effective discharge of the oxygen dependant copd patient
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Effective Discharge of the Oxygen Dependant COPD Patient. Bob Messenger BS, RRT Manager, Respiratory Education Invacare Corporation. Disclosures. Relevant Disclosures Employed by the Invacare Corp. A version of this lecture has been accepted for publication in Professional Case Management. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Effective Discharge of the Oxygen Dependant COPD Patient
Bob Messenger BS, RRTManager, Respiratory Education
Invacare Corporation
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Disclosures
• Relevant Disclosures– Employed by the Invacare Corp.
– A version of this lecture has been accepted for publication in Professional Case Management
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30-Day Readmissions -Hospital Directed Reform
Provision of PPACA (Section 3025) Penalty for excessive 30-day Potentially Preventable Readmits
Bottom 25th percentile – Penalized on ALL Medicare receipts CMS payments (1% in 2012, 2% in 2013, 3% in 2014) Risk adjustment Moving target
Diagnosis specific Effective Oct. 1, 2012
CHF, AMI, Pneumonia Effective Oct. 1, 2015
COPD, Angioplasty, CABG & vascular diseases
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30-Day Readmission Rates
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Readmission Chains
• A sequence of readmissions that are all related to a single initial discharge– Essentially an episode of related hospitalizations– Provides a more precise description of the
readmission pattern associated with the care given during & after specific types of initial discharges
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Example of a Readmission Chain
Initial Admission: CABG SurgeryReadmission: Post-op Wound InfectionReadmission: PTCA
• Without Readmission Chains: readmission sequence is a CABG discharge with one readmission followed by an unrelated PTCA admission
• With Readmission Chains: a CABG discharge and two related readmissions– Post-op infection and PTCA are related to initial CABG surgery
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Test Your Understanding…
• A readmission for diabetes following an initial admission for diabetes
• Potentially Preventable Readmission?
• YES
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Test Your Understanding…
• An admission for trauma following a discharge for AMI
• Potentially Preventable Readmission?
• NO (unrelated acute event)
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Test Your Understanding…
• A readmission for diabetes in a patient whose initial admission was for an acute myocardial infarction
• Potentially Preventable Readmission?
• YES
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Test Your Understanding…
• A readmission for a broken hip in a patient whose initial admission was for an exacerbation for COPD. (NOTE: patient went home on O2 and tripped on the oxygen tubing)
• Potentially Preventable Readmission?
• ???? Maybe
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Defining “Readmissions”
• Potentially Preventable Readmission (PPR)
– Could have been prevented through:
• Improved quality of care in the initial hospitalization
• Better discharge planning
• Improved post-discharge follow-up
• Improved coordination inpatient/outpatient health care teams
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What’s so special about
the COPD Patient?
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US COPD Data• In 2010 COPD costs the US est. $29.5 billion in direct
costs & $20.4 billion in indirect costs1
– 14.8 million Americans diagnosed with COPD2
– 150 million days of lost work annually1
– A person with COPD dies every 4-minutes in the US3
– 3rd leading of cause of death4
– 2nd leading cause of disability1
1. NHLBI: Morbidity and Mortality: 2007 Chartbook on Cardiovascular, Lung and Blood Diseases.
2. CDC Fast Facts: COPD. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/copd.htm - accessed 3/17/11.
3. Extrapolated from CDC data: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5745a4.htm - accessed 3/24/11
4. National Vital Statistics Reports Volume 59, Number 2. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr59/nvsr59_02.pd//f
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More US COPD Data• COPD ranks #3 in acute hospital admissions (DRG: 088)
– 672,000 COPD discharges in 20061
– Avg. annual hospitalized days 8.182
– Avg. LOS 5.1 days3 – Avg. per day cost $2,9594
– Avg. total cost/admission $15,0934
– Avg. payment/admission $19,6355
• There are an est. 1.5 million home oxygen users
1. CDC. National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-2006. 2006 Unpublished Data.2. Schneider KM, O’Donnell BE, Dean D. Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the United States’ Medicare
population. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2009;7:82.3. http://www.health.ny.gov/nysdoh/hospital/drg/2009_siw.pdf4. Dalal AA, Christensen L, Liu F, Riedel AA. Direct costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among
managed care patients. Int J COPD 2010;5:341-49.5. 2007 Medicare PPS Inpatient Hospital Discharge Data.
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COPD Re-Admission Data• 22.6% of COPD patients are readmitted within 30-days1
• Key readmission predictors2
– Use of long-term oxygen therapy– Low health status– Lack of routine physical activity
• Key components to reducing readmissions3-8 – Comprehensive pre-discharge planning– Patient-centric education
• Medications and compliance (including LTOT)• AODL• Recognition and response to exacerbation
– Education reinforcement– Transportation, medication and nutritional support
1. Jencks SF. N Eng J Med 2009;360:1418-28.
2. Bahadori K. Int J COPD 2007;2(3):241-51.
3. Farrero E. Chest 2001;119(2):364-9.
4. Bourbeau J. Arch Intern Med 2003;163:585-91.
5. Ramani AA. J Care Mgmt 2010;11(4):249-53.
6. Carlin BW. Respir Care 2010; 55(11):1535.
7. Laher D. Respir Care 2003; 48(11):1116.
8. Stegmaier J. Respir Care 2006;51(11):1305.
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COPD Hospitalization Rates
Holt JB, et al. Geographic disparities in COPD hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States. CDC. Intern J of COPD 2011;6:321-328.
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Roots of COPD
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NOTT (Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial)Ann Intern Med 1980;93(3):391-398
• 203 pts. randomized to continuous or nocturnal O2 for 5-years– Enrollment criteria– Continuous Group averaged 17.7 4.8 h/d– Nocturnal Group averaged 12.0 2.5 h/d
• After 3½ years the mortality for nocturnal O2 group was 1.94 times that for the continuous O2 group– Continuous O2 therapy reduces mortality – Basis for current LTOT standards
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NOTT Study (Revisited)Petty TL, Bliss PL. Respir Care 2000;45(2):204-211
Patients in study203
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NOTT Study (Revisited)Petty TL, Bliss PL. Respir Care 2000;45(2):204-211
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Since long-term oxygen is so good for COPD patients, they must all be
very compliant… Right?
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Compliance with O2 Prescription• Pepin1 et al.
– 930 LTOT patients on O2 for at least 36-mos.
– Mean daily duration of O2 prescribed 16±3 hrs.
– Only 45% of pts used O2 for 15 hrs or > per day.
• Peckham2 et al.– RCT: 86 pts (45 treatment & 41 control)– Treatment group received additional clinician training– Daily O2 use for 15 hrs or more after 6-months:
• Treatment group 82%• Control group 44%1. Long-term oxygen therapy at home: compliance with medical prescription and effective use of
therapy. Chest 1996;109:1144-50.2. Improvement in patient compliance with long-term oxygen therapy following formal assessment and
training. Respir Med 1998;92(10):1203-6.
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Why are patients sent home on sub-standard device?
Device Related Saturation Shortfalls Uncovered During Rehab Visits
Premier pulmonary rehab reviewed 65 patients post discharge:•Treadmill test to evaluate ability of home device to meet 90% saturation goal.•60% did not meet target: 20% needed setting adjusted upward; 40% could not be titrated at any setting (replaced device).
Gaps Between Titration Settings at Discharge vs. Titration on Home Device
Source: Changes in Supplemental Oxygen Prescription in Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Limberg et al, Resp Care Nov 06; Vol 51 (11), pg 1302.
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Now let’s get to know our COPD
Patients
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Characteristics of COPD Patients• 80-90% of COPD results from cigarette smoking1
• Prevalence of those who smoke– Education2
• < High school education 32%• High school education 29.3%• College graduates 13.3%
– Income2
• Below poverty level 36.5%• At or near poverty level 32.8%• Above poverty level 22.5%
• Average age when started on LTOT: 74±8 years3
1. American Lung Association: http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/general-smoking-facts.html (accessed 2/4/2011).
2. CDC – Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. January 14, 2011 / 60(01);109-113.3. Ekstrom MP, Wagner P, Strom KE. Trends in cause-specific mortality in oxygen-dependent COPD. AJRCCM articles in press.
Published 1/7/2011. doi:10.1164/rccm.201010-1704OC.
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Patients started on oxygen in 2012
• Were born in 1930 – 1946• Turned 18 yrs old in 1948 – 1964
– 1948: 35% graduated HS, 7% college (4-years)– 1964: 49% graduated HS, 12% college (4-years)
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Barriers to Teaching Older Adults• Vision Changes
– Pupil admits 50% less light for a person of 50 than for someone that is 20.
• Hearing Changes– Primarily caused by atrophy of inner ear
structures. – Higher frequencies go first. – Effect very prominent in cigarette smokers.
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Neuropsychologic Impairment and Severity of COPD
• 4 groups matched for age & education– Control (n=99)– Mild COPD (n=86)– Moderate COPD (n=155)– Severe COPD (n=99)
• Memory and neuro-performance tests compared to controlGroup Mild Moderate Severe
Performance deficit 27% 61%
Grant I, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1987;44(11):999-1006
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Additional Confounding Factors• 17% of Alzheimer’s patients have COPD1.
– One in eight people aged 65 and older (13%) has Alzheimer’s disease.– Nearly half of people aged 85 and older (43%) have Alzheimer’s disease.– Smoking almost doubles the risk of Alzheimer’s disease2.
• The prevalence of depression in COPD is 26%3.
• Racial, ethnic & cultural influences.
1. Alzheimer’s Association website. Alzheimer’s disease and chronic health conditions: the real challenge for 21st century medicine. www.alz.org/national /documents/report_chroniccare.pdf. Accessed 2/4/2011.
2. Janine K. Cataldo, Judith J. Prochaska, Stanton A. Glantz. Cigarette Smoking is a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: An Analysis Controlling for Tobacco Industry Affiliation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2010;10:2010-40.
3. Hanania NA, Müllerova H, Locantore NW, et al. Determinants of depression in the ECLIPSE chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cohort. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183(3):604-611.
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Can we overcome these training obstacles and improve
outcomes?
• Absolutely
• No freaking way!
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LTOT Outcome Studies• Ringbaek TJ, Viskum K, Lange P. “Does long-term oxygen
therapy reduce hospitalization in hypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Eur Respir J. 2002
– Cohort study; n=246 10-mos. Pre vs. 10-mos. Post LTOT– LTOT period compared with the pre-oxygen period
• Hospital admission rate 23.8%• hospital days 43.5% • "ever hospitalized" 31.2%
– Author’s conclusion: “This study shows that in hypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, long-term oxygen therapy is associated with a reduction in hospitalization.”
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Can Homecare Providers Influence the 30-Day Readmission Rates for COPD?
• Retrospective analysis• Regional (Western PA) 30-day COPD readmit rate 25%• 180 pts enrolled in program (10 months)
– Referrals from 23 area hospitals
• Program components– Pre-discharge assessment– Home RT visits (days 2, 7 and 30)– 12 Care Coordinator phone calls
• 30-day readmission rate reduced to 3%
BW Carlin, Wiles K, Easley D. Respir Care 2010;55(11):1535 (abstract)
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Prevalence of HME Provider Programs• Role of the Management Pathway in the Care of Advanced COPD Patient
in Their Own Homes. Ramani AA, et al. Care Manag J. 2010;11(4):249-53.• Effect of a Homecare Respiratory Therapist Education Program on 30 Day
Hospital Readmissions of COPD Patients. Kaufman LM, Smith AP. Respir Care 2011;56(10):1691 (abstract)
• Healthspring Medicare Advantage Plan Comprehensive Case management Respiratory Program. Prince D, Davidson M, Watson F. Respir Care 2011;56(10):1690 (abstract)
• 2011 AARC Congress– 5 symposia & 6 abstracts
• HME News poll of 120 HME Providers (2011;17(7) (July))– 97 (81%) Have no program in place to address COPD readmissions!
• HME Providers – Opportunity• Acute Care Providers – Need to vet your providers
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Vetting a Respiratory HME Provider• What is the location of the nearest office?
– Is the phone answered locally?– Can I visit the office?
• Do they routinely provide OGPE? If yes,– On which patients?– Is it only for travel?– Does it have to be specifically prescribed?
• Do they have RTs on staff? If yes,– How many work out of local office?– Do they provide clinical services or marketing?
• What is the process for patient education?