UHC Named a Hospital Engagement Network by the Department of Health and Human Services

CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UHC is pleased to announce it has been awarded a Hospital Engagement Contractor for the Partnership for Patients initiative being conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. This new partnership program aims to make meaningful strides in advancing the quality, safety and affordability of health care for all Americans through two significant goals:

• Reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40% by the end of 2013
• Preventing complications in care setting transitions to reduce preventable hospital readmissions by 20% by the end of 2013  

"The objectives of the Partnership for Patients initiative are vitally important and directly align with UHC's strategic focus on supporting its members, the nation's leading academic medical centers, in their continuous efforts to improve health care quality, safety and cost-effectiveness," said Irene Thompson, UHC president and chief executive officer.

"We are privileged to provide our members with the resources and support essential to achieving the Partnership for Patients goals," said Julie Cerese, UHC vice president, Performance Improvement.  "This is a natural extension of UHC's Imperatives for Quality improvement work and supports the performance improvement priorities of our members."

In addition to its direct role as a Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Contractor, UHC will provide data and analytic services as a subcontractor to the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, which also was named a Hospital Engagement Contractor.

About UHC

UHC is an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, which are focused on delivering world-class patient care. Based in Chicago, Ill, UHC fosters collaboration with and among its 115 academic medical center and 258 affiliated hospital members through its renowned programs and services in the areas of comparative data and analytics, performance improvement, supply chain management, strategic research, and public policy. UHC helps its members achieve excellence in quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness. Formed in 1984, UHC's membership includes more than 90% of the nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States. For more information, visit uhc.edu.

SOURCE UHC

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