Volume 9 Issue 5 March 7, 2014

PRESBYbulletinPenn Presbyterian Medical Center

Please join us in congratulating the PPMC winners of this year’s UPHS Quality & Safety Awards.

The winning projects were chosen based on the skilled use of process improvement tools, measurable results, and financial impact. The competition this year was fierce – so many PPMC teams submitted excellent projects!

PPMC Quality & Patient Safety AwardEvaluation of the Impact of Decision Support Tools in the Emergency Department on Antimicrobial Prescribing Patterns for the Treatment of Pneumonia

Danielle Evans, PharmDAmanda Binkley, PharmD, AAHIVPChristopher Edwards, MD, FACEPRichard Maniglia, MDChristian Boedec, MS, MBAJohn Flamma, MDJudith A. O’Donnell, MDTanya Dougherty, PharmD, BCPSNishaminy Kasbekar, BS, PharmD, FASHP

PPMC Operational AwardFirst Start Delays Performance Improvement Project

Myra Cain-Houston, MSN, RN, CAPARebecca Barnett, MDCharmin Clavon-Surma, RN, BSN, CNORKathy Dougherty, RN, BSNLori Fowler-Gagliardi, MBA, RN, CNORJulie Thomas, MSN, RN, CPANStacie WatkinsLauren Knasiak, CPA, MBA

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Show Us Your “Impressions of Philadelphia”Are you interested in photography? Here’s a new way to your work displayed in a unique setting. Penn Medicine is looking for 25 images depicting the theme “Impressions of Philadelphia” for display in public areas of the new Pavilion for Advanced Care (PAC) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Winning photographs will be installed as large format displays (approximately 19x19 feet each) and will be a permanent element to the interior design of the Pavilion. In addition, prizes will be awarded for Best in Show ($5,000) and Top 5 ($1,000 each).

Submissions should reflect the theme “Impressions of Philadelphia,” and should capture elements of local landscape, architecture, or objects with artistic composition. Preference will be given to unique, not necessarily iconic images. Winning submissions will be printed on laminate panels in black and white with post processing modification made by a design team to add a highlighted color pop which will correspond to the PAC interior color palette.

The deadline for submissions is May 15. For more information, visit PennMedicine.org/PhotographyContest.

Contact Us: Katie Delach | katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu | http://news.pennmedicine.org/inside/presbybulletin/

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PPMC Honorable MentionImproving Morbidity and Mortality for Joint Replacement Patients Based on Pre-Admission Risk StratificationEric Hume, MDLaura Kosseim, MDFinnah Pio, MS

We should all be proud of the tremendous work in quality and safety being done all over PPMC. Congratulations to our winning teams! For a full list of the winters, please see the Presby Bulletin online.

September Presby StarsCongratulations to Presby STAR winners for September 2013, who each received $100 and a certificate recognizing their Presby STAR efforts.

CHAREETA WILSON – ED

TAQUITA KENNEDY – MICU

TAN’NETTE GRANDBERRY – SCHEIE 3

ANGELA SOBERS – OR

LATORA BROWN – SECURITY

Save the Date for the Annual Spring into Health Community DayDate: May 3, 2014 (rain date May 10, 2014)

Time: 12-4pm (set-up at 10am)

Location: Saunder’s Park, across from the PPMC Emergency Department on Powelton at 39th Street

Please join us for the sixth annual Spring into Health Community Day. The goals for the annual event are to meet the needs of community members as they relate to health and wellness by utilizing a holistic approach to their care, while creating a fun and culturally considerate experience for the entire community and its partners.

National Doctors’ Day 2014It is that time of year again. We will be celebrating National Doctors’ Day on Friday, March 28th. PPMC faculty are invited to the rotunda and Medical Conference Room where breakfast will be served from 7-9:30am.