ANN ARBOR, MI -For the second year, four University of Michigan Health System sites received the prestigious 2003 Governor's Award of Excellence for Improving Preventive Care in the Ambulatory Care Setting. Brighton Health Center, Briarwood Family Practice, Chelsea Family Practice, and Ypsilanti Family Medicine have each been recognized with a signed certificate from Governor Jennifer Granholm for their commitment to providing excellent care.

The award, which reflects the U-M Health System's continued excellence in preventive health practices, is for demonstrating success in three areas: yearly mammagrams for women over 50; adult immunizations against influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia in patients over 65 who are chronically ill; and diabetes care which includes annual dilated eye exams, yearly foot exams, annual lipid profiles, and annual HbA1c testing to determine blood glucose levels.

Based upon measures set by the Michigan Peer Review Organization (MPRO) and the Governor’s office, the award aims to challenge Michigan health providers to enhance their commitment to improving preventive measures of care.

This year only four U-M sites applied for the award—but for 2004 nine sites will be participating. “We are proud of these four sites involvement and look forward to spreading enthusiasm to other sites as well,” says Deborah Guglielmo, director of Quality Improvement Operations at UMHS.

“We are pleased that people are realizing this is important,” she says. “Because of our previous two years of success, more of our sites are participating for 2004 and we expect to see even more in 2005.”

The UMHS includes many primary and specialty heath centers, which provide the most up-to-date treatments and diagnostic facilities in southeast Michigan. To learn more about the U-M Health Centers honored with the Governor's Award for Excellence, visit http://www2.med.umich.edu/cfusion/healthcenters/hcloclis.cfm

Written by Lisa Chernikoff

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