Academic institutions are invited to join the High Value Practice Alliance. The success of this organization hinges on participation by a large number of academic medical centers. We currently have > 100 academic center partners in the United States, Canada, Japan, Norway & Australia.
Institutional Membership requires approval by an institutional leader (i.e. Dean, President, CMO, etc). Departmental Membership requires approval by Department Chair. There is no membership fee.
Requirements of membership:
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- Academic medical center (medical school affiliation or GMEC program)
- Written agreement endorsed by institutional or departmental leadership
- Commitment to advance at least one value improvement initiative across your institution annually
- Participation in monthly conference calls and surveys
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Benefits of membership:
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- Demonstrate to patients accountability for the value of the care we deliver and a commitment to creating a more sustainable health care model
- Experienced academic centers can expand their quality improvement initiatives on a national scale
- Less experienced centers are provided with guidance to safely and effectively improve practice
- Collaboration enables pooling of resources, expertise and data to develop appropriate use criteria, joint publications and best practice guidelines
- Opportunity to direct or participate in HVPA working groups
- Member institutions’ faculty receive a discounted registration fee at the national conference
To register your medical center, please complete the HVPA membership agreement and email signed copy to membership@hvpaa.org.
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Specialties and subspecialties represented:
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- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Emergency Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Hospitalist Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Radiology
- Medicine and Pediatrics
- Microbiology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Critical Care
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Hospital Medicine
- Pediatric Radiology
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgery
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
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Providers of all specialties and subspecialties are needed! Specialties not currently represented include:
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- Allergy and Immunology
- Colorectal Surgery
- Dermatology
- Family Medicine
- Geriatrics
- Medical Genetics
- Neurologic Surgery
- Ophthalmology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Plastic Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Sleep Medicine
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