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Survey Prioritizes Telehealth Policies to Keep Post-Pandemic

Codifying Components of the Medicare 1135 Waiver Stratis Health convenes a Virtual Health Sharing Group of health system telehealth directors, representing 11 health systems in Minnesota. Since 2017, the group discusses telehealth implementation progress, challenges, and priority topics. With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, the group increased meeting frequency to discuss strategies around the...

First Episode Now Available: Quality Time: Sharing PIE Recorded Conversations

In September 2019, Stratis Health selected eight experienced critical­ access hospital (CAH) staff to serve as national Virtual Quality Improvement (QI) Mentors through a new program that aims to broadly transfer knowledge from leading CAH quality improvement staff to others across the country. As part of this program, the QI mentors come together periodically to...

Telehealth Use in Minnesota – More than 1,000-Fold Increase

COVID-19 Propels Increase in Telehealth Stratis Health convenes a Virtual Health Sharing Group of health system telehealth directors, representing 11 health systems in Minnesota. Since 2017, the group discusses telehealth implementation progress, challenges, and priority topics. With the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the group increased meeting frequency to discuss strategies around the rapidly changing telehealth guidelines...

Stratis Health Announces New Board Members – Jamie Carsello, Kelly Fluharty, and Karen Monsen

Jamie Carsello, Kelly Fluharty, and Karen Monsen join the board of directors of Stratis Health, a Bloomington-based nonprofit organization that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. Stratis Health welcomes their rich experience in care transformation, affordability, and access....

Laura Grangaard Johnson Selected to Serve on CMS Technical Expert Panel for Reevaluation of Inpatient Claims-Based Outcome Measures

Laura Grangaard Johnson, MPH, senior research analyst at Stratis Health, was selected to serve on a national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) technical expert panel (TEP) for the Reevaluation of Inpatient Claims-Based Outcome Measures. She brings subject matter expertise in rural critical access hospitals and quality measure development and evaluation, and experience working...

Stratis Health Announces National Virtual Quality Improvement Mentors for Critical Access Hospitals

Stratis Health announced eight critical access hospital (CAH) staff who will serve as national Virtual Quality Improvement Mentors through a new initiative that aims to broadly transfer knowledge from leading CAH quality improvement staff to others across the country. The initiative is organized through Rural Quality Improvement Technical Assistance (RQITA), a program of Stratis Health...

Updated Diversity in Minnesota Information Sheets provide insight for better care

Newly updated Diversity in Minnesota Information Sheets help health care providers and others learn more about the background, religious and cultural beliefs, communication preferences, and common health issues of the underserved and predominant minority populations in Minnesota. The 19 Diversity in Minnesota Information Sheets now contain the latest available, population-specific data on health and social...

Sustainability Strategies for Rural Community-based Palliative Care Now Available

Financing and reimbursement are primary challenges in developing and sustaining community-based palliative care services. Based on input provided through roundtable discussions with rural palliative care programs in a multi-state project, Stratis Health has gathered a summary of field-tested approaches to assist rural community-based palliative care programs in identifying strategies to support and sustain services. This...

Stratis Health Announces 2019 Building Healthier Communities Award Recipients

Stratis Health announces the recipients of its 2019 Building Healthier Communities award, in conjunction with National Patient Safety Awareness Week. Five grant awards totaling nearly $70,000 were made to Minnesota nonprofit organizations. Stratis Health’s community benefit program supports initiatives that promote a culture of health care quality and patient safety in the state. “All of...

Stratis Health Announces New Board Members – Mark Holder, Ruby Schoen, and John Selstad

Mark Holder, Ruby Schoen, and John Selstad were elected to the board of directors of Stratis Health, a Bloomington-based nonprofit organization that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. The three new members bring a combination of clinical experience...