Wellbe Announces Webinar on Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement

    MADISON, WI, January 13, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- OrthoServiceLine.com, a free resource to the orthopedic community sponsored by Wellbe, is hosting a complimentary webinar featuring Lorraine Hutzler, Associate Director of the Center for Quality and Patient Safety at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases at the NYU Langone Medical Center, titled "How to Engage Physicians in Quality/Safety Improvement Using Metrics."

The unsustainable rising cost of medical care is creating financial pressures that will critically alter the way that health care is both paid for and delivered. Limited resources dictate that we become more efficient at providing high quality care. In an effort to provide financial incentive for delivering quality care the Federal government instituted Value Based Purchasing (VBP) and Bundled Payments. In order to maximize reimbursement under these programs, providers of health care must follow to the basic tenants of the quality principles.

Hutzler will discuss:
• How to build a quality infrastructure for your orthopedic program
• What quality metrics to measure and how to engage surgeons using them
• Lean and Six Sigma principles to use to accelerate improvement

How to Engage Physicians in Quality/Safety Improvement Using Metrics
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Cost: Complimentary
Register here: http://www.orthoserviceline.com/category/events/

OrthoServiceLine.com is a free resource for orthopaedic service line leaders designed to give them actionable insights and ideas to grow and streamline their programs. OrthoServiceLine.com is sponsored by Wellbe.

About the Speaker:
Lorraine Hutzler is the Associate Director of the Center for Quality and Patient Safety at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases at the NYU Langone Medical Center and a Principal of Labrador Healthcare Consulting. She designed, built and maintains a robust quality infrastructure for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Lorraine has extensive expertise in quality metrics management and reporting as well as Lean and Six Sigma Certification.

About Wellbe (http://www.wellbe.me)
Wellbe, the inventor of the cloud-based Guided CarePath, works with health providers to engage patients as partners in their episodes of care. Our Guided CarePaths empower patients to learn and take the actions required to achieve better outcomes at lower costs. High-performing hospitals use Wellbe's Connected Care solutions to improve the experience and efficiency of helping patients to successfully navigate their medical treatments and surgeries.

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