in Duluth to Address Risky Substance Use Among Drivers

August 21, 2014

ICSI and Minnesota’s Sixth Judicial District are implementing a unique approach to reduce risky substance use among Driving-While-Intoxicated (DWI) first-time offenders. The pilot program, made possible by a grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, will implement the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model within the criminal justice system in Duluth. Read more.

RARE Campaign Exceeds Goals, Prevents 7,975 Avoidable
Hospital Readmissions in Minnesota

June 17, 2014

The RARE (Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively) Campaign, one of the largest coordinated improvement initiatives ever undertaken by the Minnesota health care community, reports that it has prevented 7,975 avoidable hospital readmissions since 2011. By avoiding these readmissions, it is estimated that patients spent 31,900 more nights sleeping comfortably in their own beds instead of at the hospital, and that inpatient medical costs were reduced by about $70 million. The campaign has gathered momentum since its launch, surpassing its initial goals. In the most recent time period measured, the 4th quarter of 2013, hospitals achieved approximately a 19 percent reduction in avoidable readmissions compared to the start of the campaign. Read more.

RARE Campaign Earns National Quality Forum, The Joint Commission
Patient Safety and Quality Award

January 23, 2014

Minnesota hospitals and their community partners have received national recognition for their work to reduce avoidable readmissions. The Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively (RARE) Campaign was named a recipient of the 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality, one of the most prestigious quality and safety awards in the country. Read more.

Sanne Magnan, ICSI President and CEO, Receives Health Award

January 14, 2014

The Twin Cities Medical Society awarded Sanne Magnan, MD, PhD, with its 2013 "First a Physician" award. Read more.