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	Iowa Report Acknowledgements The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative's efforts to improve the quality of healthcare for Iowans are made possible through the support of our partners. 2007 Financial Contributors Founding Partners: Iowa Hospital Association Iowa Medical Society Community Partners: Des Moines University Genesis Health System Iowa Foundation for Medical Care Iowa Health System Mercy Health Network Midwest Medical Insurance Company Principal Financial Group State of Iowa University of Iowa Health Care Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa A special thank you to Des Moines University for their in-kind contribution toward development of this report. IHC is truly a collaborative effort. The following individuals have devoted their time and talent to move the work of the Collaborative in 2007. Board Of Directors Mike Abrams, CEO, Iowa Medical Society, West Des Moines Karen Bossard RN, Administrator/CEO, Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson Robert Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown Timothy Gutshall MD, Clinical Coordinator, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Charles Helms MD, Professor of Medicine/Medical Director, University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (Chair) David Holcomb, CEO, Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs (Secretary-Treasurer)* Eric Lothe, President/CEO, Health Enterprises, Cedar Rapids* Kirk Norris, CEO, Iowa Hospital Association, Des Moines Mark Purtle MD, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Iowa Health-Des Moines, Des Moines (Vice-Chair) Ron Reed MPH, President/CEO, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City David Swieskowski MD, MBA, VP for Quality, Mercy Clinics, Inc., Des Moines Left Board position mid-year 2007 Advisory Council John Comstock, CEO, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Jeff Crandall MD, Chief Medical Officer, Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo Scott Curtis, Administrator/CEO, Kossuth Regional Health Center, Algona Doug Doorn, President/CEO, Spencer Hospital, Spencer Patricia Doyle, VP Patient Services, Regional Medical Center, Manchester Debra Groath, Director, Practice, Quality and Research, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City David Hickman, Director, Clinical Integration, Mercy Health Network, Des Moines Patricia Hoffman DO, Anesthesiologist, Associated Anesthesiologists, PC, Des Moines Lawrence Hutchison MD, Tri State Family Practice, Dubuque David Kapaska DO, Family Physician, Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines Susie Kell RN, Executive Director, Iowa Academy Of Family Physicians, Des Moines Don Klitgaard MD, Physician, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan Bruce Koeppl, State Director, Iowa State Office, AARP, Des Moines Tim Kresowik MD, Professor-Department of Surgery, University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Bob Kroese, Chief Executive Officer, Pella Regional Health Center, Pella William Langley MD, Medical/Executive Director, Genesis Health Group, Bettendorf James Lehman MD, VP, Quality, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport James Levett MD, Chief Medical Officer, Physicians Clinic Of Iowa, PC, Cedar Rapids Myrt Levin, Des Moines Eric Lothe, President/CEO, Health Enterprises, Cedar Rapids Peg Mason RHIT, CPHQ, Group Vice President, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Barbara Muller MD, Medical Director, Wellmark, Inc., Cedar Rapids Donald Nelson MD, Director of Medical Informatics, Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation/Clinical Content Consultants, LLC, Cedar Rapids Gary Nesteby, Executive Director, Iowa Quality Center, Marion Patricia Quinlisk MD, State Epidemiologist, Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Des Moines Kendall Reed DO, Dean of College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines Steve Richards DO, Medical Director, Catalyst Rx, Algona La Rae Schelling RN, VP, Operations & CNO, Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown Kay Takes RN, VP, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque Sue Thompson RN, Chief Operating Officer, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge Theodore Townsend, President/CEO, St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids Steve Wanzek MD, Medical Director, McFarland Clinic PC, Ames Lisa Warne MD, Chief of Surgery, Waverly Health Center, Waverly Ray Webster MD, Second VP & Chief Medical Director, Principal Financial, Des Moines DeeAnn Wedemeyer-Oleson PharmD, CGP, Pharmacy Director, Guthrie Members of IHC Data Committee or Related Workgroups Mark Barnhill DO, Medical Director, Iowa Health Physicians, Johnston Connie Blietz RN, Chief Nursing Officer/CNE, Alegent Health Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs Karen Bossard, Administrator/CEO, Greene County Medical Center, Jefferson Kent Bottles MD, Vice President/CMO, Iowa Health System, Des Moines Mary Kay Brooks RN, MSN, CPHQ, Sr Administrative Associate, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Brian Burnside, CEO, Wayne County Hospital, Corydon John Comstock, CEO, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, Cherokee Patricia Doyle, VP, Pt Svcs, Regional Medical Center, Manchester Bery Engebretsen MD, Medical Director, Primary Health Care, Inc., Urbandale Dan Gervich MD, FSHEA, Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology, Chief Infection Control Officer, Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines Debra Groath, Director, Practice, Quality and Research, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City Timothy Gutshall MD, Clinical Coordinator, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Charles Helms MD, Professor of Medicine/Medical Director, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Loreen Herwaldt MD, Hospital Epidemiologist/Professor, UIHC/UI College of Medicine, Iowa City Bill Jagiello DO, Mercy, Des Moines David Kapaska DO, Family Physician, Mercy Hospital Medical Center, Des Moines Louie Katz MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport Susie Kell RN, Executive Director, Iowa Academy Of Family Physicians, Des Moines Lisa Kidin RN, MSN, Quality Management Coordinator, University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Michael Kitchell MD, Board Chair, McFarland Clinic, Ames Thomas Kline DO, Medical Director, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise, Des Moines Don Klitgaard MD, Physician, Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan Bruce Koeppl, State Director, Iowa State Office, AARP, Des Moines Jane Koffman RN, Case/Risk/Infection Control Manager, Monroe County Hospital, Albia Tim Kresowik MD, Professor-Department of Surgery, University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City James Lehman MD, VP, Quality, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport James Levett MD, Chief Medical Officer, Physicians Clinic Of Iowa, PC, Cedar Rapids Jeffrey Lobas MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City Rick Miller DO, Medical Director, Wellmark Inc., Des Moines Donald Nelson MD, Director of Medical Informatics, Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation/Clinical Content Consultants, LLC, Cedar Rapids Sandy Peno RN, CIC, Nurse Epidemiologist, Iowa Health, Des Moines Jean Pottinger MA, RN, CIC, Infection Control Professional, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Mark Purtle MD, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Iowa Health, Des Moines Patricia Quinlisk MD, State Epidemiologist, Iowa Dept. of Public Health, Des Moines La Rae Schelling RN, VP, Operations & CNO, Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown Mike Speight, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines David Swieskowski MD, MBA, VP for Quality, Mercy Clinics, Inc., Des Moines Kay Takes RN, VP, Patient Care Services/Chief Nursing Officer, Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque Sue Thompson RN, Chief Operating Officer, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge Jan Tippett BSc, MSc, CLS (NCA) Microbiology, Manager of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines Theodore Townsend, President/CEO, St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids Lisa Veach MD, Iowa Health Physicians, Des Moines Shelley Zarling RN, Nurse Epidemiologist, Iowa Health, Des Moines Members of IHC Education Committee or Related Workgroups Rhea Allen MD, Unity Hospital, Muscatine Vicki Baum, LEAN Specialist, Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa Elaine Berry MD, Medical Director, CCMH-Home Care/Hospice, Atlantic Dean Bliss, Director, LEAN Improvements, St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids Robert Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown Jeff Crandall MD, Chief Medical Officer, Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo Doug Doorn, President/CEO, Spencer Hospital, Spencer Teresa Hay McMahon, Performance Results Director, Iowa Department of Management, Des Moines Patricia Hoffman DO, Anesthesiologist, Associated Anesthesiologists, PC, Des Moines Lawrence Hutchison MD, Tri State Family Practice, Dubuque Vicki Ibarra, Quality Management Coordinator, University Of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Susie Kell RN, Executive Director, Iowa Academy Of Family Physicians, Des Moines Bob Kroese, Chief Executive Officer, Pella Regional Health Center, Pella William Langley MD, Medical/Executive Director, Genesis Health Group, Bettendorf Myrt Levin, Des Moines Eric Lothe, President/CEO, Health Enterprises, Cedar Rapids Peg Mason RHIT, CPHQ, Group Vice President, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Barbara Muller MD, Medical Director, Wellmark, Inc., Cedar Rapids Gary Nesteby, Executive Director, Iowa Quality Center, Marion Vince Newendorp BS, Vice President of Administration, Vermeer, Pella Sarah Pavelka OTR/L, MHA, Owner, Pavelka’s Point Consulting, Cedar Falls Kate Puetz PharmD, VP Professional Affairs, Iowa Pharmacy Association, Des Moines Kendall Reed DO, Dean of College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, Des Moines Steve Richards DO, Medical Director, Catalyst Rx, Des Moines Sabi Singh MS, MA, Director of Operations Improvement, UIHC, Iowa City Dan Varnum, Vice President -Performance Improvement, Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines Steve Wanzek MD, Medical Director, McFarland Clinic PC, Ames Lisa Warne MD, Chief of Surgery, Waverly Health Center, Waverly Ray Webster MD, Second VP & Chief Medical Director, Principal Financial, Des Moines DeeAnn Wedemeyer-Oleson PharmD, CGP, Pharmacy Director, Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center Members of IHC Patient Safety or Related Workgroups Mary Brown RN, MSN, Patient Safety Officer & Associate Chief, Nursing Practice, Mercy, Des Moines Chris Clayton PharMD, Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo Teresa Colgan BSN, MS, Vice President of Quality, Great River Medical Center, West Burlington Denise Dow RN, BSN, Patient Safety Coordinator, Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City Kim Downs RN, BS, CPHQ, Senior Director Quality Improvement, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Patricia Doyle, VP, Pt Svcs, Regional Medical Center, Manchester Marvin Firch, FLEX Program Coordinator, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines Steve Gibson RN, Manager, Clinical Performance Improvement, Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge Heidi Goodman BSN, JD, Manager Of Public & Reg. Affairs, Iowa Medical Society, West Des Moines Timothy Gutshall MD, Clinical Coordinator, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Timothy Hehr RN, MA, Director, Intensive Care Center, Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids Carla Huber ARNP, MS, Nurse Coordinator, Community Anticoagulation Therapy Clinic, Cedar Rapids Michele Kelly RNC, MSN, Director of Quality and Community Services, Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, Storm Lake Julie Kuhle R.Ph., Pharmacy Manager, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, James Lehman MD, VP, Quality, Genesis Medical Center, Davenport Craig Logemann PharMD, BCPS, Clinic Pharmacist, Urbandale Family Physicians, Urbandale Laura Malone RN, Dir. Nursing & Clinical Services, Iowa Hospital Association, Des Moines Peg Mason RHIT, CPHQ, Group Vice President, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Erin Newkirk PharMD, BCPS, Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Tom Newton MPP, REHS, Director, Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines Becky Paxton RN, Chronic Disease Program Manager, Madison County Memorial Hospital, Winterset Sandy Petersen RN, BA, CPHQ, Senior Clinical Safety Specialist, Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, West Des Moines Kate Puetz PharMD, VP Professional Affairs, Iowa Pharmacy Association, Des Moines Steve Richards DO, Medical Director, Catalyst Rx, Des Moines Sheri Swartzendruber, Risk Project Manager, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City Jennifer Thoe RN, MSN, Stroke/Neuro/Ortho Care Coordinator, Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City Karen Wahls RN, Rehabilitation Director, Central Community Hospital, Elkader DeeAnn Wedemeyer-Oleson PharMD, CGP, Pharmacy Director, Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center Angela Williams PharMD, Clinical Pharmacist, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City Mark Young MD*, Physician’s Clinic of Iowa, Cedar Rapids Back to top
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