care transitions (ct) special innovation project (sip)
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Improving care transitions among Medicare-Medicaid enrollees. Care Transitions (CT) Special Innovation Project (SIP). Christi Quarles Smith, PharmD Manager, Quality Programs Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Care Transitions (CT)Special Innovation Project (SIP)
THIS MATERIAL WAS PREPARED BY THE ARKANSAS FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL CARE INC. (AFMC), THE MEDICARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR ARKANSAS, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS), AN AGENCY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE CONTENTS PRESENTED DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT CMS POLICY. QP1-CTSIP.PPT,1-2/13
Improving care transitions among Medicare-Medicaid enrollees
Christi Quarles Smith, PharmDManager, Quality ProgramsArkansas Foundation for Medical Care
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Improving care transitions among
Medicare-Medicaid enrollees
A Medicare SIP
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Purpose
Improve care transitions and reduce 30-day readmissions in the Medicare-Medicaid (dual eligible) population by:
•Performing a root cause analysis (RCA) of care transitions for the dual eligible (DE) enrollee population within the selected community
•Based on the RCA, develop and/or modify care transitions interventions for the DE population
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Arkansas Care Transitions
(ACT) DELTA
The CT SIP community coalition
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Community SelectionCommunity Selection
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ACT DELTA community
• Located in Arkansas’ lower Mississippi Delta region
• Seven counties• Approx. 7,000 DE
beneficiaries1
• Nearly one in five DE beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days2
1. Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Services, Medicaid Data Analytics Department, 2012.
2. Medicare Part A Claims Data. July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012
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Community characteristics
• High rates of poverty
• Poor educational attainment
• Low literacy
• Low life expectancy rates
• High rates of chronic conditions (heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc.)
• Poor access to health care/resources
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Community Organizing and Community Organizing and Coalition FormationCoalition Formation
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ACT DELTA partners
• Eight hospitals (Greater Delta Alliance for Health, Inc.)• Nine home health agencies (HHAs)• 13 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)• Community health workers• Civic leaders• Clinics• Area Agencies on Aging• Hospice organizations• Other health care providers/stakeholders
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Root cause analysis (RCA)
Arkansas Care Transitions
(ACT) DELTA
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RCA
• Data analysis• Medicare Part A claims data• Hospital chart reviews• Home health chart reviews
• Qualitative • 1:1 meetings• Focus groups at coalition meetings
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RCA findings
• Highest readmission rates for DEs were for those discharged home with home health services1
• Poor provider-to-provider communication
• Underutilization of community resources
1. Medicare Part A Claims Data. July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012
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ACT DELTA
Interventions
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Intervention to Reduce Intervention to Reduce Acute Care Transfers Acute Care Transfers
(INTERACT) for (INTERACT) for Home Health AgenciesHome Health Agencies1 1
1. http://interact2.net/
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INTERACT for HHAs
Quality improvement program designed to:
• Reduce the frequency of acute care hospitalizations
• Improve early identification and evaluation of a patient’s change in condition
• Improve communication between HHA staff and other providers (hospitals, physician offices, etc.)
1. http://interact2.net/
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INTERACT for HHAs
Types of tools:
• Communication
• Decision support
• Advanced care planning
• Quality improvement
1. http://interact2.net/
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INTERACT for HHAs
• Toolkit implemented by nine HHAs in the coalition area
• Eight hospitals in the area implemented the “Hospital-to-HHA Transfer Form”
• INTERACT training included:• Two webinar training sessions• Onsite trainings at each HHA by AFMC quality specialists• Development and distribution of an INTERACT Tools Usage
Form• Virtual technical assistance as needed
1. http://interact2.net/
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INTERACT for HHAs – HHA Capabilities Checklist
• Displays the capabilities of all recruited HHAs
• Distributed >60 lists to providers to-date
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INTERACT for HHAs – Most used tools
Stop and Watch tool:•Early warning tool•Aids in identification of a change in condition•Can be used by any HHA staff member and/or the patient’s family/caregivers
1. http://interact2.net/
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INTERACT for HHAs – Most used tools
SBAR tool:•Situation, background, assessment, request•Communication form and progress note•Enhance evaluation and communication of information to primary care providers
1. http://interact2.net/
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Community Resource Community Resource GuidesGuides
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Community resource guides
• Worked with coalition to develop a community resource guide
• Categorized by county and type of resource
• Separate guides for providers and beneficiaries
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Community resource guides
• Provider guide:• Three-ring hardcover binder• > 50 guides distributed to 30 different providers
• Beneficiary guide:• 8.5 in. x 5.5 in. softcover booklet• Recently began distribution at resource guide events
• Online guide
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ACT DELTA
Results
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Data collection
Process:
•Monthly HHA chart reviews by AFMC Quality Specialists
Timeframes:
•Baseline = (Oct. 16,2012 – March 16, 2013)
•Remeasurement = (Oct. 16, 2013 – March 16, 2014)
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Number of unique DE patients identified
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Percentage of DE charts with hospital discharge information present
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Percentage of DE charts with community resource referrals
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Community resource responses
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INTERACT tool utilization
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Medication discrepancy rates
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30-Day readmissions among DE patients (from chart reviews)
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For more information:
Christi Quarles Smith, PharmDAFMC Care Transitions Project Manager
www.afmc.org/ctsip