Geisinger orthopaedic surgeon awarded $97,000 grant

Funds will expand ProvenHealth Navigator pilot to hip fracture patients
 
Oct. 29, 2009, DANVILLE – A Geisinger orthopaedic surgeon recently received a $97,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for a pilot study that will expand Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator advanced medical home to include care for patients recovering from hip fractures.
 
Wade Smith, M.D., director, Geisinger’s Orthopaedic Trauma program, was recognized with the highly competitive peer-reviewed grant to monitor the outcomes of hip fracture patients in a pilot ProvenHealth Navigator advanced medical home. The program provides integrated, clinical care coordination and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It emphasizes enhanced collaboration between specialists, hospital systems and primary care providers with the goal of providing high quality care while preventing hospital readmissions.
 
"We are incredibly pleased to receive this highly competitive peer-reviewed grant," noted Dr. Smith,  "it's the first ever for Geisinger's orthopaedics department and is a collaboration between the Center for Health Research and Geisinger’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery."

About Geisinger Health System
Founded in 1915, Geisinger Health System (Danville, PA) is one of the nation’s largest integrated health services organizations.  Serving more than 2.6 million residents throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania, the physician-led organization is at the forefront of the country's rapidly emerging electronic health records movement. Geisinger is comprised of two medical center campuses, three hospitals, an 800-member group practice, a not-for-profit health insurance company and the Henry Hood Center for Health Research—dedicated to creating innovative new models for patient care, satisfaction and clinical outcomes. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org.