September 2012
s not cost reduction, but cost-shifting that would leave
ls with stranded costs that could affect their service
ities up and down Delaware. As an alternative, we
language in the budget that passed for our association
te Department of Health and Social Services to
nagement model for ED high-utilizers. We call our
me Without Walls. It seeks to implement a Camden,
e management team approach to high utilizers that will
entified individuals live in order to bring appropriate
managed approach that has proven successful in
a pilot program run by one of our members.
lthcare association strives to be proactive in creating
maximizes quality treatment and patient safety.
s a link between hospital board focus on quality and
ality and safety performance. With the support of
d of Directors, we initiated a voluntary hospital board
tion program that sets performance benchmarks for
d shield of certification. Hospitals that base executive
t in part on quality performance, have standing board
mmittees that report at every board meeting, and
page 277
