Jacksonville Daily Record. November 25, 2011 Hugh Greene, president and CEO of Baptist Health, recently was installed as chairman of the Florida Hospital Association. The association consists of 205 hospitals and health systems from across the state. Greene is completing his year as chair of the JAX Chamber. What is your first priority in leading [...]
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Five in Focus: Hugh Greene
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Dr. Tepas named Florida Surgical Care Initiative Champion
Surgery professor receives award from Florida Hospital Association Health Science Center Jacksonville News By: Matt Galnor Published: Friday, October 14, 2011 Joseph J. Tepas III, M.D., professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine—Jacksonville, was honored by the Florida Hospital Association this week. Tepas, chief of the division of pediatric surgery, was [...]
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A Better Way to Keep Patients Safe
The New York Times Well Blog By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. August 4, 2011 iStockphoto Not long ago, a few colleagues and I were discussing the challenges of improving health care quality and patient safety. We debated the merits of clinical benchmarks that payers and regulatory groups now require, crude proxies of quality care like [...]
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FSCI Kicks Off with Statewide Meeting in Orlando
More than 200 people gathered in Orlando Feb. 3 for the Florida Surgical Care Initiative Statewide Kick-Off Event, sponsored by BlueCross Blue Shield of Florida. Participants heard from national and local surgical and quality leaders about the value of the FSCI method for quality improvement, which is based on the 20-year history of the National [...]
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Surgeons Receive MOC Part IV Credit for FSCI Participation
Surgeons from hospitals participating in all four FSCI measures can receive credit toward Maintenance of Certification Part IV. Hospitals must participate in all four of the measures – SSI, UTI, colorectal outcomes and elderly surgery outcomes – for surgeons to receive MOC Part IV credit. Please let us know if you have any questions about how FSCI helps in MOC [...]
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FSCI Sets Nationwide Example for Quality Patient Care
FSCI members are truly setting an example to the nation for quality patient care. Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the public announcement of its intent to contract with the American College of Surgeons for five measures – the same four FSCI measures that Florida’s hospitals will measure and improve, plus [...]
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101 Hospitals Join Florida Surgical Care Initiative
Led by the Florida Hospital Association and the American College of Surgeons, with support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Program is the Largest Statewide Surgical Collaborative in the Nation
Tallahassee, FL, and Chicago, IL – The Florida Surgical Care Initiative (FSCI) has surpassed its goal of recruiting 100 Florida hospitals to participate in a statewide program to prevent surgical complications, reduce costs and improve the quality of surgical care in the state.
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71 Florida Hospitals Join Florida Surgical Care Initiative
Led by the Florida Hospital Association and the American College of Surgeons, Effort to Improve Surgical Quality Will Be Largest Statewide Surgical Collaborative in the Nation
Tallahassee, FL, and Chicago, IL – A little over a month after announcing the creation of the Florida Surgical Care Initiative (FSCI) – a unique statewide collaboration of the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) – 71 hospitals have signed letters of intent to join the program to date.
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Florida Hospitals and Surgeons Launch Ambitious Initiative to Improve Health Care Quality
The Florida Hospital Association and The American College of Surgeons Announce the Florida Surgical Care Initiative, a Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
Orlando, Fla. – Florida hospitals and surgeons today launched a significant new initiative to improve patient safety and the quality of surgical care while reducing costs throughout the state.
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