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BETWEEN THE LINES: Message From the President
By Beth Green
Greetings to all MHQP Members,
At our meeting last June, I had asked for volunteers to
serve on the Board. The previous Board members were leaving after serving
for more than the customary terms of office. I had committed to serving
another year if we had members willing to serve on the Board. The good
news is that we now have almost filled all the vacant Board positions.
The new Board members are:
President-Elect - Carol Barnhart, C.P.H.Q.
While Carol currently serves as Director of Quality for a pharmaceutical
company, Carol has worked in healthcare for 20+ years in a variety of
settings: hospital, ambulatory care, government, and ancillary services.
As well as serving as a healthcare administrator, she has incorporated
quality improvement formally and informally into her work in every setting.
Experienced in six sigma as well as general process improvement, she is
a Certified Healthcare Quality Professional. Carol is currently serving
as President-Elect of the MHQP. cbarnhart@ucare.org
Secretary/Treasurer - Barbara Mullikin
Barb Mullikin is a Guideline Work Group Facilitator at the Institute for
Clinical Systems Improvement. Her primary responsibility is to assist
groups of health care providers of various specialties develop and revise
evidence-based healthcare guidelines. Barb has 25 years experience in
clinical and administrative areas of managed care. She has managed provider
relations and contracting initiatives as well as supervised various business
groups. Barb holds a BS degree in dental hygiene public health from the
U of MN, Minneapolis and an MS degree in Health Sciences Education and
Evaluation from the State University of New York at Buffalo. barbara.mullikin@icsi.org
Education Chair - Kate Peterson, R.N.,
C.P.H.Q.
Kate Peterson is the Manger for the Project Operations and Communication
Center at Stratis Health. Her responsibilities include the planning, development,
and implementation of work and quality improvement activities. Ms. Peterson
also leads Stratis Health's Education and Training Management Team, which
facilitates planning Stratis Health education activities and events. Kate
has a clinical background in critical care nursing and 12 years experience
in utilization review and quality improvement in both the acute care and
managed care settings. kpeterson@mnqui.sdps.org
Publication Chair - vacant
Membership Chair - Linda Setterlund,
M.T., M.A.
Linda has 26+ years experience in health care. She received her degree
in Medical Technology from Mankato State University and began working
in laboratory at Children's Hospital and Clinics. In 1996, she joined
the Work Design Team at Children's as a Process Design Specialist and
then moved on to the Quality Department. She has a Masters degree in Health
and Human Services. Linda is now a Guideline Facilitator at the Institute
for Clinical Systems Improvement. linda.setterlund@icsi.org
We have had several planning meetings and are still working
out the plan for the entire year. But we do know that we want to improve
communication, and provide education and more networking opportunities.
So, to kick off 2004 we have scheduled the first education meeting to
be held, Wednesday, January 28. The speaker will be Mark Murray, M.D.,
the open access guru. He will be speaking on how to improve a patient
journey. In addition, we are planning a networking opportunity prior to
this presentation. See notice calling for abstracts in this newsletter.
Watch for more details on the MHQP email list.
Thank you for all you have done.
Thanking you for all your hard work. The MHQP Board would like to extend
a special thank you to the outgoing Board members. If you have a moment,
please send them a thank you email.
Nancy Jaeckels - Past President
nancy.jaeckels@icsi.org
Kelly O'Neill - Secretary Treasurer
koneill@mnqio.sdps.org
Lisa Levy - Education Chair
lclevy@msn.org
Penny Carson - Publication Chair
penny.carson@icsi.org
Mary Robb - Membership Chair
mary_robb@bluecrossmn.com
If you are a member and are interested in preparing
for and taking the CPHQ by the fall of 2003. Please contact Beth Green
at 952-814-7076 or beth.green@icsi.org.
2002-03 MHQP Board Meetings
January 9, 2003
• Routine Reports
• Board Recruitment
It is important that all members of MHQP know you are invited to attend
Board Meetings. If you have questions, feel free to contact the Board
Members.
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Quality Line and Between
the Lines are designed to provide members information on vital
issues in Minnesota healthcare, trends, CQI methodologies, legislation
and news about our organization. Published quarterly in Spring, Summer,
Fall, Winter. |
Editors:
Penny Carson
Beth Green
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