Medical Staff Times
SJRMC Named One of the Nation's 15 Top Health Systems
by Truven Health Analytics announced April 20, 2015
Please see the attached important announcement sent on behalf of Albert Gutierrez, President &
CEO, SJRMC.
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New Appointments
Mishawaka
Plymouth
Resignations
Mishawaka
Plymouth
New Medical Staff Policy
Mishawaka
Plymouth
Medical Staff Meetings
Mishawaka
Plymouth
CME Schedule
SJRMC News
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Mishawaka
Kyle English, MD – SJRMC Emergency Department - Active staff membership with privileges
in Emergency Medicine
Arthur Schroeder, MD – SJRMC Hospitalist Medical Director – Active staff membership with
privileges in Internal Medicine
Zhiquan Zhao, MD - OB/GYN Associates of Northern Indiana – Active staff membership with
privileges in OB/GYN
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Plymouth
Stephen McTigue, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Otolaryngology
Uday Paul, MD – Active staff membership with privileges as a Hospitalist
Hollyann Tuholski, NP – Licensed Advanced Practitioner with privileges as a Nurse
Practitioner with the Hospitalist service
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RESIGNATIONS
Mishawaka
Glen Davis, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Pediatric s
Amera Gaballa, MD – Affiliate staff membership with no privileges
Amy Hoffman, NP – Licensed Advanced Practitioner with privileges as a Nurse Practitioner in
Urology
Barbara Kunnen, NP – Licensed Advanced Practitioner with privileges as a Nurse Practitioner
in Family Medicine
Sunday Osunnuga, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Internal Medicine
Terrisa Pope, CPP – Dependent Practitioner with privileges as a Perfusionist in Cardiothoracic
Surgery
Andrew Rusk, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Emergency Medicine
James Sumners, MD – Limited Staff membership with privileges in Maternal Fetal Medicine
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Plymouth
Sunday Osunnuga, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Internal Medicine
Robert Brooks, MD – Active staff membership with privileges in Otolaryngology
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NEW MEDICAL STAFF POLICY
Mishawaka
Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Rounding Policy Revision
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Plymouth
No new policies this month.
If you would like to receive a copy of this document please call the Medical Staff Office at 9485005
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MEDICAL STAFF MEETINGS
Mishawaka
May 1, 2015 – Credentials Committee, Board Room 6:30 am
May 4, 2015 –Medical Executive Committee, Board Room 6 pm
May 6, 2015 - Integrated Leadership Team, Board Room, 7 am
May 12, 2015 – OB/GYN Department, Board Room, 7 am
May 13, 2015 – Cardiovascular Department, Board Room, 7 am
May 15, 2015 – Peripheral Vascular Operations, Board Room, 7 am
May 18, 2015 – Anesthesia Department, Board Room, 6 pm
May 19, 2015 – Emergency Department, EMS Conference Room, 8 am
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May 20, 2015 - Medical Staff Professional Practice Council, Board Room, 7 am
May 26, 2015 – Officers Meeting, CEO Conference Room, 7 am
May 29, 2015 – Credentials Committee, Board Room, 6:30 am
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Plymouth
May 11, 2015 – OB Providers
May 18, 2015 - Medical Executive/Medical Credentials Committee
May 22, 2015 – Full Medical Staff
May 29, 2015 – Surgery Committee
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CME SCHEDULE
CMEs will be held in the SJRMC Mishawaka Education Center from 12:15 – 1:15 pm. Lunch will
be provided. Direct questions to Continuing Medical Education at 574-335-1052. Video
conference to Plymouth is available by contacting the Plymouth Medical Staff Office in advance
at 574-948-5005.
May 6, 2015 – William E. Van Fleit Cardiovascular Lecture - Marfan Syndrome: Surgical
Treatment of the Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta - S. Chris Malaisrie, MD, Director, Thoracic
Aortic Surgery Program, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, IL
May 20, 2015 - Genetic Counselors – Your Partners in Navigating Genomic Medicine - Cecelia
Bellcross, PhD, MS, CGC, Director, Genetic Counseling Training Program, Emory University
School of Medicine Department of Genetics, Atlanta GA
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SJRMC NEWS
Mishawaka – COO – Chris Karam
Chris stated there has been a higher than anticipated census. SJRMC is performing a
capacity planning project looking long term how to best utilize bed usage. More patients
are being boarded in the ER than normal. There is a nationwide trend of more acute care
inpatients.
Mishawaka - CNO Report – Ken Hall
Ken stated the hospital is working diligently to manage patient bed utilization through the
Code Purple protocol.
Plymouth – President Report – Loretta Schmidt
Loretta reported that three new providers have joined SJPN. Lisa Ilg, Nurse Practitioner, will
be serving as the full time nurse practitioner at the Culver Academy Health Center. Rebecca
Brice, DO and Noemi Adame, MD will be joining Lake Shore Clinic specializing in Family
Medicine with OB and Pediatrics respectively.
The 2015 Catch the Spirit Gala is scheduled for June 19 and will be honoring the Emergency
Center colleagues and physicians.
The new Emergency Center is set for a soft opening at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday June 9, 2015 with
a blessing and dedication scheduled for September 24, 2015.
Mishawaka & Plymouth - CMO Report - Stephen Anderson, MD
Dr. Anderson presented and discussed the Scorecard and the quarterly Performance
Improvement Committee report. Copies of a report were distributed.
Dr. Anderson and Dr. Toth-Russell reported on the work of the Physician Engagement
Team. Part of this discussion included possible service line meetings with hospital
administration to strategize and initiate department meetings or departmental newsletters
for the departments that don't currently meet.
Trinity Health and Heritage Provider Network will together provide advanced population
health management in select markets throughout the county. This joint venture is knows as
Trinity Health Partners. Establishing Trinity Health Partners will provide Trinity sponsored
ACOs the opportunity to enter into more advanced population health contracts with payer
partners to improve and coordinate care. Trinity will be deploying these new capabilities
through local Joint Ventures in their RHM markets.
NEW - SJRMC Medical Record Completion Policy – You can find this policy attached and at
www.sjrmcmedstaff.com.
In an effort to thoroughly communicate this new policy, we are including this information in
this month's newsletter again.
Mishawaka and Plymouth recently modified policies for Medical Record Completion, which
includes new time frames for completion. One thing to note is the inclusion of coding and
documentation queries as items that require completion (usually a "no change" or a brief
record update is all that is required.) The change in time frames will be implemented now,
but the enforcement of time frames will not transition until June 1 in order to give clinicians
time to adjust to the changes. (Suspension time frames under the previous policies will
continue to exist and be acted on.) Suspension for incomplete records remains a rare
occurrence at the Mishawaka and Plymouth facilities and something that both medical staff
leadership and administration wish to avoid.
Interventional Radiology Consultation Requests
Interventional Radiology (IR) is not staffed 24/7 but have a call schedule if needed after
hours and weekends. IR consults should be called directly to the IR physician on call as
listed in the MDsyncnet on call lists. Non-urgent consults that occur after hours may be
called same as other consults the next morning. Thank you. Constance L. Nichols RN, BSN,
MBA, Administrative Director Surgical & Procedural Services, Phone: 574-335-2496,
nicholscl@sjrmc.com
Data Loss Prevention and Access Monitoring Safety and Security Programs
We would like to remind the medical staff about two programs to protect our patient and
provide security and safety. The Data Loss Prevention program requests that you be concous
of the content of your emails and texts not to include personal health information (PHI) or
attachments. Please also remember that access to the electronic records is also monitored on
a regular basis. This program is also references as the same last name report. We are only
allowed to access records for which we are providing care and not for looking up friends and
family records.
Call Schedule Changes
If you need to make a call schedule change any time of day, night or weekend, please call 3351052 and follow the new prompts. If you fax your changes, please fax them to BOTH 3351053 and 335-1111.
Informatics Update
Please see the attached Informatics Newsletter as well as the Demographic Bar Changes and
the UpToDate Change notifications.
See the attached monthly INFORMATICS NEWSLETTER and job aids.
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