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Intermountain Trustee AN EMAIL BRIEFING FOR INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE TRUSTEES December 2017 INTERMOUNTAIN ISSUES AND INITIATIVES Intermountain Leaders Join White House Discussion on Electronic Medical Record Sharing CEO Dr. Marc Harrison and Dr. Stan Huff invited to broad discussion on making health records and data more easily shared Intermountain CEO Marc Harrison, MD, and Stan Huff, MD, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, were among approximately 35 people from a range of healthcare sectors invited to a special meeting at the White House on December 12. The meeting—led by Jared Kushner, White House Advisor and Director of the Office of American Innovation, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma—featured a broad discussion on making health records and data more easily shared. Dr. Huff said topics discussed included ways to get data into patients’ hands, meaningful use, and improving electronic health records. He says the meeting was mostly a listening session, but helped lay the foundation for future work. Dr. Harrison tweeted from the event: “Privileged to represent @Intermountain in a patient- centered conversation about EHR interoperability at the @WhiteHouse hosted by @ SeemaCMS and Jared Kushner.” You can read more about the meeting from FierceHealthcare, Politico, and Becker’s Hospital Review. Associate Chief Medical Officer Named for Specialty-Based Care Group Paul Krakovitz, MD, FACS, joined Intermountain earlier this year at Primary Children’s Hospital Paul Krakovitz, MD, FACS, has been named Intermountain’s Associate Chief Medical Officer for Specialty-Based Care. Dr. Krakovitz reports to Mark Briesacher, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Physician Executive, and President of Intermountain Medical Group, and will work with Associate Chief Nursing Officer Lisa Graydon, RN, and Associate Chief Operating Officer Steve Smoot to lead the new Specialty-Based Care Group under our One Intermountain organizational structure. Dr. Krakovitz joined Intermountain earlier this year at Primary Children’s Hospital. And he’s already been involved in helping surgical and medical supply teams find efficiencies and reduce healthcare costs. Before coming to Utah, he was the Section Head of the Cleveland Clinic’s Pediatric Otolaryngology, Vice Chair of Surgical Operations, and an elected member of their Board of Governors. “Dr. Krakovitz’s experience in surgical operations brings new perspectives and thinking to our organization,” said Dr. Briesacher. “He’s uniquely suited to lead us through our development of One Intermountain, particularly in the specialty care area.” In his new role, Dr. Krakovitz will lead hospital medical directors and specialty care-based Clinical Program and Clinical Services medical directors in their work to set clinical standards and advance our performance in each of our Fundamentals of Extraordinary Care. He’ll also collaborate with population health leaders to determine appropriate use of hospital-based clinical services and the advancement of centers of excellence. Dr. Krakovitz will also continue practicing pediatric otolaryngology at Primary Children’s Hospital. Dr. Briesacher said, “I’m impressed with Dr. Krakovitz’s commitment to our mission, patients, and caregivers and to the professional and personal development of our physicians.” Spillman Family Gives $5 Million to Support Cancer Care in Cache Valley New endowment will fund oncology clinical support services Richard Spillman says cancer is personal to his family: he has a sister currently in treatment and his wife Jane’s sister died from the disease. Their experience is what led Richard and Jane to give a $5 million gift to the Intermountain Foundation at Logan Regional Hospital to fund the Richard and Jane Spillman Supportive Care Program. The program is a perpetual endowment that will fund oncology clinical support services, including several caregiver positions—nurse navigators, a financial navigator, a dietitian, and a social worker—who will guide patients throughout their cancer journeys at no additional cost. “We were touched by the opportunity to provide services that will ease the burden families feel during these stressful times, when their priority should be caring for their family member,” said Richard Spillman. “We’re pleased to share our family’s legacy in an area that means so much to us personally, and we hope this gift will enhance even further the wonderful cancer care available here.” David Flood, Intermountain Foundation President and system Chief Development Officer, said, “As we all know, a cancer diagnosis can be daunting, and fighting a battle with cancer is physically, mentally, and emotionally challenging. We’re deeply grateful to the Spillman family for their vision and commitment to helping others receive the best possible care, now and into the future.” “My wife and I don’t feel like heroes,” said Spillman. “You’ve got people and families who are fighting this every day; those are the heroes. Those who work in the hospitals and are helping them day-in and day-out are heroes.” The Spillman’s gift follows a $2 million contribution made in March by Gossner Foods, Inc. Together, the gifts will help fund a 9,000-square-foot expansion of the Gossner Cancer Center at Logan Regional Hospital and support the skilled group of medical oncologists and other caregivers who care for patients. Construction is planned for 2018. You can find more information about the Intermountain Foundation. Intermountain Heart Institute Leaders Fill Prominent Roles at National AHA Conference Researchers and clinicians were in the spotlight at 2017 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Researchers and clinicians from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute were in the spotlight during November’s 2017 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California. The annual meeting is one of the largest cardiovascular scientific conference in the country. More than 14,000 of the nation’s top cardiologists, heart scientists, and researchers attended. Intermountain’s research team presented a dozen research posters and abstracts at the conference, eight oral presentations (including one TED Talk), and moderated several key panel discussions. A look at Intermountain’s profile at the conference: • The Intermountain study findings generated considerable news media and social media buzz. More than 100 articles have been published in major news outlets across the world on Intermountain research, along with 7.3 million impressions on social media channels. • Thousands of providers and researchers learned about services and potential research collaboration opportunities at the Intermountain booth in the AHA exhibit hall. • Other major cardiovascular hospitals with similar booths at the conference included Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and Duke University. “This is an important conference for us to share our research findings with our colleagues from around the world,” said Donald Lappé, MD, Chief of Cardiology of the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. “It’s a great way to develop collaborative partnerships and to demonstrate the high level of care and innovative research that we’re engaged in here in Utah.” You can fi nd research abstracts and other Intermountain conference activity on the Heart Institute’s AHA 2017 web page. 2018 Trustee Conference to Be Combined with Report to the Community Conference and Dr. Marc Harrison’s Report scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2018 Instead of being held in March, Intermountain Healthcare’s 2018 Trustee Conference will be held Friday, May 11, at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. The conference will be followed immediately by CEO and President Dr. Marc Harrison’s Report to the Community: Intermountain 2018. The morning will provide an opportunity for trustees to interact with Intermountain’s leadership, be introduced to the Intermountain Governance Plan and Trustee Experience work underway, as well as network with their colleagues. After the morning session, we’ll invite other community leaders to join us for a plated lunch. Then Dr. Harrison will deliver his second Report to the Community since becoming President and CEO in October 2016. Please save the date—May 11, 2018—and watch for your invitation and more information in the coming months. UPDATES AND FEATURES Ronald McDonald Family Room Officially Opens at Primary Children’s The Family Room offers a place of respite for parents or guardians of children receiving care. Caregivers, dignitaries, and patient families gathered Wednesday, Dec. 6, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the hospital’s second Ronald McDonald Family Room. Located on Level 2 of the hospital, the room serves parents or guardians of children receiving care in the PICU, CICU, and NTU units. At the ceremony, Primary Children’s CEO Katy Welkie talked about the stress parents face when they have a child in the ICU, and expressed her gratitude for the respite this new space will provide for families. “To be able to provide a place—this Family Room—where they can come for a moment of rest, of relaxation, of safety, and refuge from the storm of emotions is an amazing gift,” Welkie said. “I offer my heartfelt thank you to all of those who supported this project.” Carrie Romano, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area, discussed the success of the hospital’s third floor Family Room and the need for this new space. “This grew out of the seed of our original Family Room on the third floor,”