Cleveland Clinic https://www.my.clevelandclinic.org launched the Cleveland Clinic Connected program to enable hospitals and healthcare organizations worldwide to connect with the global health systems’ clinical and operational experts to enhance patient care.
The goal of the Cleveland Clinic Connected program is to build a global network of independent like-minded quality focused organizations that have a positive impact on patient care.
Cleveland Clinic experts are going to work with hospitals and health systems to ensure the highest standards of patient care, enhance operational efficiencies, and support professional development and education of the clinical and non-clinical staff.
Physicians at member institutions will be able to request secondary assessments of complex cases through physician-to-physician consultations with any of Cleveland Clinic’s 6000 experts. In addition, member institutions can access the Cleveland Clinic’s continuous quality improvement and advisory services, education, and training.
According to James Merlino, MD, Cleveland Clinic’s Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, “Cleveland Clinic Connected was designed to improve healthcare delivery around the world by sharing time-tested best practices and knowledge, especially around quality, safety, and patient experience.”
Dr. Merlino also reports that through this program, local and international hospitals will provide access to experts to discuss complex patient care clinical support, discussions on operational aspects such as supply chain, IT, and finance.
Leslie Jurecko MD, Cleveland Clinic’s Chief of Safety, Quality, and Patient Experience said, “We will be collaborating with hospitals that are aligned with Cleveland Clinic’s core values. The hospital might be small, be rural, or a larger health system, but ultimately the necessary element is that they have a culture that embraces improvement.”