Partnership for Patients.
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Launched in 2011, the Partnership for Patients plans to invest approximately $1 billion total in an effort to decrease preventable harm in US hospitals. Its emphasis on partnerships (between government, provider organizations, payers, and patients) echoes certain Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) campaigns, developed by Medicare director Dr. Donald Berwick while he led IHI. The Partnership focuses on skill building, demonstration projects, and collaboratives. It set two ambitious goals: a 40% reduction in preventable harm in US hospitals and a 20% reduction in avoidable readmissions, each compared to 2010 baselines. In September 2015, the program awarded $110 million to 17 national, regional, or state hospital associations and health system organizations. It is estimated that 50,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and approximately $12 billion in health care costs were saved due to a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2013. Readmissions have also decreased by nearly 8% between January 2012 and December 2013. Medicare hopes these recent monetary awards will continue to drive this momentum on improving patient safety.
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