Vermont Business MagazineThe University of Vermont Health Network has announced the creation of a new grant opportunity that is open to any clinician or team employed by the network. The Safety and Value Grant program will award a two-year $50,000 grant to each of two winning proposals to implement innovative concepts that are designed to enhance safety and value across the UVM Health Network.
The grants will support multidisciplinary, cross-departmental or cross-organizational teams that identify areas of health care improvement. Proposals will be screened on criteria that include:
- Enhancing safety
- Optimizing patient outcomes
- Reducing cost
- Enhancing the health of the individuals and communities we serve
- Aligning with the network’s strategic priorities
Proposals selected for funding will receive project management, analytics and research support from the Jeffords Institute for Quality, and electronic health record informatics support from Information Services. An Advisory Panel will provide feedback to all finalists and ongoing support to the selected project teams.
“The UVM Health Network endeavors to provide the highest quality care, and to meet this goal, we embrace ideas for improvement from anywhere in the organization,” said John Brumsted, M.D., president and chief executive officer, UVM Health Network and chief executive officer, UVM Medical Center. “I look forward to seeing many great ideas from our team.”
Applications for the 2017 grant must be submitted to the Jeffords Institute for Quality byMarch 31, 2017. Grant details and forms are available on the UVM Health Networkwebsite.
“This grant opportunity is the first of its kind here, encouraging clinicians from across the network to come together and test ideas that will improve quality and safety for our patients,” said Anna Noonan, VP for the Jeffords Institute for Quality.
About the University of Vermont Health Network
The University of Vermont Health Network is a five-hospital system serving the residents of Vermont and northern New York with a shared mission: working together, we improve people’s lives. The partners are:
- The University of Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital
- The University of Vermont Health Network – Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Our 4,000 health care professionals are driven to provide high-quality, cost-efficient care as close to home as possible.Strengthened by our academic connection to the University of Vermont, each of our hospitals remains committed to its local community by providing compassionate, personal care shaped by the latest medical advances and delivered by highly skilled experts.