Sometimes, a small change can make all the difference in the world. Nurses across the System have refocused how they approach shift change and developed a process that will result in more informed staff, more engaged patients and, ultimately, improved quality and safety of care. The new process was implemented at UM BWMC in fall 2019 and continues to rollout across all System hospitals.
At UMMS, your time is respected, your expertise is valued and your work is appreciated. We are creating a transparent, streamlined and effective work environment for our team members that will allow us to deliver the best possible care to our patients across UMMS.
UMMS is expanding its best-in-class Human Resources and Payroll system to deliver more benefits across the University of Maryland Medical System. Lawson, the software currently in use for Human Resources and Payroll, will now also be used to manage our Financial and Supply Chain Management services, further connecting our business processes across the System.
The UMMS Clinical Quality Value Analysis Program was launched in July 2019, and is standardizing how we determine the most cost-effective use of products, goods and services across the System. The Program allows UMMS to maintain and improve the total quality and delivery of safe patient care in our ever-changing health care landscape.
With the goal of keeping patients healthy and out of the hospital, a team of UMMS clinicians, pharmacists, care managers and nurses have built a standard series of care steps and educational tools for treating patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). The CHF Pathway is one of several Epic Clinical Pathway tools being implemented across the System.
A new clinical pathway implemented across the System has standardized the plan of care for the more than 1,300 patients undergoing colorectal surgery at UMMS hospitals each year. The tool is the first of many pathways to be developed as part of the System’s commitment to encouraging innovation and the implementation of effective and sustainable models of care that lead to enhanced quality of care for our patients.
Sometimes, a small change can make all the difference in the world. Nurses across the System have refocused how they approach shift change and developed a process that will result in more informed staff, more engaged patients and, ultimately, improved quality and safety of care. The new process was implemented at BWMC in fall 2019 and continues to rollout across all System hospitals.
Samuel M. Galvagno, DOUMMS Sepsis Program Clinical Sponsor 2014-2021
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology, 2000
Internship: St. Clare’s Hospital, 2001
Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2008
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UMMS Sepsis Program Executive Sponsor
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, 1978
Internship: St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, 1979
Residency: Upstate Medical Center, 1983
Fellowship: New York Medical College – Surgical Critical Care, 1984
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