Five Kansas practices have been recognized as 2019 “Pinnacle Practices,” a distinction that comes with a $12,000 award.
Hiawatha Community Hospital
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Dr. Bradley Barrett,
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Women’s Health Center,
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Horizons Mental Health Center,
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Northwest Family Physicians,
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Pinnacle Practices have excelled in efforts to steadily improve health care quality, safety, and value with patient-centered, evidence-based interventions. For example, they have employed person and family engagement, encouraging the patient and their family to partner with the medical staff in their care. Pinnacle Practices also have incorporated additional quality metrics and utilization metrics for national comparison and evaluation.
Rosanne Rutkowski—Program Director at the Kansas Healthcare Collaborative—congratulated the Pinnacle Practices in Kansas for their dedication and hard work on behalf of patient.
“These Pinnacle Practices are among the leaders in Kansas working on patient-centered initiatives that improve quality, safety, and value,” Rutkowski said. “Their experience is scalable and worth emulating.”
Read more about each practice:
→ Hiawatha Community Hospital Family Practice Clinic
→ Dr. Bradley Barrett, Neodesha
→ Women’s Health Center, Chanute
→ Horizons Mental Health Center, Hutchinson
→ Northwest Family Physicians, Wichita
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The five 2019 Pinnacle Practices are among 180 practices in the Kansas Practice Transformation Network (PTN), which is administered by KHC and awarded the distinction.
The Kansas PTN is part of a regional network called Compass PTN, which is one of 29 regional PTNs nationwide. Together they are part of the Transforming Clinical Practice initiative (TCPi), a program of the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services aimed at:
- Promoting broad payment and practice reform in primary care and specialty care;
- Promoting care coordination between providers of services and suppliers;
- Establishing community-based health teams to support chronic care management; and
- Promoting improved quality and reduced cost by developing a collaborative of institutions that support practice transformation.
PTNs are peer-based learning networks designed to mentor and assist practices in improvement in the broad areas. A Pinnacle Practice is among the top 5% of enrolled practices based on reporting and phase progression.
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Founded in 2008 by the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Medical Society, KHC embodies the commitment of these two provider groups to act as a resource and continuously enhance the quality of care provided to Kansans. For more information visit KHConline.org/clinical-quality-improvement.