SYSTEM LEVEL MEASURES FRAMEWORK UPDATE April 2017 In this issue Alliances share their improvement plans and approach Developmental System Level Measures update and expectations for 2017/18 plans – Quarter 3 reporting Quarter 4 reporting and payments System Level Measures data System Level Measures Technical Advisory Group Primary care patient experience survey update Alliances share their improvement plans and approach In this newsletter, we profile another two alliances with exemplar 2016/17 Improvement Plans and share the approach they took the process followed, what went well, and what they might – do differently in the future. System Level Measures approach familiar territory for Canterbury the Canterbury Clinical Network (CCN), believes System Canterbury’s district health alliance, Level Measures and their contributory measures provide the Canterbury health system with a wonderful opportunity to strengthen its collective efforts to improve health outcomes for the population and focus on local priorities. CCN Alliance Leadership Team member Professor Les Toop says the outcomes focus of the System Level Measures framework is consistent with the approach already being taken across the Canterbury health system. of taking a system-wide view and building primary–secondary care relationships and “The idea getting consumer involvement is not new. in this way for years through a shared outcomes “In Canterbury, we’ve tracked performance framework. The System Level Measures framework extends this approach and really resonates with what we are already doing.” . Bay of improvement plan will have tangible results for health Plenty’s people’s GP Luke Bradford from Western Bay of Plenty PHO was one of those leading the development of the Bay of Plenty System Level Measures Improvement Plan. He says he was district’s originally sceptical about the approach, but has been won over by its outcomes focus. have been counting numbers for too long, whereas the System Level Measures approach “We will have tangible results for health. Those results are much more difficult to get to people’s – but this actually feels like medicine.” He says not enough to, for example, just measure cardiovascular risk it’s – it’s about decreasing the number of heart attacks and strokes in your population. much more sense, because when you give that ownership back to practices and “It makes GPs, they are going to be doing something they believe in. To improve something, you must
SYSTEM LEVEL MEASURES FRAMEWORK UPDATE April 2017 In this issue Alliances share their improvement plans and approach Developmental System Level Measures – update and expectations for 2017/18 plans Quarter 3 reporting Quarter 4 reporting and payments System Level Measures data System Level Measures Technical Advisory Group Primary care patient experience survey update Alliances share their improvement plans and approach In this newsletter, we profile another two alliances with exemplar 2016/17 Improvement Plans and share the approach they took – the process followed, what went well, and what they might do differently in the future. System Level Measures approach familiar territory for Canterbury Canterbury’s district health alliance, the Canterbury Clinical Network (CCN), believes System Level Measures and their contributory measures provide the Canterbury health system with a wonderful opportunity to strengthen its collective efforts to improve health outcomes for the population and focus on local priorities. CCN Alliance Leadership Team member Professor Les Toop says the outcomes focus of the System Level Measures framework is consistent with the approach already being taken across the Canterbury health system. “The idea of taking a system-wide view and building primary–secondary care relationships and getting consumer involvement is not new. “In Canterbury, we’ve tracked performance in this way for years through a shared outcomes framework. The System Level Measures framework extends this approach and really resonates with what we are already doing.” . Bay of Plenty’s improvement plan will have tangible results for people’s health GP Luke Bradford from Western Bay of Plenty PHO was one of those leading the development of the Bay of Plenty district’s System Level Measures Improvement Plan. He says he was originally sceptical about the approach, but has been won over by its outcomes focus. “We have been counting numbers for too long, whereas the System Level Measures approach will have tangible results for people’s health. Those results are much more difficult to get to – but this actually feels like medicine.” He says it’s not enough to, for example, just measure cardiovascular risk – it’s about decreasing the number of heart attacks and strokes in your population. “It makes much more sense, because when you give that ownership back to practices and GPs, they are going to be doing something they believe in. To improve something, you must
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