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This project aims to increase surgical providers in the region, expanding outpatient clinics and implementing electronic referrals, benefitting Medicaid and indigent populations. Milestones include patient goals and satisfaction surveys. Innovation includes mid-level providers and continuous quality improvements. Collaborations with UMC for funding, building bridges with external practices.
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1.5 Increasing Access to Surgical Services Region 15 RHP Meeting El Paso First Healthplan, 1145 Westmoreland Drive Rene Vallejo September 30, 2015 2:00pm
Description of the Project This project will increase the number of surgical providers serving the region. Surgery will expand the number of sites at which the performing provider offers outpatient general surgery clinic services and implement an electronic referral system.
Benefits to the Community Add new surgical provider, each will provide services to a minimum of 250 unique patients each year. Benefit to Medicaid / Indigent Patients: Given that 60% of our enterprise ambulatory encounters are to patients with Medicaid or no insurance, this project will be a direct benefit to that population List some of the benefits to the El Paso Community
Project 1.5 – General Surgery Unique Patients DY Goal 2,900
Project 1.5 – General Surgery Patient Encounters DY Goal 4,900
Project 1.5 –SurgeryCategory 3VSQ9 Patient Satisfaction Survey Milestone Data Goal 82.44
27.68 23.26 DY Goal 23.75 16.70
Innovation • Mid Level Providers • RMS- Texas Tech • Upgraded system • External Referrals
Continuous Quality Improvements • RMS Version 2.0 and 3.0 • Mid Level clinic with faculty • Resident & Med Student flow • Collaboration with UMC funding of patients for surgery • Give me 5 (VSQ-9) • Building bridges with external practices
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