Maine

Regional Roll-Out (RRO) Leader/Lead Organization Information

Name:  Maine Health Management Coalition
Link:  MHMC.info
Description: 36 members, mixed model coalition (providers and payers).  Mission is to measure and report on comparative quality information to inform employer and employee decisions.

RRO Leader Name:  Elizabeth Mitchell
Title:  CEO
Address: 245 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, 04101 
Phone:  207-899-1971
Email: emitchell@mehmc.org

RRO Contact:  Sue Butts-Dion
Title:  Project Leader 
Address: 245 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine, 04101
Phone:  207-899-1971
Email: sbutts@maine.rr.com

Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader? To promote Maine hospitals completing Leapfrog Survey and support my employer members who are Leapfrog members
 
In your view, what kind of impact Leapfrog has had on your market thus far? 
It is hard to differentiate Leapfrog’s impact from the impact MHMC and various other quality measurement initiatives have had – BUT there is no question that collectively the focus on safety has provoked a massive investment in better medication and other systems in our hospitals.

Regional Roll-Out Market Information

Geographic coverage: state of Maine

Population: 1,300,000

Employer characteristics:

Number of employer/coalition lives in RRO area:  200,000

Total number of targeted hospitals (general acute care facilities): 37

Number of health plans operating in Maine:  4-6

Other Regional Roll-Out Related Links: Maine Quality Forum   http://www.dirigohealth.maine.gov/mqfbeta/