{"id":78,"date":"2024-04-11T15:54:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ritesizetesting.org\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:07:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ritesizetesting.org\/?page_id=78","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    RITE-Size Team<\/h1>\n

    Helping hospitals reduce low-value preoperative testing before low-risk, elective procedures<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tA PARTNERSHIP AMONG QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TEAMS IN MICHIGAN\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral organizations within Michigan - the Michigan Program on Value Enhancement (MPrOVE), the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC), the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC), and the Anesthesiology Performance Improvement and Reporting Exchange (ASPIRE) - have partnered to address unnecessary preoperative testing through a collaborative lens that includes data-driven approaches. While each organization has individual projects underway, these groups collaborate under the umbrella of RITE-Size to support de-implementation of low-value testing and develop resources for the benefit of their stakeholders.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tTogether, the RITE-Size partner organizations support hospitals in Michigan in a variety of ways. Hospitals may receive individualized reports on their preoperative testing rates alongside benchmarking data from peer hospitals. They may also opt into pay-for-performance incentive programs to earn financial rewards for improvement or achievement. The partners also designed a template decision tree, sample preoperative testing reference chart, and other resources to help hospitals get started.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin the RITE-Size initiative to reduce unnecessary pre-op testing, save valuable resources, and improve patient care. We\u2019re currently recruiting eligible hospitals to engage in active coaching sessions to achieve optimal preoperative testing rates. Contact RITE-Size to help you get started.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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      Dr. Lesly Dossett<\/h4>\n

      Chief of Surgical Oncology, Michigan Medicine; Co-PI; Co-Director, MPrOVE<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Dr. Hari Nathan<\/h4>\n

      Associate Professor of Surgery, Michigan Medicine; Co-PI; Director, MVC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Emily Bair<\/h4>\n

      Site Engagement Coordinator, MVC
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      Tony Cuttitta<\/h4>\n

      Program Manager, MPrOVE<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Dana Greene, Jr.<\/h4>\n

      Project Manager, MPrOVE
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      Valerie Mefford<\/h4>\n

      Project Manager, MPrOVE
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      Dr. Nicole Mott<\/h4>\n

      Resident Physician and Post-Doctoral Fellow at University of Colorado, Dept. of Surgery and University of Michigan, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, MSCR<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Emily Woltmann<\/h4>\n

      Project Manager, MVC
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