Studer Group Introduces Learning Lab Network

GULF BREEZE, Fla., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Studer Group® announces a new resource for healthcare organizations seeking to improve clinical outcomes and other performance metrics. The Studer Group Learning Lab is a repository of high-impact tactics and other valuable knowledge proven to help organizations achieve and sustain outstanding results.

The Gulf Breeze, Florida-based outcomes firm created its Learning Lab as a way to share the best practices or quick hits that allow the organizations it works with to move results so quickly. For instance, if one organization is getting outstanding results from a particular tactic, Studer Group can generate a Learning Lab video showing that tactic in action so that others across the nation can emulate it.

A recipient of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Studer Group helps its partners install an "execution framework" called Evidence-Based Leadership(SM) that enables the organizations it works with to consistently get exceptional quality results. For example, its partner hospitals outperform the nation by 20 percentile points across HCAHPS measures. They also outpace them in improvements at a speed three times faster than the nation. And they perform better than the nation in all core measures.

"We are fortunate to have access to some of the finest healthcare organizations in the country and some of the best ideas," says Quint Studer, founder and CEO of Studer Group. "We wanted to find a venue for sharing those ideas with other organizations. And so we chose a multi-media format that lets us share information in a user-friendly way.

"With health reform linking pay to performance, it's never been more important for organizations to accelerate performance," he adds. "The Learning Lab will share many of the tactics they need to respond quickly and effectively to new initiatives."

Many of the "best practices" shared via the Learning Lab are harvested, tested, and refined inside the nearly 800 healthcare systems, hospitals, medical groups, and other care providers that Studer Group works with.

The Learning Lab offers a variety of knowledge resources and opportunities that may be accessed on the firm's website, www.studergroup.com. The following components are currently available:

• Best Practice Videos. These short, to-the-point videos feature professionals at some of America's top healthcare organizations discussing and demonstrating easy-to-implement tactics that generate results quickly and consistently.

• General Leadership Series. A mixture of articles and audio recordings, these pieces are filled with insights and actionable tips from some of the top minds in the industry. They're designed to help organizations stay up-to-date on timely and relevant industry issues and take action to accelerate clinical results.

• Training Videos. These in-depth videos provide step-by-step instructions on Studer Group tactics that have repeatedly proven to drive outcomes and create a consistent culture of excellence. They're available in streaming form for convenience and ease of use across an organization.

• Webinar Presentations. These hour-long virtual events are presented by professionals from some of America's leading healthcare organizations as well as by Studer Group senior leaders and performance experts. Each is packed with high-impact tactics proven to get real results and provide better patient care.

Other components will be added to the Studer Group Learning Lab in the future. For example, a message board focused on industry issues is currently being planned.

"Healthcare organizations must operate in an extremely tough external environment—and it's only going to get tougher in the future," says Studer. "Offering up the Learning Lab to Studer Group partners is one way we're helping them stay competitive."

About Studer Group®:  

Studer Group's mission is to change the face of healthcare by creating a better place for employees to work, physicians to practice medicine, and patients to receive care. A recipient of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Studer Group is an outcomes-based healthcare performance improvement firm that coaches hundreds of hospitals, health systems, medical practices, and end-of-life organizations to achieve and sustain clinical results. Collectively, these organizations serve as a national learning lab in which Studer Group harvests, tests, and refines the best practices it shares with others in the industry. To learn more about Studer Group, visit www.studergroup.com.

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