FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE
For more information on this project contact: Mike De Lucca, President/Chief Executive Officer
Broward Regional Health Planning Council - 954.561.9681 - mdelucca@brhpc.org
BROWARD REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL AWARDED PREVENTION QUALITY INDICATORS INITIATIVE
FORT LAUDERDALE – Health Foundation of South Florida approved the Broward AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators Initiative proposed by the Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc. (BRHPC.) BRHPC, a private not-for-profit agency established in 1982 under Florida Statutes, was awarded $310,000 for the two year project which will identify and reduce Broward County avoidable hospital inpatient admissions. BRHPC will work collaboratively with Memorial Healthcare System, North Broward Hospital District, the Institute for Child Health Policy at Nova Southeastern University and NEX Consulting, LLC to examine inpatient avoidable admissions data and develop intervention strategies to decrease these admissions.
Due to avoidable admissions in Broward County, emergency departments struggle with increasing volume and strained capacity creating backlogs and delays in care, with wait times stretching many hours. Furthermore, avoidable admissions through the emergency department result in patients accessing care in inappropriate and high cost settings. By identifying the avoidable admissions in Broward County, high-quality community based primary care interventions for ambulatory sensitive conditions can be developed to alleviate avoidable admissions, target resources and track programmatic and policy intervention impact.
Health Foundation of South Florida, a not-for-profit grantmaking foundation, is dedicated to expanding access to affordable, quality health care and providing funding that directly benefits the health and well being of underserved individuals in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties. Since it’s inception in 1993, the Foundation awarded more than $67 million in grants and direct program support.
For more information on the Health Foundation of South Florida, please call 305.374.7200 or visit their website, www.hfsf.org.