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The second quarter of 2024 brought opportunities for learning from each other and sharing MISHC data nationally. The
State of Michigan recognized MISHC and BMC2 PCI and Vascular Surgery for our collective “innovative spirit and unwavering dedication as pioneers in cardiovascular care”
via a special tribute.
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This month, we said goodbye to Annemarie Forrest. Annemarie served MISHC with attentive and innovative leadership and the consortium has flourished during the four years she was with us. We wish her the best as she begins her new role. We are also welcoming Alondra Dorsey, who joins MISHC to work alongside Clinical Quality Improvement Lead, Sheryl Fielding.
We are grateful for the dedication each of you contributes to the patients we serve and look forward to continued partnership and exciting new initiatives in the second half of the year.
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Spotlight On University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing: Improving TAVR
Vascular Complications
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| BMC2 Honored with Special Tribute
From the State of Michigan
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The team at University of Michigan Health – Sparrow Lansing decreased vascular complications to 0% in 2022 and 0.8% in 2023. This also resulted in a length of stay of a mean of 1 day in 2023. Read our blog to learn how they used education and meticulous planning to not only accomplish this improvement, but achieve a 0% mortality rate over the last three years.
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The State of Michigan recognized BMC2 - under which MISHC is one of 3 quality consortia - as a pioneer of excellence in cardiovascular care in a special tribute. The tribute calls BMC2 “a trailblazing collaborative dedicated to elevating cardiovascular care in Michigan and beyond” and stated that BMC2's transformative work has significantly enhanced patient outcomes and influenced healthcare practices worldwide. Read more on our website.
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Brand and Style Guide Now Available On MISHC.org - Are you using MISHC data in a presentation or publication? Check out our Brand and Style Guide on the “Coordinator Resources” page of MISHC.org where you will find our logos, templates, and information on fonts and color palettes as well as tips and guidelines for creating figures for publication and access to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Disclaimer Statement.
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SCAI 2024 - David A. McNamara, MD, MPH presented the poster, “Institutional Variation in Patient Radiation Doses During Transcatheter Valve Interventions: A Statewide Experience,” during the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) Scientific Sessions May 2nd – 4th, 2024 in Long Beach, CA. Read the full story on our website.
New York Valves 2024 - Collin Brooks, MD presented "Quality of Life After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-edge Repair According to Baseline Tricuspid Regurgitation Severity" during New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit June 5th – 7th, 2024 in New York City. Read the full story on our website.
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| - MISHC Coordinator/Abstractor Meeting – October 18 at the Radisson Plaza at Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo
- MISHC Collaborative Meeting – October 19 at the Radisson Plaza at Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo
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- A summary of the April 5th, 2024 MiCR Spring Webinar can be found at BMC2.org.
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Summaries of the April 9th MISHC Collaborative Webinar, May 7th MiTVT2 Educational Presentation, June 5th MISHC Coordinator/Abstractor Meeting, and June 18th Collaborative Webinar can be found in the blog post “MISHC Meeting Summaries For Q2, 2024.”
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| Please join us in welcoming our new partners!
Welcome Alondra Dorsey! - Alondra Dorsey joins MISHC as a clinical information analyst senior. She will work alongside Clinical Quality Improvement Lead, Sheryl Fielding, to develop MISHC reports, registry and VBR goals, educational meetings, and relevant tools for our participating sites for quality improvement. Through chart reviews and site visits, she will work to ensure MISHC sites meet all CMS and TVT requirements. Learn more about Alondra on our blog.
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Coordinator/Abstractor Mentorship - MISHC coordinators willing to mentor new data coordinators and abstractors or new coordinators/abstractors interested in a mentor can email Sheryl Fielding at sfields@med.umich.edu.
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BMC2 Data On PCI And Same-day Discharge Presented At ACC 2024 - Read the story on the BMC2 website.
BMC2 Data published in PLOS ONE Finds Around 10% Of Deaths From Coronary Stenting, Balloon Angioplasty Are Preventable - Read the full story.
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BMC2 Managing Director and MISHC Co-Program Manager, Annemarie Forrest's, last day with us was June 5th. Annemarie shared, "I have learned so much from you and the excellent work you are doing to improve the quality of cardiovascular care in Michigan. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity I have had to contribute to MISHC."
BMC2 and MISHC leaders are reviewing applications for a new program manager. In the interim, please contact the following for any BMC2- or MISHC-related needs:
General inquiries: Pam Benci, plf@umich.edu
BMC2 PCI: Kathleen Frazier, frazieka@med.umich.edu, Amy Shirato, shirato@med.umich.edu
BMC2 Vascular Surgery: Rebecca Fleckenstein, rflecke@med.umich.edu
MISHC: Sheryl Fielding, sfields@med.umich.edu
We wish Annemarie the best as she moves to her new role.
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