Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Pledges $3 Million to Improve Patient Safety in Massachusetts.BOSTON -- In support of its ongoing commitment to health care improvement, Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Massachusetts (BCBSMA BCBSMA Bluecross Blueshield of Massachusetts ) has announced that the company will pledge $3 million to Massachusetts hospitals and to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Boston, MA, USA) IHI Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (Japan, ship building, aerospace & others) IHI Institute of History IHI I'd Hit It ), a not-for-profit organization leading the improvement of health care throughout the world. BCBSMA will give $500,000 to the IHI to support its national patient safety campaign. IHI programs focus on issues such as clinical outcomes, patient safety, patient satisfaction, office and hospital redesign, health disparities
Health disparities (also called health inequalities in some countries) refer to gaps in the quality of health and health care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. , and health care access. BCBSMA also will give grants totaling $2.5 million to hospitals that apply to the company for funding for quality improvement projects. "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts joins many prestigious national organizations on this patient safety campaign," said John Fallon, M.D., BCBSMA Chief Physician Executive. "We support the IHI's campaign because it helps us bring about our community's highest aspiration for its health care." "We are grateful to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts for this generous contribution, which will help promote the 100,000 Lives Campaign, IHI's patient safety campaign across this country," said Donald Berwick, M.D., MPP (Massively Parallel Processing or Massively Parallel Processor) A multiprocessing architecture that uses up to thousands of processors. Some might contend that a computer system with 64 or more CPUs is a massively parallel processor. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM IOM See: Index and Option Market ) issued a report called "To Err is Human "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System" is a groundbreaking report issued in 2000 by the U.S. Institute of Medicine which resulted in an increased awareness of U.S. medical errors. The push for patient safety that followed its release currently continues. ." In it, the authors found that up to 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of medical mistakes. Five years later, health care experts say hospital safety campaigns have not improved the health care experience for patients. More works needs to be done. About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (www.bluecrossma.com) was founded 67 years ago by a group of community-minded business leaders. Today, headquartered in Boston, BCBSMA provides coverage to 2.6 million members. Consistently recognized for standards of service that are among the highest in the nation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is the choice for health care consumers seeking reliable and high quality health care coverage. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. About the Institute for Healthcare Improvement The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health by advancing the quality and value of health care. IHI is a reliable source of energy, knowledge, and support for a never-ending campaign to improve health care worldwide. IHI will improve the lives of patients, the health of communities, and the joy of the health care workforce. |
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