Ambitious Near-term Agenda Set for KentuckyOne Health
February 13, 2012 No CommentsFebruary 13, 2012
Vol. 1, No. 3
In this issue:
- Ambitious Near-term Agenda Set for KentuckyOne Health
- Answers to the Questions You’ve Been Asking
- Meet KentuckyOne Health: Jewish Hospital Medical Center East
Ambitious Near-term Agenda Set for KentuckyOne Health
Ruth Brinkley, president and CEO of KentuckyOne Health, has identified seven areas of focus for the next 90 to 120 days of the new organization. These areas of focus have been endorsed by the KentuckyOne (KYOne) Health Board of Directors.
“This is a very aggressive agenda and it will require an extreme level of focus and diligence to achieve these objectives,” said Brinkley. “While some will require longer than 90 to 120 days, my goal is to assemble a team that can help me effectively advance the organization’s mission and vision during the coming years. Our goal is to establish a high-performing organization that delivers excellent care and service to all those we serve.”
Appoint Leadership Team. An effective leadership team will enable us to successfully achieve all of the remaining goals necessary to ensure the success of our newly formed health network.
Improve Current Operating Performance. Several initiatives for performance improvement are already under way, and teams are working to implement short-term growth strategies to drive revenues and decrease expenses. Safe, effective and high quality care delivery is the highest priority, underlying of all of our improvement efforts.
Launch Enterprisewide Strategic Planning Initiative. KYOne has hired Health System Advisors of Minneapolis to assist in developing the organization’s initial strategic plan. This plan will enable us to develop concrete plans and tactics to achieve the KYOne vision.
Complete the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) directed Corporate Responsibility Plan (CRP) Restructure. Effective December 25, 2011, CHI centralized CRP in an effort to promote standardization and enhance compliance standards, effectiveness and resources across the system. In support of this effort, we will complete the CRP restructure for KYOne by March 31, 2012. The restructure will result in enhanced auditing, monitoring and proactive compliance efforts in support of reduced compliance risk for KYOne.
Establish Cultural and Behavioral Norms and Expectations. Board members, executive leaders, physicians, line managers and staff will all be involved in activities and events to provide input into establishing cultural and behavioral norms and expectations.
Introduce KentuckyOne Health to Key Community and Statewide Stakeholders. Meetings are taking place with stakeholders around the state to inform them of all aspects of KentuckyOne Health and the services we can provide to improve the health status of citizens of the Commonwealth.
Develop Alternative Models for Collaboration with University of Louisville (U of L) School of Medicine and University Medical Center. Discussions continue with UofL and UMC to explore alternative models of collaboration and affiliation.
KentuckyOneHealth.org is Live!
KentuckyOne Health now has a new online front door to match our new name and brand.
KentuckyOneHealth.org coordinates with our new advertising campaign. Check it out for names and locations you may recognize. The website also includes links directing visitors to websites for Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and Saint Joseph Health System.
Answers to the Questions You’ve Been Asking
Do you have a question for Integration Update? Submit your question here.
Q. Where will KentuckyOne Health be headquartered?
A. We don’t know yet. KentuckyOne Health has engaged a site selection firm to assist our CEO, Ruth Brinkley, with an objective evaluation for location of the KentuckyOne Health executive offices. We look forward to working with Chambers of Commerce, economic development organizations and government leaders to identify potential locations.
Q. How does the merger affect our patients?
A. KentuckyOne Health is investing in resources and technology to bring care closer to home. Patients will also have greater access to a range of specialists, technology and advanced medicine. Patients will notice the new KentuckyOne Health logo, but the names of the individual facilities remain the same. Providers will alert patients if there are any changes that affect their care.
Q. What is the position of KentuckyOne Health related to the federal government’s decision to require Catholic hospitals to provide coverage for reproductive services as part of their employee medical plans?
A. KentuckyOne Health will comply with all laws and regulations. The information released by the federal government so far is unclear about who is affected and the specific requirements.
The challenge that these regulations pose for many groups remains unresolved. This indicates the need for a thoughtful national conversation on the appropriate conscience protections in our pluralistic country, which has always respected the role of religions.
Q. What is the correct way to abbreviate KentuckyOne Health?
A. Our official abbreviation is KYOne. Please only use this abbreviation internally and only in writing, not in speech. Use KentuckyOne for short, when speaking or sharing written information outside the organization. Do not use other shortened forms of our name.
More Q&As available. Answers to more than two dozen of the questions most frequently asked by employees are available in the Q&A attached to this issue of Integration Update. If you don’t see an answer to your question, follow this link to submit your question.
Meet KentuckyOne Health: Jewish Hospital Medical Center East
“Providing care where our patients live” has been the vision for the ambulatory care center model developed by Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare more than a decade ago. Opened in 2003, Jewish Hospital Medical Center East quickly achieved recognition for its patient-focused care initiatives and technological advancements.
Signature services at Medical Center East include outpatient surgery, diagnostics/medical imaging, 24/7 emergency care and the new Center for Excellence in Women’s Care, which includes digital mammography and breast MRI (the first facility in Louisville to receive ACR-accreditation for this modality). A large number of primary care and specialty physicians are located on the third floor of the facility.
Medical Center East features a unique form-following-function design that gives patients the ultimate in guest comfort, personal service, privacy and confidentiality. Leading physicians, state-of-the-art technology, and a positive patient-care environment have made the facility the “health care destination of choice” for many patients in eastern Jefferson County.
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