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Nursing Home INTERACT Pilot Project. Thomas P. Meehan, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer Qualidigm. Progress in Decreasing Hospital Readmissions in Connecticut. Medicare Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions July 2009. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Nursing Home INTERACT Pilot Project
Thomas P. Meehan, MD, MPHChief Medical Officer
Qualidigm
Progress in Decreasing Hospital Readmissions in Connecticut
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Medicare Public Reporting of Hospital Readmissions July 2009
Communities of Care Heart Failure Project February 2010
Last Month of 6-Month Rolling Average
Greater New Haven Community-Based Care Transitions Project March 2012
All-Cause Readmissions Project February 2012
Connecticut Hospital Association – Hospital Engagement Network May 2012
Greater Hartford Community-Based Care Transitions Project August 2012
Medicare Readmissions Financial Penalties October 2012
Reasons to Develop Quality Improvement Programs in Nursing Homes
• Clinical integration – bundled payments• Preferred provider networks• Financial penalties• Public reporting of outcomes• Improve quality, safety, cost, and patient satisfaction• Marketing opportunity
Qualidigm’s Nursing Home QI Pilot in the Middletown Community
• Recruit 14 NHs with ≥ 10% 30-day readmission rates• Obtain leadership support in on-site visits• Collect and analyze Needs Assessment data• Train/assist staff on use of INTERACT data tracking
tools• Train/assist staff on QI process and use of other
INTERACT tools• Follow-up quarterly after six-month training period
(January – June, 2014)
Progress as of May, 2014
• Leadership meeting/commitment to QI pilot – completed at six NHs
• Needs Assessment data collection and analysis– completed at six NHs
• Training and assistance on use of INTERACT data tracking tools – completed at seven NHs
• Training and assistance on QI and INTERACT tools, e.g. SBAR, Stop and Watch – ongoing at six NHs
30-Day All Cause Nursing Home Readmission Rates
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Rolling 3-Month Time Period(label Indicates the last month of the time period)
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Lessons Learned
• Barriers to Success– Lack of previous QI experience and infrastructure– Inadequate resources– Staff turnover
• Facilitators of Success– Leadership commitment to quality improvement– Sequential implementation of INTERACT tools