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Vermont Oxford Network Announces Changes to Leadership After Nearly 40 Years
Under the visionary leadership of co-founders Jeffrey Horbar, MD, and Roger Soll, MD, Vermont Oxford Network grew from 34 centers in the U.S. to more than 1,200 centers in 42 countries.
What started as an organization focused on clinical trials and collecting benchmarking data on the care of very low birth weight infants has grown with the vision to improve the lives of every newborn and family worldwide. VON now provides the largest and most comprehensive databases for neonatal practices and outcomes in the world.
After 38 years of leading VON, Dr. Horbar and Dr. Soll will retire and transition to the role of senior advisors as of July 1.
Data to Benchmark Improvement
VON serves as a neutral, independent party in analyzing and providing benchmarking data for individual centers and groups that can be used to identify local opportunities for improvement of neonatal care.
Four databases collect information on very low birth weight infants, all patients cared for in a NICU, follow-up for extremely low birth weight infants, and infants cared for in resource-limited settings around the world.
Structured Quality Improvement and Education
VON quality improvement collaboratives provide custom reporting, interactive evidence-based toolkits, and online education and discussion to help teams improve health outcomes, family experiences, and achieve other improvement aims.
Participating teams strive to establish sustainable improvement that contributes to the evolution of newborn care for all.
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