Please join MHMC in welcoming Nancy Morris, the new Communications and Member Relations Manager.
MHMC Now Hiring
MHMC is looking for a new team member to fill the role of part-time Pathways to Excellence Program Administrator. Attention to detail is a key requirement and we are also looking for someone who is organized to help manage this important initiative that can literally change people's lives for the better.
Please read the attached job description for more information. Interested candidates can send a resume to Sue Butts-Dion, PTE Program Leader, at
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. Click on the following link for more detailed information on the position. MHMC Program Administrator Position 01.10
The Maine Health Management Coalition office has relocated to 245 Commercial Street, Suite 202, Portland, ME 04101. The phone number is 207-899-1971, and the fax is 207-899-3207.
Aligning Forces for Quality
Quality health care. It's a local issue. It's a national issue. It's everyone's issue.
Maine is one of fourteen communities selected from across the country to participate in a grant entitled Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q), a set of initiatives designed to improve the quality of healthcare and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. AF4Q will help Maine communities drive improvements in the quality of healthcare for patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, depression, and heart disease, improve the quality of hospital-based care, and reduce healthcare disparities among diverse populations in the state.
AF4Q is led by Quality Counts (www.mainequalitycounts.org), in close partnership with the Maine Health Management Coalition and the Maine Quality Forum (www.mainequalityforum.gov). These partners work with numerous stakeholder groups including consumers, healthcare providers, purchasers, insurers, and public health organizations to improve healthcare by aligning efforts within and across three areas, or “forces”: quality improvement, performance measurement and public reporting and consumer engagement.
The AF4Q grant runs from 2007 through 2011 and totals $1,600,000 over four years. You can find further information at www.mainequalitycounts.org/what/aligning.php
If your organization would like to become involved in AF4Q, please contact Ted Rooney, Project Director, at
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Payment Reform Symposium Presentations Available
Thank you to all who attended MHMC's 2009 Symposium - Reformed Payment for a Reformed System: Better Health for Our Healthcare Dollar on October 8, 2009. Speakers' presentations are available. Click here.
