May 2014

CAMC is recognized as the only WV hospital ranked among the top 5% in nation

Healing artNearly everyone has been, or will be, touched by cancer in their lifetime.

Many of those people have donated to CAMC’s campaign to build a new cancer center, signed their names to the final steel beam before it was put in place last November or were treated at the crowded David Lee Cancer Center.

As construction continues on this state-of-the-art outpatient facility in Charleston, CAMC is reaching out to a new group: artists.

“One of our goals all along has been to make this a community project,” said Gail Pitchford, CAMC Foundation president. “The cancer center will be the result of the Power of Many – the fundraising campaign name. We want this effort to include West Virginia’s artists.”

Applications will be handled through an online application process at the project website: healthcareartconsulting.com/artistsubmissioncamc/. Please refer to the website for the artist submission application.

The art selection committee is seeking applications from a variety of artists who work in various media to be considered for future commission or purchase of artwork to be installed

Saturday, June 7 • 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Charleston Civic Center

Call (304) 345-9051 to registerThe following screenings require registration:•Bloodwork•Comprehensivemetabolicandlipid$20•TSH(Thyroid) $20 •Prostate-SpecificAntigenorPSA$22•hs-CRP(C-ReactiveProtein)$15•A1cvenipuncture(alsoknownas

HbA1c) $6•VitaminD$28

Does not require registration:•A1cdiabetes non-fasting finger stick $6

FREE screenings requiring registration:• Bonedensity• Peripheralvascularscreening/ABI• Stroke

FREE screenings not requiring registration:• Vision• Body mass index measurements• Bloodpressure• Carbonmonoxidescreening/cancer

area • Cardiacriskassessments• Hearing• Lungscreening• Medication safety reviews• Pediatric(height,weight,bodymass

indexandbloodpressure)• Skinanalysis(face)• Sportsphysicalsformiddleschooland

high school students will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

starting winter 2015 at the new cancer center.

CAMChasengagedHealthcareArtConsulting, EDAC Advocate Firm, to lead the effort.

The artwork program for the cancer center is centered on creating a healing journey through incorporation of artwork throughout the lobby, treatment areas and hallways. Artwork to be included in the healing environment will evoke themes of nature and portray communities in West Virginia. We encourage those who have fought, or have had a personal connection with, cancer to apply and share their stories through art.

Completed applications must be submittedby5p.m.,Saturday,May31.

TheCommissiononCancer(CoC)oftheAmericanCollegeofSurgeons(ACoS)hasgrantedthree-yearaccreditation with commendation to the cancer program.

CAMC has been continuously accredited since 1947.

To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet or exceed 34CoCqualitycarestandards,beevaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. Three-year accreditation with Commendation is only awarded to a facility that exceeds standard requirementsatthetimeofitstriennialsurvey.

BecauseitisaCoC-accreditedcancercenter, CAMC takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a

complexgroupofdiseasesthatrequiresconsultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary partnership results in improved patient care.

The CoC Accreditation Program provides the framework for CAMC toimproveitsqualityofpatientcare through various cancer-related programs that focus on the full spectrum of cancer care including prevention, early diagnosis, cancer staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, life-long follow-up for recurrent disease, and end-of-life care. When patients receive care at a CoC facility, they also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatments, genetic counseling, and patient-centered services including psycho-social support, a patient navigation process, and a survivorship care plan that documents the care each patient receives and seeks to improve cancersurvivors’qualityoflife.

National accreditation for cancer care

CAMC honored for excellence

Construction continues on the future cancer center. Thanks to Steve Doty for this aerial photo showing the progress.

The Partnership for Excellence, TPE, has recognized CAMC with the highest level of the 2014 Award for Excellence.

As the only organization receiving theplatinumlevel,CAMCqualifiestoapplyfortheMalcolmBaldrigeNational Quality Award.

TheawardsrepresentOhio,Indianaand West Virginia’s highest honor for performance excellence through innovation, results and visionary leadershipusingtheBaldrigeCriteriafor Performance Excellence.

TPE assists organizations using the internationally-recognizedBaldrigeCriteria for Performance Excellence. TPE’s comprehensive assessment helps organizational leaders better understand and prioritize key strengths and opportunities for improvement. While the assessment is the foundation, TPE’s main focus is on organizational learning, innovation, resource optimization, continuous improvement and results.

All of the applicants were evaluated rigorously by an independent board of examiners in seven areas

definedbytheBaldrigeCriteriaforPerformance Excellence: leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; operations focus and results.

The mission of TPE is “to cultivate performance excellence and continuous improvement among business, education, government, health care and nonprofit organizations based inOhio,Indiana&WestVirginia.”Byprovidingaframeworkforperformance excellence through the BaldrigeCriteria,organizationshavea greater focus on customers, process management, innovation, work systems and organization-wide results. These organizations typically see lower costs, improved productivity and increases in both employee and customer satisfaction leading to growth in market share.

“Ican’tsayenoughhowproudIamofeach employee and the way you shared CAMC with the examiners,” said DavidRamsey,CAMCCEO.“Iwouldespecially like to thank Dr. Crotty for his leadership during this journey.”

CAMC is working with physicians’ offices to significantly reduce costs in ICD-10implementationfortraining,assessment and process remediation.

The AMA estimates it will cost physicians’ offices thousands of dollars for training, assessment and process remediation.

You are invited to attend one-hour education sessions being held throughout May. The training will be ledbyDr.RonHughesandDr.TonyOliva.Itisimportantthatyouattendat least one of these training sessions to learn how you and your practice will be affected by the implementation ofICD-10coding.

May 20Ob-Gyn, 11 a.m., Women and Children’sHospitalboardroom,lunchprovided

Pediatrics,12:30p.m.,WomenandChildren’sHospitalboardroom,lunchprovided

Surgery,2p.m.,WomenandChildren’sHospitalboardroom,snackprovided

Neonatology,3:30p.m.,WomenandChildren’sHospitalboardroom,snackprovided

General session, 6 p.m., Teays Valley Hospitaleducationroom,dinnerprovided

A new prostate test called Prolaris could prevent unnecessary biopsies, surgery, radiation treatments and anxiety by predicting whether a tumor will be aggressive or slow-growing.

Prolaris analyzes genes from a patient’s prostate cancer to determine if any treatment or additional treatment is necessary. The CAMC Physicians Group Urology practice is now using Prolaris to help spot cancers that pose an immediate risk.

“Asaclinician,Iadvocateforevidence-based medicine,” said James P. Tierney, DO, Chair and Program Director of Urology at CAMC. “The Prolaris test accurately tells me if a patient has an aggressive prostate cancer or not and guides my treatment decisions. Imustaskthesamequestionforeverypatient:shouldIusesurgeryorradiation,orshouldIuseactivesurveillance and watchful waiting? Prolaris helps me answer these critical clinicalquestions.”

Historicallycliniciansreliedontheprostatespecificantigen(PSA)testandthe Gleason score as primary tools to measure the activity of prostate cancer. Although these tests are helpful, they do not individualize the characteristics of a patient’s prostate cancer.

May 21Radiology,10a.m.,WVUbuildingroom 2000, snack provided

EmergencyMedicine,11:30a.m.,WVUbuilding room 2000, lunch provided

Surgery,1p.m.,WVUbuildingroom2000, lunch provided

Medicine,2:30p.m.,WVUbuildingroom 2000, snack provided

Surgery,4p.m.,WVUbuildingroom2000, snack provided

May 28Orthopedics/PlasticSurgery/Rehabilitation/Trauma,1p.m.,GeneralHospitalroom101/102,lunchprovided

Neurology/Neurosurgery/Psychiatry,2:30p.m.,GeneralHospitalroom101/102,snackprovided

Dentistry/MaxillofacialSurgery/Ophthalmology/Otolaryngology,4p.m.,GeneralHospitalroom101/102,snackprovided

Generalsession,5:30p.m.,GeneralHospitalroom101/102,dinnerprovided

CallEbenettaRhinehartat(304) 388-7980 for more information and details on the location of televised sessions. For more information about the impactofICD-10onyourpracticeandeducation opportunities visit http://medseekcn/icd10.

Prolaris provides that critical piece of additional information by helping to determine how aggressive the cancer is.

ProlarisisanormalRNA-expressiontest that directly measures tumor cell growth characteristics for stratifying the risk of disease progression in prostate cancer patients. Prolaris providesaquantitativemeasureoftheRNA-expressionlevelsof31genesfrom the patient’s prostate sample or biopsy related to the progression of tumor cell division. Low-gene expression is associated with low risk of disease progression in men who may be candidates for surveillance, and high expression is associated with a higher risk of disease progression in patients who may benefit from additional treatment.

According to the American Cancer Society,prostatecanceristhemostcommon type of cancer found in American men, other than skin cancer. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, behind only lung cancer. One man in 7 will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, andonemanin36willdieofthedisease.

Prolaris has been proven to predict prostate cancer specific disease progression in 11 clinical trials with more than 5,000 patients.

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Joey L. Adkins, DDS,joinsthedepartment of community surgery specializing in dentistry. Dr. Adkins

graduated from the West Virginia UniversitySchoolofDentistry.

Kendra D. Martin, DDS,joinsthedepartment of surgery specializing in dentistry. Dr. Martin graduated

from the West Virginia University SchoolofDentistryandcompleteda pediatric dentistry residency at the UniversityofPittsburghSchoolofDental Medicine.

Benjamin L. Moosavi, MD, joins the department of community surgery specializing in plastic surgery. Dr.

MoosavigraduatedfromtheSt.LouisUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Hecompleted a general surgery residency atMarshallUniversitySchoolofMedicine and a plastic surgery fellowshipatEmoryHealthcare.

Neeharika Muddana, MD, joins the department of medicine specializing in nephrology. Dr. Muddana received

her medical degree from Guntur MedicalCollege.ShecompletedaninternalmedicineresidencyatSt.JosephMercy-Oakland,Pontiac,MIanda nephrology fellowship at Allegheny GeneralHospital.Dr.MuddanaiscertifiedbytheAmericanBoardofInternalMedicine.

EARN CME FOR ICD-10 TRAINING, ASSESSMENT & PROCESS REMEDIATION

New prostate test may improve treatment decisions

WELCOME NEW PHYSICIANS

Program receives recognition

Challenged Sports Championships The CAMC Family Medicine Center has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance(NCQA)Patient-CenteredMedicalHomeRecognitionProgram.

The recognition programs assesses whether clinicians and practices supportthedeliveryofhigh-qualitycare. The recognition programs are built on evidence-based, nationally recognized clinical standards of care.

Itwasdevelopedtoassesswhetherphysician practices are functioning as medical homes and recognize them for these efforts. The NCQA Patient-CenteredMedicalHome2011 standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.

The following physicians are linked to this three-year recognition: Jeffrey Ashley,MD,KathleenBors,MD,

The 20th Annual West Virginia ChallengedSportsChampionshipswere held in Charleston May 7-10. Athletes of all ages from West Virginia and surrounding states participated intrack&field,archery,weightlifting,swimming and marksman events.

CAMC’sMedicalRehabilitationCentersponsorsChallengedSports,whichis the state’s only sanctioned sports program for individuals with physical disabilities.

For more information visit: camc.org/challengedsports.

Gregory Jarrell, DO, James Mears, MD, Andy Tanner, MD, Joshua Cusick-Lewis,MD,JamesHorn,MD,MaryAnn Maurer, DO.

NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcarequality.NCQAaccreditsand certifies a wide range of health careorganizations.Italsorecognizesclinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA is committed to providing health care qualityinformationforconsumers,purchasers, health care providers and researchers.

Consumers can access organizations’ NCQA Accreditation, Certification andRecognitionstatusesandotherinformationonhealthcarequality on NCQA’s website at ncqa.org/reportcards.aspx.

Gala raises record amount of funds

2014 Award of Excellence in Professional Nursing Award Winners

Women and Children’s Hospital

Eachquarterwerecognizeanemployee with a humanitarian award.

ThehumanitariancategoryofHeartandSoulrecognizesemployeesfor acts of kindness and charity who contribute to enhancing and promoting the welfare of humanity in the community, nation or world.

Brenda Stanley is the dietary production coordinator for patient servicesatMemorialHospital.

No one wants to be in the hospital. Children can be scared, and it’s hard on parents – especially during holidays. That’s why patients and parentsreallyappreciatedBrenda’srecent gifts.

Brendabought27teddybearsforpatients at Women and Children’s Hospitalwithherownmoneywhileworkingtwojobs.Sheevenhelpeddeliver the bears to all the children on thefloor.Staffsaidthechildren’seyeslit up when they saw the bears and their parents were very thankful for her generous gift.

Melissa Watkins, Amy Myers, and Christina Marble,labor&deliveryatWomenandChildren’sHospital,were recognized for a remarkable accomplishment.

Theywenttheentireyearof2013without having a single diversion, override, missed documentation of charges or missed medication reconciliation. They have proven that these things can be done with the right attitude, sense of accountability, core values, systems and structures to support their success. This is an amazing accomplishment toward patient safety.

These nurses are a testament to the importance of attention to detail and thoroughness in the performance of their job duties, and they have demonstrated role model accountability for these important patient safety initiatives.

Editor: Elizabeth PellegrinGraphic Designer: Tony Campbell

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A publication of the CAMC Health System

Writers: Leslie Carpenter Julia NolandAshley ShowenCourtney Dotson

Published by: Marketing & Public Affairs PO Box 1547 • Charleston, WV 25326 Story ideas always welcome. To suggest a story, call (304) 388-5757, fax (304) 388-5755.

Writer, Editors: Dale Witte Jessica Duffield

The CAMC Foundation Gala, held April 26 at the Clay Center, raised morethan$435,000,arecordamount.

The foundation thanks co-chairs Mike and Dale Clowser, dedicated sponsors, auction donors and those who bought tickets.

The gala raises funds for the CAMC Children’s Cancer Center, Children’s Advocacy Center, Prevention First and other programs provided at Women andChildren’sHospital.

1 Dr. Joshua and Corey Cusick-Lewis, 2 Dina Mohler and Marty Henley, 3 Kevin and Sarah Parker, 4 Megan and Casey Ware

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Front (L to R): Cathy Lynch, Megan Ely, Julie Bell, Barbara Rectenwald, Rebecca Bowe, Holli Withrow, Amie Lopez Smith

Back (L to R): Maretta Keough, Margaret Halen, Amy Womack, Randy Durham, Melissa Bryant-West, Shawn Hall, Danielle Martin

Not pictured: Paula Rayburn

Front (L to R): Diane Whelan, Diana Miller, Jonathan Hutton, Adrianne Fowler, Kate Herndon, Kathy Lou Smith, Elizabeth Turner, Cathy Newman

Middle (L to R): Nancy Duvall, Michele Brown, Brittany McCallister, Christy Ferrell-Kincaid, Tammy Stonestreet, Christina Kinder, Donna Parrish, Connie Judy, Misty Reed

Back (L to R): Missy Howell, Elizabeth Dauch, Sherry Francis, Cheryl Snyder, Brian Floyd, Aspen Saunders, Debra Krieg, Lisa Judge, Cheryl Garcelon

Not pictured: Britney George, Amy Honaker, Tina Prince, Melissa Tardy, Shannon Vannoy, Carol Walker, Charissa Watts

Front (L to R): Genie Scott, Glenna Shaffer, Vickie Ball, Dena Hesson

Back (L to R): Robin Belcher, Gina Woodrum, Robin Fletcher, Nicki Michels, Rebecca Holmes, Amanda Haddox, Kassie Cosgrove

Not pictured: Aimee Roscoe

Memorial Hospital

General Hospital

Congratulationstothe1stquarter2014DAISYAwardRecipients:Tracy McDonald,7SouthGeneralHospital;Tristen Martin,STICUGeneralHospital;Barbara Knapp;4SouthMemorialHospital,Sarah Vasquez, 5WestMemorialHospital;Kristen Bowles and Natalie Goodyear, labor and delivery Women and Children’s Hospital.

Endoscopy,MemorialHospitalwelcomes Diana Carpenter,RN,tothe staff.

BehavioralHealthwelcomesDarlene Clark,RNCN2.

STICUcongratulatesthefollowingnurseswholeveledtoaClinIII:Valerie Kolb, Christine Wayne, Rebecca Bowe, Cate Enstrom and congratulates Teri Cox who leveled to aClinIV.

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Nursing News and Notes

Congratulations to Gail Pitchford, president CAMC Foundation, for recently passing the Certified FundraisingExecutiveInternationalexamandcertification.TheCFREcredential is the global standard for the fundraising profession.

Congratulations to Memorial Hospital’scentralservicetechnicianBryan Pate for winning the 1st Quarter 2014 Employee of the Quarter.

Welcome to Jason M. Vaught, housekeeping service technician, to the Memorial central service department.

MemorialHospitalpharmacywelcomes Jessica Weaver as a new pharmacist.

MILESTONES

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We continue our commitment to treating your minor illnesses and

injuries with prompt attention and experienced physicians you can trust.

Same Hours7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Same LocationDudleyFarmsPlaza/PiedPiper

Building–Southridge

Same Phone Number(304) 388-7010

camc.org/urgentcare

HealthPlus Southridge is changing its name to

CAMC Urgent Care Center

“Power of Organ Donation” T-shirts (whilesupplieslast),andstopbytheCOREboothtosignorgandonorcards.

Newthisyear!HALFOFALLONLINETICKETSALESforthisgamewillbedonated to the CAMC Foundation for organ donation awareness activities at CAMC. Visit wvpower.com to purchase your tickets in support of organ donation!(Thisspecialofferappliestoonline ticket sales only, not tickets sold atthegate).Forticketinformation,call(304) 344-2287.

CAMC is home to the only kidney transplant center in West Virginia. Currently there are 141 local adult and pediatric patients on the waiting list to receiveakidneytransplant.Inaddition,more than 500 patients are being evaluated for transplantation.

The national organ transplant wait list now exceeds 120,000 people, with three out of every four people waiting forakidney.Sadly,about18peopledieeach day waiting for organs because the need is far greater than the supply.

To help raise awareness about the importance of organ donation, the Kidney Transplant Center at CAMC GeneralHospital,theCenterforOrganRecoveryandEducation(CORE)andthe CAMC Foundation will sponsor the ninth annual “Power of Organ Donation Night” at Appalachian Power ParkonFriday,June13.

Current and former patients of CAMC’s Kidney Transplant Center will be honored on the field at 6:40 p.m. prior to the start of the baseball game (7:05p.m.).FanscanvisittheKidneyTransplant Center booth for free

CAMC has initiated a formal patient bloodmanagement(PBM)program.The goal of the program is to apply transfusion with evidence-based indications to provide optimal care withminimalrisk.ThePBMprogramis making enhancements to CPOE. StartingJune11,whenorderingblood/bloodproducts,thepatient’smost recent lab values pertaining to theproductwilldisplay.Ifthevalueis outside evidence based criteria, the provider will be prompted to documentclinicalindications(themostcommononeswillbeprovided).Ifvaluemeetsguidelines,thispromptwill not appear. Links to the most recent evidence based guidelines will be available on the screen.

Inthenextfewweeks,CAMCwillbegin sharing a new document electronically with patients and physicians.Itiscalledthetransitionofcaredocument.Itwillcontainkeypieces of information to assist the patient and other referral health care providers to better care for the patient after discharge. This information willbeavailable36hoursaftereverydischarge. These new documents will include:

•PatientName•Procedures •Diagnosis•Immunizations•Laboratorytestresults•Vitalsigns(H,W,BP,BMI)•Smokingstatus

•Functionalstatus,includingADL,cognitive&disabilitystatus

•Demographic(preferredlanguage,sex,race,ethnicity)

•Careplanfield,includinggoalsandinstructions

•Careteamincludingprimarycareprovider of record and any additional known care team members beyond referring or transitioning provider and the receiving provider

• Discharge instructions •Currentproblemlist•Currentmedication list

The transition of care document will be available in PatientLink, CAMC’s patient portal. For more information or to sign up for PatientLink, visit camc.org/patientlink.

“Power of Organ Donation Night” at Appalachian Power Park

PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT

Transition of Care document