2013 to 2014

As 2013 comes to a close, I’d like to thank each and every member of the MPMC family for their commitment to providing the highest quality patient-centered health care possible. This year has marked many advancements for the MPMC team and has made us stronger as we continue to grow. As we look forward to a new year and the progress that awaits, I want to provide you an update on some important initiatives on which we have been working. · Dr. Rebecca Wiebe of Surgical Specialists of Colorado will begin seeing patients at Middle Park Surgical Center four days a week on February 7. The goal is to increase days through 2014 to increase the availability of surgery in Grand County. · We are working to secure an interim human resources director and hope to have that person in place in January while we continue to recruit a full-time director. · Our new health information management manager will join us January 6. This should give us a good position to be more proactive in our charting and auditing of patient records as well as better position us for the ICD-10 crossover next year. · As our new Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Michelle Balleck, gets acclimated with the MPMC family, she will be meeting with directors and managers to develop a comprehensive communication plan for our organization. Please look forward to increased communication within and outside of MPMC. · Our Service Excellence Initiative is proceeding well. Currently we are focusing on the patient experience and how it is impacted by quietness and cleanliness. Trainings for staff will begin in 2014, and we look forward to the improvements to patient care we can all strive to achieve. · Chief Financial Officer Brendan Gale, along with others from the organization, will be having a budget meeting in January to finalize a revised budget for 2014. · Brendan and his team are working to standardize the revenue cycle and resolve reimbursement concerns. This is one of our primary goals for 2014 as we strive to improve cash flow and our billing processes. I am optimistic to enter a new year with many possibilities with all of the MPMC team. We have many opportunities in front of us to continue to grow the level of patient care we offer to all of Grand County! Happy New Year!