1. Hassan El Solh, MD CMO, AUBMC Director July 10, 2017
Healthcare Sector Policies and Strategies Challenges and Role of Private Healthcare Sector
Hassan El Solh, MD
CMO, AUBMC Director
July 10, 2017

2. Challenges in the 21st century
Demand for services: Aging population
Increase in healthcare cost
Integrated patient centered care
New and advanced technologies
Quality of care
Efficient utilization of resources

3. AUBMC 20/20 vision and Strategic Plan
Provision of the highest standards of patient centered care
Recruitment of highly specialized and accomplished faculty
Academic innovation: centers of excellence
Establishment of strategic partnership and collaboration
Expansion of facility/ capacity building
Support/ensure patient access to care

4. Strategic Projects to Reduce Healthcare cost
Ambulatory vs Inpatient (Day Surgery/Medical Units, Home Healthcare, etc…)
Health Outreach
Consolidation/Affiliation/Networks
Partnerships: Government/ Civil Society/ Pharmaceutical/ Healthcare Industry
Regulation/Monitoring/ Guidelines/Clinical Pathways

5. IIntegrated Patient Centered Care
Nursing Home
Hospital
Patient’s Home
Doctor’s Office
Surgery Center

6. Quality of Care AUBMC Initiatives
Governance and implementation of quality improvement policies and procedures
Hospital-wide dashboard on outcome and process measures / KPIs
Leadership, ownership and endorsement of performance improvement projects

7. Quality of Care AUBMC Initiatives
Accreditations’ performance standards: JC; Magnet; CAP; JACIE
Implementation of a safe and just culture: error reporting; RCA; non-punitive reporting
On-going professional performance evaluations: Physicians and staff

8. Effect of new technology (EPIC) on Clinical Outcome
Benefit the Patient, the, the Manager
Effect of new technology (EPIC) on Clinical Outcome
Quality & Safety
Standardized protocols, meeting accreditation requirements
Reducing errors, medication reconciliations, common record for all health providers, alerts for services and follow up
Efficiency & Effectiveness
Reduction of waste, single data entry, Lean processes implementation
Evidence based protocols, decision support
Productivity & Compliance
Compliance with the Ad Hoc report of the BOT, increased physician productivity
Education & Research
Generate & make available data for clinical research and student training