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NEWS FROM
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
October 24, 2008
Cambridge Health Alliance Honored for Patient Safety
Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville,
Winthrop, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) was recently honored
by Masspro, the federally designated healthcare quality improvement
organization for Massachusetts, for its exemplary commitment to
improving the quality of care for patients of the Commonwealth in
the areas of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia,
and Surgical Care.
CHA was presented with the award for its active participation in
an Identified Participant Group (IPG) as part of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services 8th Statement of Work to achieve
exemplary benchmark performance. As a member of the IPG, CHA's contributions
enabled the development and production of efficient improvements
in the defined areas of Patient Safety that resulted in the IPG
finishing in the top five in the nation.
Masspro (www.masspro.org) develops and disseminates innovative
solutions that transform patient care by improving its safety, effectiveness,
and efficiency. We are unique among organizations in our ability
to work across the full continuum of patients, healthcare providers,
purchasers, and payers and are committed to transforming the whole
care delivery system, not just its individual components. We also
focus and leverage the power of information technology to provide
improvement solutions and deliver maximum impact.
Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning
health system that provides high quality care in Cambridge, Somerville,
and Boston's metro-north communities. It includes three hospital
campuses, more than 20 primary care and specialty practices, the
Cambridge Public Health Dept., and the Network Health plan. CHA
is a Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate and is also affiliated
with Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine,
and Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Media Contact
David Cecere
Media Relations Manager
Phone: 617-503-8428
Cell: 617-921-9613
Pager: 617-546-1879
dcecere@challiance.org
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