HMS Collaborative-Wide Meeting – November 5

The HMS Collaborative-Wide meeting was held on November 5th at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. This event reinforced our commitment to health system-level collaboration and provided opportunities for interactive learning and peer exchange.

Recognizing the growing need for post-discharge support in areas such as mental health, financial resources, and functional limitations (including self-care and transportation), HMS partnered with MSHIELD CQI to co-lead a session focused on promoting whole health through data-driven community partnerships.

Featured Presentations:

• Dr. Renu Tipirneni, MD, MSC, FACP, MSHIELD Program Director, presented “Developing Solutions to Improve Whole Health”, highlighting resources available for patients after discharge.
• Two HMS member hospitals shared strategies to address these needs:
  • Dr. Peter Watson, MD, MMM, FACP, SFHM, Chief Clinical Success Officer at Populance (a Henry Ford Health subsidiary), presented “Social Screening and Support for Patients Recovering from Sepsis”.
  • Stephanie Pins, MSA, CPHQ, Director of Value Analysis and Enhancement at MyMichigan Health, presented “Impacting Health for All People”.

A key component of the agenda was an interactive working group session, where participants were grouped by hospital size and resource levels to discuss strategies for supporting patients at discharge and post-discharge.

Additionally, Bridget Demler, MHA, MSN, CCRN, Angela Lillibridge, MSN, RN, and Erin Upston, RN, MSN, from Bronson Battle Creek and Bronson Methodist Hospital, shared insights on the Sepsis Facilitated Implementation Program: Improving Time to Antibiotics for Patients Presenting with Sepsis and Hypotension.

Poster Session:
During lunch, hospitals showcased their latest quality improvement projects.

In the afternoon, we led a series of breakout sessions:

• Welcome to HMS – New Member Orientation
  An introduction to HMS’s mission, structure, key performance measures, and QI resources, plus opportunities for engagement and collaboration.
• From Evidence to Action: Promoting Balanced Crystalloid Solutions in Sepsis Treatment
  Guidance on applying the A3 QI process to increase use of balanced solutions, including barriers, best practices, and practical tools for implementation.
• Urine It Together: Collaborating on UTI Guideline Implementation
  Strategies for implementing updated IDSA UTI guidelines, including EHR enhancements and education plans, with collaborative discussion on next steps.
• Abstractor Education Series: ABCDEF Bundle – Element B
  Focused on Spontaneous Awakening Trials (SATs) and Spontaneous Breathing Trials (SBTs), this session reviewed documentation challenges and best practices to improve abstraction accuracy and patient outcomes.