STS NATIONAL DATABASE Regional Groups. Originating Purpose:

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1 Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee Regional Group Contact: Leslie Busbee / Leslie.busbee@vanderbilt.edu Becky Grando / Becky.grando@vanderbilt.edu Mission Statement: Standardization and improvement of Thoracic and Cardiovascular data management through collaboration of Healthcare facilities in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Year Established: 2011 #Active Members: 30 Meeting Frequency: Quarterly Conference Calls Regional Projects: Not at this time California Regional California Society of Thoracic Surgeons Contact: Edwin Fonner, Jr., DrPH Staff for the California Society of Thoracic Surgeons (phone) edfonner@gmail.com Mission Statement: CASTS is a non-profit public benefit corporation created to (1) collect, monitor, and analyze patient outcomes data and process innovations in cardiac surgery, (2) sustain a collaborative infrastructure for improving the quality of chronic disease care for Californians, (3) facilitate educational activities to ensure the integrity of publicly-reported healthcare information and (4) improve medical decision-making, public health literacy, and patient decision quality. Year Established: 1996 #Active Members: 120 STS Programs/60 Active Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Monthly calls/semi-annual Meetings Regional Projects: Quality Improvement/Data Integrity Originating Purpose: Originating Purpose: CASTS is organized to improve health policy decisions affecting the cardiac surgical community, to educate, to ensure fairness, accuracy, and completeness of publicly-reported healthcare information, to encourage adoption of evidence-based best practices, and to better manage patient outcomes data with training opportunities and peer-to-peer information exchange. Updated: June 7,

2 Delaware Valley (Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey) Delaware Valley STS Quality Improvement Initiative Contact: Teresa Mohler, RN, Chair, Data Managers / fax / mohlert@readinghospital.org Contact: Mary Ann Wertan, Physician Liaison x231 / fax / wertanm@mlhs.org Website: STS Physician Champion: Dr. Francis P. Sutter, DO Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Mission Statement: Committed to continually improving the quality of cardiovascular surgical care in the Delaware Valley. Originating Purpose: To document health care outcomes on cardiac surgery patients through systematic and regular data review. To optimize patient care, maximize efficiency, minimize cost and promote quality and efficiency of cardiothoracic surgery. Year Established: 1998 #Active Members: 46 STS participating programs/ 28 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: DM meet 3 times per year / combined DM & Surgeons 2 times per year Regional Projects: Stroke reduction / reduction of post-op A-fib / reduction of 30 day Readmission Rate Florida Florida Regional STS Data Manager's Group Contact: Pam Chapin, RN, Chairperson / fax / pamela.chapin@baycare.org Mission Statement: To maximize quality care by sharing best practice processes. Year Established: 2006 #Active Members: 43 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: 3-4 times yearly CEU s: Sometimes Regional Projects: No Originating Purpose: To promote ongoing role development and serve as data experts/resources for internal and external customers. Updated: June 7,

3 Gulf States Regional Group (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi) Contact: Patti Fontenot, RN, BSN, MBA, Data Analyst / fax / patricia.fontenot@christushealth.org Mission Statement: The mission of the Gulf States Originating Purpose: Regional Group is to form a communication network of data managers within the southeastern states. With our diverse clinical backgrounds and expertise we offer educational support for data managers, to enhance our working knowledge of the STS databases definitions. As individual site data managers we can use this knowledge to develop performance projects to improve clinical care within our individual institutions. Year Established: 2007 #Active Members: 25 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Monthly Conference Call Second Thursday of the month at 1:00 pm Regional Projects: No Illinois Regional STS Networking Group Contact: Dawn Sarginson, RN, MSN / sarginson.dawn@mhsil.com STS Physician Champion: Stephen Hazelrigg, MD Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL Mission Statement: Improve the quality of thoracic and cardiovascular patient care and outcomes within the state of Illinois. Year Established: 2009 #Active Members: 15 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Biannually Regional Projects: Sharing Best Practices and data definition review. Originating Purpose: Establish a multi-disciplinary body to promote quality and standardization in thoracic and cardiovascular data management. Establish a networking forum for thoracic and cardiovascular data managers within the state of Illinois. Promote the professional and educational development of quality data abstraction, analysis, and reporting. Establish a forum of sharing best practices to improve patient outcomes. Updated: June 7,

4 Iowa Society of Thoracic Surgeons (Iowa, Nebraska) Contact: Mary Schrader, Special Projects Coordinator / fax/ mschrade@ifmc.org Mission Statement: The Iowa STS Data Managers purpose is to facilitate improvement in patient outcomes; to achieve consensus on the operational definition of data elements resulting in the collection and submission of consistent, reliable data; to interpret variations in practice for the purpose of identifying opportunities to enhance the outcome of cardiothoracic surgery patients; and, to facilitate the quality improvement process through evidence based data. Originating Purpose: Bring surgeons together to engage in activities of mutual benefit with the major focus on quality improvement activities. Year Established: 2001 # Active Members: 22 Data Managers /38 Surgeons Meeting Frequency: Bi-annually CEU s: Yes Regional Projects: Surgeons and DM s review regional data reports and provide feedback to outliers. Data quality audits performed as requested. Site exchange visits are held as requested by facilities/surgeons. Biannual DM meeting held to discuss data definitions and abstract actual case scenarios for discussion and education. Massachusetts (includes Rhode Island) Massachusetts Cardiac Surgery Data Managers Contact: Ann Lovett, RN, Program Manager - Mass-DAC / fax / lovett@hcp.med.harvard.edu STS Physician Champion: David M. Shahian, MD Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Mission Statement: The mission of the Massachusetts Data Managers Group is to facilitate the collection of consistent quality data for the purpose of improving the quality of cardiac surgery care in the Commonwealth. Originating Purpose: To assist DM s with implementing the new state regulations for reporting cardiac surgery. Year Established: 2002 #Active Members: 14 Data Managers (Comment: Data Managers from Rhode Island and New York periodically attend the meetings.) Meeting Frequency: Every 2-3 months Regional Projects: Data coding consistency/record audits, overall Updated: June 7,

5 Michigan Michigan STS Data Managers Contact: Jaelene Williams, RN, MS, Clinical STS Data Manager / fax / williamj@trinity-health.org STS Physician Champion: Richard L. Prager, MD University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI Mission Statement: The Michigan Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons Data Managers are a group of dedicated professionals that are committed to providing accurate and consistent cardiac surgical data to the society membership, national STS, individual cardiac surgeons, and the hospital institutions we serve. Our goal is to establish an ongoing quality initiative that ultimately sets best practice outcomes for all the patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the State of Michigan. Originating Purpose: Quality initiative from Michigan STS to create a Michigan STS regional database. Year Established: 2000 #Active Members: 50 Data Managers & 35 Surgeons Meeting Frequency: Quarterly DM, & Combined DM/Surgeon Meetings CEU s: Yes Regional Projects: Quarterly Data Managers& Surgeon Meetings reviewing Michigan regional STS data for QI targets. Participation in funded 3-year quality initiative with MSTCVS & BCBS of Michigan to use rapid cycle process measures for improved cardiac surgery patient outcomes. Yearly Data Manager STS Abstraction Workshop for Data Element Coding Review. Quarterly data manager meetings incorporating Survey Monkey for definition consensus education. Minnesota (Includes participation from North Dakota & South Dakota Data Managers when they are available) Minnesota Society of Thoracic Surgery Contact: Charlotte Lucht, BA, RHIA / clucht1@fairview.org Mission Statement: Document health care outcomes on all cardiothoracic patients; analyze clinical data that is statistically and clinically significant; provide data to improve and/or change clinical practice; promote quality and efficiency in CV surgery throughout the state of MN. Year Established: 1994 #Active Members: 21 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: 3 times annually Regional Projects: Re-establish physician leadership Originating Purpose: To improve clinical outcomes: Ensure quality data, promote quality in CV Surgery, and analyze data that is clinically significant. Updated: June 7,

6 Missouri & Kansas Missouri/Kansas Regional Group Contact: Carrie Kilgore, RN, CV Database Supervisor, Regional Representative to STS / fax / ckilgore@mac.md Mission Statement: Improving the Quality and Credibility of CV and Thoracic Data Management. Year Established: 2003 #Active Members: 65 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Bi-Annual CEU s: Yes Regional Projects: Data Definition Review using Survey Monkey Originating Purpose: Improve quality and integrity of national/regional data. Northwest Society of Thoracic Surgeons Data Managers (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington) Contact: Deb Meehan, RN, CCRN / Deborah.Meehan@swedish.org Contact: Amy Manning, RN, Coordinator Cardiac Surgery Program Database /Amy.Manning@providence.org Mission Statement: A voluntary group of data managers from STS member programs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, formed to facilitate the education and ongoing networking of its members for the purpose of sharing best practice in data management, and utilization of national database data for improving care to the cardiac surgery patients in our communities. Originating Purpose: Year Established: 2006 Washington only, expanded to NWSTS in 2009 #Active Members: 35 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Quarterly Regional Projects: Definition review; share data management practices from each hospital; case studies for interrater reliability (new project, spring 2010) Updated: June 7,

7 Ohio Ohio Thoracic and Cardiovascular Data Management Group Contact: Patricia Pidcock, RN / CV Data Coordinator, Regional Representative to STS / fax / pat.pidcock@health-partners.org Mission Statement: Standardization and improvement of thoracic and cardiovascular data management throughout the state of Ohio. Year Established: 2002 #Active Members: 50 Facilities/135 Members Meeting Frequency: Annually CEU s: Yes Regional Projects: No Originating Purpose: Standardize and improvement of Thoracic and Cardiovascular data management throughout the state of Ohio to positively impact patient outcomes. Rocky Mountain Regional STS Data Managers Group (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona) Contact: Linda Taylor, RN, STS Data Manager (Phone) (fax) lindataylor@centura.org Mission Statement: The STS Regional Data Managers Group will provide a forum to facilitate information sharing in the areas of data collection, data entry and data harvesting. Through our activities, we will share successful process improvements in the delivery of cardiac surgical care, which will advance the strength and quality of outcomes of each program in our region. Year Established: 1996 #Active Members: 23 STS Programs/30 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Bi-Annual Regional Projects: None Physician Participation: Physician Speakers Originating Purpose: To mentor new data managers, share abstraction and harvest information and discuss definitions. Updated: June 7,

8 Southeastern Cardiac Data User Group (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina) Contact: Helon Jefferson RN BSN MSM / helon.jefferson@anmedhealth.org Cindy Fox RN BSN / cindyfox@uh.org Mission Statement: Our mission is to formulate a working group of data managers to enhance the quality of data collection through education, cooperation, and sharing knowledge of definitions and database functions. Year Established: 2010 #Active Members: 40 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: 4 times a year Regional Projects: None Originating Purpose: To establish a group for data managers in the southeastern states of North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina to allow for the free flow of information, education, and quality perspectives in regard to STS and ACC data. Texas Texas Regional STS Data Managers Contact: Jennifer Bobbitt, RN BSN / (fax) jbobbitt@baptisthealthsystem.com Ann Guercio, CCP, MBA / ann.guercio@memorialhermann.org Mission Statement: The mission of the Texas Region Data Managers is to maintain the STS National Database data integrity through accurate, consistent data collection and submission. Year Established: 2010 #Active Members: 34 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: PRN Regional Projects: Originating Purpose: To establish a network of Data Managers to enhance our development in quality data abstraction, analysis, and reporting. Share best practices to improve patient outcomes and mentor new Data Managers. Updated: June 7,

9 Virginia Virginia Cardiac Surgery Quality Initiative (VCSQI) Contact: Edwin Fonner, Jr., DrPH, Director / edfonner@gmail.com Contact: Alan M. Spier, MD, Chairman / aspier1@gmail.com Website: Mission Statement: VCSQI s goal is to improve clinical quality across the state in heart surgery programs of all size through outcomes analysis and process improvements. VCSQI members are enabled with a unique database linking clinical and financial outcomes. The group believes that through a focus on quality, cost containment in cardiac surgical care can be achieved. The incidence of complications will decline and efficient resource use will be encouraged. STS NATIONAL DATABASE Originating Purpose: To improve the quality of surgical care to patients in all Virginia heart programs irrespective of size. Also, to participate in a global pricing demo with CMS. Year Established: 1998 #Active Members: 20 Data Managers/17 hospitals/13 surgical practices Meeting Frequency: Monthly Quality Committee calls and quarterly meetings. Regional Projects: Blood conservation, a-fib prevention, timely extubation, glucose management, data mining (cost and quality). Wisconsin Wisconsin Data Manager Group Contact: Rob Dwyer, RN, BSN, STS Data Coordinator Office: (414) , Fax: (414) rob.dwyer@aurora.org Mission Statement: Our goal is to provide the greatest integrity of data possible for improvement of cardiac services by documenting and analyzing health care outcomes on cardiac patients in conjunction with nationally recognized criteria. By providing data to those parties designated in the Wisconsin bylaws we hope to improve and change clinical practice to promote quality and efficiency of cardiovascular care. Year Established: 1994 #Active Members: 30 Data Managers Meeting Frequency: Bi-annual, (under review) Regional Projects: Not currently Originating Purpose: Networking and improving quality of database. Updated: June 7,