The Partnership for Patients Initiative was recently announced by CMS. It aims to reduce patient harm and readmission rates.
CMS kicked off its Partnership for Patients webinar series with John Toussaint and Gary Kaplan presenting. This is a serious statement if not an outright endorsement by CMS that the Toyota Production System is an important methodology for all hospitals in America and the world to consider when trying to create 100% reliable care for patients. The CMS initiative aims to keep patients from getting injured. The goal is to reduce hospital required conditions by 40% and to do it by 2013. The other key goal is to help patients heal without complication. By 2013 the target is a 20% reduction in preventable hospital readmissions.
Hats off to CMS for getting patient focused with this initiative. These goals can lead to major care improvement for patients at the same time significantly reducing cost.
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