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Measuring and Improving Outcomes for CABG Surgery

The Lahey Clinic,
Massachusetts Hospital Association, and
Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors
February 12, 2003
Burlington, MA

Agenda Highlights:
• Teach a menu of strategies to improve quality and outcomes in CABG Surgery
• Describe the use of measures to track and accelerate improvement
• Identify barriers to improvement and describe how to overcome them
• Describe the relation of volume to outcome measures

Faculty:
• Evan Benjamin MD FACP, Baystate Medical Center
• Richard Engelman, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine.
• Robert C. Groom, CCP, Maine Medical Center
• Shukri F. Khuri, MD, Boston Veteran’s Administration
• Stephen J. Lahey, MD, UMASS Medical School; Northern New England Cardiovascular Group
• James Rawn, MD, Director, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
• David M. Shahian, MD, Lahey Clinic; Massachusetts Cardiac Care Quality Commission;
  Massachusetts Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Agenda:

7:30 – 8:00 a.m. Program Registration

8:00 – 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Overview of the Day
Paula Griswold, Executive Director
Massachusetts Coalition for Prevention of Medical Errors

8:10 – 8:55 a.m. Massachusetts System for Outcome Measurement
• Approach for Measuring CABG Outcomes
• Value of Measurement
• Status and Next Steps

David Shahian, MD
Lahey Clinic; MA Cardiac Care Quality Commission; MA Society of Thoracic Surgeons

8:55 - 9:40 a.m. Monitoring Surgical Quality
• Development of a Web Based Tool

James Rawn, MD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital

9:40 – 9:55 am Break

9:55– 10:40 a.m. The VA Risk-Adjusted Outcomes Measurement System
• Measuring Outcomes
• Improving Outcomes
• Relation of Volume to Outcomes

Shukri Khuri, MD
Chief of Surgery, Department of Surgical Services,
Boston Veteran’s Administration

10:40 – 11:20 Reducing Surgical Infections among Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Evan Benjamin MD FACP, Baystate Medical Center
Richard Engelman, MD, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine.

11:20 – 12:20 a.m. Process of Improvement Through Shared Learning and Measurement
• Strategies That Improved Outcomes
• Measures for Self-Assessment
• Interactive Discussion with Participants

Stephen Lahey, M.D., UMASS Medical Center; Northern New England Cardiovascular Group
Robert C. Groom, CCP, Chief of Perfusion, Maine Medical Center
Cathy Ross, MS, Dartmouth Medical School, Northern New England Cardiovascular Group

12:20 – 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjourn

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