NM Hospital Engagement Network (HEN)
NMHA is excited to announce that the Association has become a part of a Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) to assist New Mexico hospitals in improving patient safety in 10 targeted areas. With funding from CMS, NMHA and partners will work with the American Hospital Association (HRET) and 34 other state hospital associations to form the largest HEN in the country. Because the needs of individual hospitals are best understood by the state hospital associations, HRET will work through NMHA and partners to ensure that individual hospital’s needs and challenges are understood and that each participating hospital receives the tailored improvement support that can help it to succeed.
The goal of the HEN is to reduce a set of nine conditions that cause patients harm by 40 percent and to reduce readmissions by 20 percent by the time the contracts end in 2014 or 2015 (see below for the 10 indicators). Participating hospitals will use process and outcome data for each targeted area to monitor their progress. The HEN network will provide a range of quality improvement support activities designed to meet participants’ needs.
What are the Hospital Engagement Networks?
The HEN contracts are being funded by CMS as part of the Partnership for Patients. Participating hospitals will use process and outcome data for each targeted area to monitor their progress. The HEN network will provide a range of quality improvement support activities designed to meet hospitals’ needs.
Who is HRET and how is it connected to NMHA?
The Health Research and Educational Trust is the nonprofit research and educational arm of the American Hospital Association. They are partnering with 34 state hospital associations to lead the largest HEN in the country. Because of its size, the HRET team has agreements from many of the foremost experts in each of the 10 targeted areas to provide improvement support to hospital participants
The indicators are:
· Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
· Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
· Adverse drug events
· Falls and immobility
· Obstetrical harm
· Pressure ulcers
· Surgical Site Infections (SSI)
· Venous thromboembolism (VTE)
· Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP)
· Preventable readmissions.
For more information on the Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement contract, contact us at:
You can also visit their website:
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Chicago AHA Meeting Introduction - January 2012
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Chicago AHA Meeting Strategy Map - January 2012
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Leadership - Board Engagement Package
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HEN - Patient Safety Culture Package
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HEN Frequently Asked Questions
