1. Health Crusaders
CALL FOR QUALITY
2012 PATIENT SAFETY SUMMIT
AUGUST 16 - 17, 2012
Hurst Conference Center
Register Online at:
www.2012patientsafetysummit.eventbright.com
Join us to learn how the power of good patient care wins as our legion
of Patient Safety Super Heroes leads us in the quest to attain quality.
Our two-day education conference is made possible through the Hospital Engagement Network (HENs) Contract from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

2. QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE IN CARE
ONLINE REGISTRATION
www.2012patientsafetysummit.eventbright.com
Attend in person or view via Webcast. Webcast viewing is available for group or individual viewing. Register online and log in information will be
sent to you prior to the event. Space is limited for both so please register as soon as possible.
Registration Fee FREE
Registration closes: Friday, August 10, 2012
If you would like to register via a traditional form, please fill out the form included in this package and return via mail or fax.
CONFERENCE LOCATION
Hurst Conference Center
1601 Campus Drive (Hwy. 183 & Precinct Line Road), Hurst, TX 76054
www.hurstcc.com/directions_parking.html
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
We have made arrangements with the Hyatt Place for our out-of-town guests and others who would like to stay near the conference
center. Special conference rate is available at $99 per night. Space is limited so please confirm by August 1, 2012. The hotel is located
approximately one block from the conference center.
Hyatt Place
1601 Hurst Town Center Drive
Hurst, Texas 76054
Call for reservations 888-492-8847 (Group Name: DFW Hospital Council Foundation Patient Safety Summit). You may make your reservations
online using the code G-DFWH. The following link has been provided for your convenience.
www.hyattplaceftworthhurst.com
Healthcare organizations need to project a beacon of safety in the sky for patients to see. The Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council
Foundation and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Region VI are working together to bring you essential information to
support your successful safety cultural transformation. We realize that creating a reliable patient safety culture requires much
dedication, understanding, education and perseverance, and we are striving to provide you information and tools to help you succeed.
The education summit provides peer-to-peer learning opportunities designed for practitioners across the continuum of care to help
transform the patient safety process. Our esteemed faculty are the most well-respected leaders in their field and will present vital
information targeting all healthcare organizations.

3. Conference Agenda
Thursday, August 16, 2012
7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Morning Cohort Sessions
Welcome and Opening Remarks
David R. Wright, Deputy Regional Administrator, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services – Dallas
HHS Commitment to Quality Care
Marjorie McColl Petty, J.D., M.S., Regional Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
James Randolph Farris, M.D., Consortium Administrator, Quality Improvement and Survey & Certification Operations
The Quality Safety and Value Movements: Why Transforming the Delivery of Health is No Longer Elective
Robert M. Wachter, M.D., Professor and Associate Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco
and Author of Understanding Patient Safety
Dr. Wachter will trace the history of the “value” movement in American healthcare, beginning with pressures to improve quality and safety (driven by IOM
reports published a decade ago) and now encompassing patient satisfaction and cost reduction. All healthcare organizations need a new focus on systems
improvement and higher degrees of physician-hospital integration and collaboration than in the past.
A Community Collaborative Approach to Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections: MDROs and Antibiotic Stewardship
Robert M. Wachter, M.D., Moderator
Gary Heseltine, M.D., M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Texas Department of Health
Julie Sulik, RNC, THCA Nurse Council Chair, Sulik Sheridan Navasota, Inc.
Hennie Garza, M.S., R.Ph., C.D.E., Director Pharmacy Utilization & Outcomes, Senior Care Centers Management, LLC
Cristie Columbus, M.D., North Texas Infectious Disease Consultants, Outpatient Infusion Therapy and Medical Education at Baylor University Medical Center,
Vice Dean of Dallas Clinical Training Program – Texas A&M Health Science Center
Panel will highlight and discuss the need for collaboration across the continuum of care to improve infection control and reporting within all healthcare
organizations. Insights and methodologies will be discussed to help hospitals, long-term care and nursing homes develop best practice for cooperative
teamwork. Panelists will address a variety of studies to manage better use of antibiotics in patient care settings. From the information gained during this
presentation, we encourage care teams to collaborate, take action and get involved in the implementation of best practices.
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Afternoon Sessions & Faculty
A Survivor’s Story: Patient Perspective and Ongoing Battle with Necrotizing Fasciitis
Alicia Cole, Survivor of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Patient Safety Advocate
Ms. Cole is still recovering seven years later. While she lay in her bed fighting for her life, she vowed to make a difference. She is joining us to share her story
with healthcare professionals so they might learn from her case. Her battle is not over as she continues to fight to regain her health.
Surgical Site Infection Prevention and The Launch of New Comprehensive Surgical Unit Safety Program (SUSP)
Chris Goeschel, Sc.D., M.P.A,. M.P.S., RN
Assistant Professor and the Director of Strategic Development and Research Initiatives for The Quality and Safety Research Group (QSRG) in the School of
Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
The presentation explains how SUSP supports evidence-based efforts to improve care in surgical programs. The program is based on the principles of
Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP), which was developed at Johns Hopkins, and is now widely use around the world. The focus of CUSP is
on process not people. Critical to success is frontline staff engagement and ownership, and through focus, improvements in patient safety are achieved.
Hospital Associations, Hospital Engagement Networks (HENs) and state level coordinating groups play a key role in organizing and facilitating the work in
their networks of organizations. The information will provide valuable insights for all organizations.
What We Need to Know and Do to Cure Our Epidemic of Medical Mistakes
Robert M. Wachter, M.D.
Professor and Associate Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Author of Understanding Patient Safety
Why are errors so common in American medicine? Dr. Wachter will address what needs to be done to improve patient safety. He will draw on powerful cases
from clinical medicine, as well as analogies from other industries ranging from car manufacturing to take-out restaurants. Audiences will leave with a
deeper understanding of the nature of the problem, and with practical tips for patients, care providers and healthcare leaders.

4. 6:45 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Morning Sessions & Faculty
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Quicker and Sicker? Length of Stay, Readmission Risk and the Role of Health Information Technology
Indranil R. Bardhan, Ph.D., Associate Professor Information Systems and Operations Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
Adequate length of stay during hospitalization is not only a critical determinant of the quality of care, it is critical in reducing the risk of future
readmissions. Dr. Bardhan will share result of his Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) research relating to length of stay (LOS) and patterns of readmission.
Insights gained from his research focus on the deviation between actual LOS and the Geometric Mean LOS as it relates to future readmission.
Why the Solution to Readmissions is Community Collective Action
Jane Brock, M.D., M.S.P.H., Chief Medical Officer for the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization
for Colorado and the lead support contractor for the CMS Readmissions Initiative
Comprehensive presentation featuring an overview of care transitions quality improvement and how we define it using Medicare data. Dr. Brock will
touch on readmission drivers and five important learnings from care transitions. In closing, she will address QIO workings relating to integrated care
of populations and communities.
An Automated Model to Identify Heart Failure Patients at Risk for 30-Day Readmission or Death Using Electronic Medical Record Data
George Holt Oliver, M.D., Oncology Fellow, Johns Hopkins Medicine
A real-time electronic predictive model that identifies hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients at high risk for readmission or death may be valuable
to clinicians and hospitals who care for these patients. Clinical and social data is extractable from the electronic medical records (EMR) and may
predict mortality and readmission at 30 days. Incorporating complex social factors increased the model's accuracy, suggesting that such factors
may enhance risk adjustment models designed to compare hospital readmission rates.
Impact of Post Acute Care Delivery in Readmission Rate Reduction
Mari Tietze, Ph.D., RN-BC, FHIMSS, Associate Professor, T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center,
The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing, Texas Woman’s University
Stephanie Woods, Ph.D., RN, Associate Dean and Associate Professor, The Houston J. and Florence A. Doswell College of Nursing,
Texas Woman’s University
Wayne Bazzle, MC, Business and Economics, CEO, CareCycle Solutions
Panel will address readmissions prevention through collaboration in telehealth care delivery including nurse workforce planning, data warehousing
and national benchmarking and qualitative predicting of potential readmission.
Note: Lunch will not be served the second day.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing education is currently in the approval process, and we will continue to update as more information
becomes available.
Approved Nursing Contact Hours:
Day 1 5.5 hours
Day 2 4 hours
Huguley Memorial Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Conference Agenda
Friday, August 17, 2012