Congratulations to the 4 hospitals who earned an “A” on The Leapfrog Group's fall 2024 Hospital Safety Grade in St. Louis: Mercy Hospital South, MERCY HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, Mercy Hospital Jefferson, and OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center. OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center made the biggest improvements over the last year! You can see how your hospital performed on #PatientSafety here: https://lnkd.in/eG9tQeh #TheLeapfrogGroup #SafetyGrades

💊🤕 When it comes to prescription drugs, price might be the hardest pill for employers and patients to swallow. 💸➡🔥 Commercially insured St. Louisans spent nearly $1,000 more per person on pharmaceuticals in 2023 than they did in 2019. While pharmacy spending per person increased by nearly 70% during this period, prescription fill rates remained virtually unchanged.   Check out MHI’s 2024 St. Louis Health Stats scorecard here for more cost and affordability trends for the St. Louis commercial population: https://lnkd.in/gen_dCQp

Just released! The Midwest Health Initiative’s 2024 St. Louis Health Stats scorecard provides an updated look at the quality, utilization, and cost of health care for the commercially insured in St. Louis. View the full report: https://lnkd.in/gen_dCQp

🤔“What big idea would you recommend that would make St. Louis a national leader in primary care?” At its Community Connections forum in June, MHI asked local health care clinicians, purchasers, and executives what they believe needs to happen for primary care to flourish in St. Louis, and six recurring themes came to light across dozens of responses. - Implement team-based care - Payment reform to value quality over quantity - Invest in primary care as much or more than specialty care - Engage with the community to address SDOH - Support primary care practices (improve patient experience & decrease burnout) - Increase attraction of primary care to students   These themes are not inherently bold or novel ideas, but instead represent what has long been known to be necessary for supporting primary care and lowering health care spending.   Why haven’t they happened?   MHI convenes its second Community Connections on December 4th. Learn more and join the conversation to advance primary care in St. Louis at: https://lnkd.in/gJUzWMZg

📉 Shifting the Trend: Opioid Use After Hip Replacement 📉 Have you checked out MHI’s recently released report, the 2024 Hip Replacement in a Commercially Insured Population? Let us provide some highlights! The percentage of commercially insured patients filling an opioid prescription within one day of a hip replacement decreased in 2023, the first decrease since 2019. 💡 Want to know more? Learn how to access the full report by contacting us at info@midwesthealthinitiative.org or learn more at our website. This report is free to MHI Champions and BHC Members. #HealthcareData #OpioidUse #SurgicalCare #OpioidCrisis #Orthopedics

💡 Did you know musculoskeletal conditions are a top concern for St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition employers? 📊 MHI's newly released report, the 2024 Hip Replacement in a Commercially Insured Population, shows which providers in STL do the most and perform the best. This report is free to MHI Champions and BHC Members. 👉 Learn how to access the full report by contacting us at info@midwesthealthinitiative.org or learn more at our website: https://lnkd.in/gPvSH55u. #HealthcareData #HipReplacement #Orthopedics #StLouisHealth #PopulationHealth

High quality primary care leads to: 🩹 Better health outcomes 🏥 Decreased emergency room visits and hospital admissions  ❤️Improved patient experience  In this Health Affairs Forefront article, Freedman HealthCare LLC delves into ongoing state initiatives increasing primary care investment and evolving strategies for improving health care quality and costs. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eP7GUqFT In 2023, Missouri announced the Missouri Graduate Medical Education Grant Program, a state-funded program aimed at increasing the number of Missouri residency positions and physicians in physician-shortage specialties, including family medicine. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/ghvQuUG8

December 4th, 2024 MHI Community Connections - Stopping Chronic Disease Where It Starts MEET OUR SPEAKER | Padmaja Patel, MD, FACLM, DipABLM Dr. Patel is a board-certified internist specializing in lifestyle medicine and healthcare transformation strategies. She currently serves as President-Elect at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), Vice President at the World Lifestyle Medicine Organisation, and Vice President at Midland Quality Alliance. Dr. Patel will underscore the importance of lifestyle medicine in the prevention and management of chronic disease, and highlight the crucial role of primary care as a supporter and driver of patient lifestyle change. Dr. Patel will draw from her clinical and care design experience and analyze case studies demonstrating successful integration of lifestyle medicine in primary care. Space is limited! Request an invitation to reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gJUzWMZg

December 4th, 2024 MHI Community Connections - Stopping Chronic Disease Where It Starts MEET OUR SPEAKER | Padmaja Patel, MD, FACLM, DipABLM Dr. Patel is a board-certified internist specializing in lifestyle medicine and healthcare transformation strategies. She currently serves as President-Elect at the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM), Vice President at the World Lifestyle Medicine Organisation, and Vice President at Midland Quality Alliance. Dr. Patel will underscore the importance of lifestyle medicine in the prevention and management of chronic disease, and highlight the crucial role of primary care as a supporter and driver of patient lifestyle change. Dr. Patel will draw from her clinical and care design experience and analyze case studies demonstrating successful integration of lifestyle medicine in primary care. Space is limited! Request an invitation to reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gJUzWMZg

It's Global Handwashing Day! The Leapfrog Group reports that 86.3% of hospital leaders are held directly accountable, through performance reviews or compensation, for hand hygiene compliance. Read the full report of hospitals rising to meet the rigorous Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Standards. https://lnkd.in/gX75ZVtv #GlobalHandwashingDay #TheLeapfrogGroup #HandHygiene