Partnership for Patients: The THR Journey

Ferdinand Velasco, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Luis Saldana, MD, Associate CMIO, and Marcie Williams RN, MS, FASHRM, CPHRM, CPHS, CLNC, Vice President, Safety & Risk Management, Texas Health Resources. The Department of Health and Human Services has recently launched a new public-private program, the “Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs”. Leaders from major hospitals and federal/state agencies along with employers, physicians, nurses and patient advocates are working together to make hospital care safer, affordable and more reliable. In this call, Texas Health Resources shares their plans and efforts to embrace these goals.