{"id":43589,"date":"2013-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/06\/10\/forum-message-were-all-on-same-team\/"},"modified":"2013-06-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T05:00:00","slug":"forum-message-were-all-on-same-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/06\/10\/forum-message-were-all-on-same-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum message – we’re all on same team"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nOn May 29 and 30, leaders from The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians and UNMC College of Medicine held a series of employee forums to provide updates on what they've learned so far from our engagement with Deloitte LLP, a consulting group that offers strategy recommendations on how to make a business stronger.<\/p>\n

\nWhen patients think of the medical center, campus leaders say they make no distinction between the UNMC College of Medicine, The Nebraska Medical Center, UNMC Physicians, Bellevue Medical Center and Private Practice Associates.<\/p>\n

\nThe message of the forum: we must do the same.<\/p>\n

\nThat OneTeam approach is necessary within and across the organizations to pursue strategic opportunities in an evolving health care environment.<\/p>\n

\n"We need to think differently about how we deliver care," said Cory Shaw,<\/strong> chief executive officer, UNMC Physicians. "Not just what happens in the four walls of the hospital or in our outpatient clinics, but rather how we move patients across the continuum of care in a seamless way."<\/p>\n

\nGlenn A. Fosdick,<\/strong> president and CEO of The Nebraska Medical Center, agreed. "We need to think of our self as a health system, not a hospital and practice group."<\/p>\n

\nThe Deloitte assessment evolved out of Vision 2020, a shared concept that together "we will be the region's leading health system, comprised of nationally recognized academic and community-based providers, aligned and integrated to optimize the health of our patients."<\/p>\n

\nUsing their strategic assessment, a 10-member, enterprise-wide leadership team was announced which consists of members of the hospital, UNMC Physicians, UNMC and private practice. This team met for the first time May 31 and will lead the work toward our clinical integration and performance improvements.<\/p>\n

\nAs changes occur, leaders ask employees to:<\/p>\n