HealthLeaders Media March 28, 2024
Yale New Haven Health is stepping up efforts to be a high-reliability organization.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– To improve care quality, Yale New Haven Health has launched Care Signature, an initiative designed to give patients the same care no matter where they go in the health system.
– The health system’s chief clinical officer is helping to achieve a post-pandemic financial turnaround, including lowering length of stay and increasing patient throughput.
– Yale New Haven health is coping with population growth, which has increased demand in all service lines.
For 2024, a top priority for the chief clinical officer of Yale New Haven Health is improving patient safety and care quality.
Thomas Balcezak, MD, MPH, has served as chief clinical officer...