This document discusses clinical quality measures (CQMs) that eligible providers must report on in 2014. It begins with an introduction to the speaker, Kintu Shah. It then provides details on the 9 CQMs that must be reported on for adult patients and the 9 for pediatric patients, including which domains they fall under. The document reviews resources for CQMs and provides tips for working with CQMs, such as understanding measure components and using appropriate encounter codes. It also discusses capturing information across visits and providers, issues with cancer staging, and improvements to the EHR system for supporting CQMs.
10-Year Orthopedics and Spine Forecast: Factors Impacting DemandWellbe
Advances in technology and surgical techniques, fluctuations in population, ever-increasing demand for outpatient procedures combined with an array of economic and policy factors will shape our opportunity for growth in Orthopedics and Spine over the next decade. What’s in store for the next 10 years of orthopedics and spine service lines? Mike Graham of Sg2 will review future inpatient and outpatient forecasts for orthopedics and spine services, the key factors impacting their growth, and opportunities to differentiate your orthopedics and spine services to capture additional market share.
About the Speaker:
Mike Graham supports Sg2’s intelligence and analytics in both orthopedics and spine and contributes to the orthopedic and spine forecasts. As an Sg2 thought leader, he writes extensively on the development of orthopedic and spine service line strategy. He also works directly with health care executives and physicians to apply knowledge and strategy to their unique circumstances and environment.
With 20 years of experience in health care management and information systems, Mike has devoted much of his career to sharing best practices in service line development, physician engagement, care redesign and payment reform through publications, webinars, conference presentations and consulting engagements.
Immediately prior to joining Sg2, Mike engaged with hospitals and providers to grow their orthopedic service lines, improve patient outcomes and transition to value-based models of care. Earlier in his career he participated in the creation of groundbreaking approaches in comprehensive spine center development, focusing on innovative methods to improve patient access and employ nurse navigation and outcomes collection throughout the continuum of care.
Mike earned a master in health care administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati and an undergraduate degree in management information systems from the University of Dayton (OH).
When a patient registers at a GP practice, GP2GP will be used to electronically transfer their Electronic Health Record (EHR) from their previous GP practice. GP2GP electronic transfers are faster, more reliable and more secure than the current paper-based method of transferring patient records. GP2GP is not a replacement for the transfer of paper-based records, which must continue for the foreseeable future until 100% of GP practices are GP2GP enabled.
10-Year Orthopedics and Spine Forecast: Factors Impacting DemandWellbe
What’s in store for the next 10 years of orthopedics and spine service lines?
Kristi Crowe, Associate Vice President and Orthopedic service line leader at Sg2 will review future demand for orthopedics and spine services nationally, key factors impacting this demand, and opportunities to build your access channels and differentiate your orthopedics and spine services to capture growth.
About the Speaker:
As a member of Sg2’s Center for Strategic Planning, Kristi Crowe leads Sg2’s intelligence and analytics in orthopedics and works with leadership teams to improve growth and performance across the care continuum. She also leads the development of orthopedics service line–oriented publications and educational offerings and speaks nationally at a variety of physician and health care leadership conferences.
With 18 years of clinical, management, and consulting health care experience, Kristi brings a variety of strategic skills to Sg2, which have included physician alignment strategies, volume growth initiatives, and performance enhancement for orthopedic services.
Before joining Sg2, Kristi worked in orthopedic service line consulting for Accelero Health Partners, a fully owned subsidiary of Zimmer. While at Accelero, Kristi established and executed strategic plans for the musculoskeletal service line and led the organization’s internal spine and outcomes development initiatives. Working as the liaison between hospital administration and physicians, Kristi facilitated completion of higher level physician engagement strategies such as comanagement agreements. Earlier in her career, Kristi worked as a physical therapist in inpatient, outpatient and management positions.
She graduated summa cum laude with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical therapy from the University of North Dakota.
She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and American Society for Quality, and maintains her Colorado license to practice physical therapy.
The document discusses the Georgia-Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (GA-HITREC) and its role in supporting providers in adopting electronic health records and achieving meaningful use. Specifically, it notes that GA-HITREC was funded $19.5 million to assist 5,200 primary care providers in selecting, implementing, and achieving meaningful use of certified EHR systems over two years. It outlines GA-HITREC's services and goals of working collaboratively with statewide partners to provide education, implementation support, and help providers qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
10 Best Dental Clinics in Lebanon (English speaking)GCRclinics
According to the GCR’s latest analysis of the 10 Best Dental Clinics in LEBANON, Medic8 clinics Kaslik ranks as the leading clinic in Lebanon, when it comes to overall international clinic reputation. A total of 93 dental clinics were included in the study. The average GCR dental clinic quality score was 3.19, demonstrating the huge range of rising healthcare standards available in the country.
OpenVista Electronic Health Record System Request for Information ResponseRoy Hoppe
Review and comparative analysis of the OpenVistA electronic health records (EHR) system for your facility as per your RFI request. This report will form the foundation for recommendations to the OpenVistA EHR for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that are interested in investing and implementing EHR technology. In addition, the comparative analysis of OpenVista EHR system will be supported by insight from Meaningful Use metrics and the findings of interviews conducted with stakeholders with your ACO.
10-Year Orthopedics and Spine Forecast: Factors Impacting DemandWellbe
Advances in technology and surgical techniques, fluctuations in population, ever-increasing demand for outpatient procedures combined with an array of economic and policy factors will shape our opportunity for growth in Orthopedics and Spine over the next decade. What’s in store for the next 10 years of orthopedics and spine service lines? Mike Graham of Sg2 will review future inpatient and outpatient forecasts for orthopedics and spine services, the key factors impacting their growth, and opportunities to differentiate your orthopedics and spine services to capture additional market share.
About the Speaker:
Mike Graham supports Sg2’s intelligence and analytics in both orthopedics and spine and contributes to the orthopedic and spine forecasts. As an Sg2 thought leader, he writes extensively on the development of orthopedic and spine service line strategy. He also works directly with health care executives and physicians to apply knowledge and strategy to their unique circumstances and environment.
With 20 years of experience in health care management and information systems, Mike has devoted much of his career to sharing best practices in service line development, physician engagement, care redesign and payment reform through publications, webinars, conference presentations and consulting engagements.
Immediately prior to joining Sg2, Mike engaged with hospitals and providers to grow their orthopedic service lines, improve patient outcomes and transition to value-based models of care. Earlier in his career he participated in the creation of groundbreaking approaches in comprehensive spine center development, focusing on innovative methods to improve patient access and employ nurse navigation and outcomes collection throughout the continuum of care.
Mike earned a master in health care administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati and an undergraduate degree in management information systems from the University of Dayton (OH).
When a patient registers at a GP practice, GP2GP will be used to electronically transfer their Electronic Health Record (EHR) from their previous GP practice. GP2GP electronic transfers are faster, more reliable and more secure than the current paper-based method of transferring patient records. GP2GP is not a replacement for the transfer of paper-based records, which must continue for the foreseeable future until 100% of GP practices are GP2GP enabled.
10-Year Orthopedics and Spine Forecast: Factors Impacting DemandWellbe
What’s in store for the next 10 years of orthopedics and spine service lines?
Kristi Crowe, Associate Vice President and Orthopedic service line leader at Sg2 will review future demand for orthopedics and spine services nationally, key factors impacting this demand, and opportunities to build your access channels and differentiate your orthopedics and spine services to capture growth.
About the Speaker:
As a member of Sg2’s Center for Strategic Planning, Kristi Crowe leads Sg2’s intelligence and analytics in orthopedics and works with leadership teams to improve growth and performance across the care continuum. She also leads the development of orthopedics service line–oriented publications and educational offerings and speaks nationally at a variety of physician and health care leadership conferences.
With 18 years of clinical, management, and consulting health care experience, Kristi brings a variety of strategic skills to Sg2, which have included physician alignment strategies, volume growth initiatives, and performance enhancement for orthopedic services.
Before joining Sg2, Kristi worked in orthopedic service line consulting for Accelero Health Partners, a fully owned subsidiary of Zimmer. While at Accelero, Kristi established and executed strategic plans for the musculoskeletal service line and led the organization’s internal spine and outcomes development initiatives. Working as the liaison between hospital administration and physicians, Kristi facilitated completion of higher level physician engagement strategies such as comanagement agreements. Earlier in her career, Kristi worked as a physical therapist in inpatient, outpatient and management positions.
She graduated summa cum laude with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical therapy from the University of North Dakota.
She is a member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association and American Society for Quality, and maintains her Colorado license to practice physical therapy.
The document discusses the Georgia-Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (GA-HITREC) and its role in supporting providers in adopting electronic health records and achieving meaningful use. Specifically, it notes that GA-HITREC was funded $19.5 million to assist 5,200 primary care providers in selecting, implementing, and achieving meaningful use of certified EHR systems over two years. It outlines GA-HITREC's services and goals of working collaboratively with statewide partners to provide education, implementation support, and help providers qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
10 Best Dental Clinics in Lebanon (English speaking)GCRclinics
According to the GCR’s latest analysis of the 10 Best Dental Clinics in LEBANON, Medic8 clinics Kaslik ranks as the leading clinic in Lebanon, when it comes to overall international clinic reputation. A total of 93 dental clinics were included in the study. The average GCR dental clinic quality score was 3.19, demonstrating the huge range of rising healthcare standards available in the country.
OpenVista Electronic Health Record System Request for Information ResponseRoy Hoppe
Review and comparative analysis of the OpenVistA electronic health records (EHR) system for your facility as per your RFI request. This report will form the foundation for recommendations to the OpenVistA EHR for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that are interested in investing and implementing EHR technology. In addition, the comparative analysis of OpenVista EHR system will be supported by insight from Meaningful Use metrics and the findings of interviews conducted with stakeholders with your ACO.
San Francisco Bay Area: Top 10 Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers in 2018GCRclinics
For more information, check the full version of report - http://blog.gcr.org/san-francisco-ba…ing-centers-2018/
According to the GCR's latest analysis of Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers in San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford Health Care (Radiology) ranks as the leading clinic in San Francisco Bay Area, when it comes to overall international clinic reputation. A total of 220 Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers were included in the study. The average GCR clinic quality score was 3.22.
Stanford Health Care (Radiology) ranked #1 with a GCR Score of 4.24, and ranks #1 from 10,816 Radiology clinics & hospitals monitored worldwide, followed by Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Radiology (3.89) and the Washington Hospital - Ultrasound Imaging (3.73).
Benjamin Chu: Transforming care in an integrated health systemNuffield Trust
Kaiser Permanente is the largest integrated health care delivery system in the US, serving 8.6 million members. It operates on a capitated payment model that emphasizes preventive care and keeping people healthy. The document discusses how Kaiser Permanente is transforming from a traditional sickness model to a proactive system focused on prevention through team-based and technology-enabled care that is integrated across settings.
El 22 de junio de 2015, el Catedrático de Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Berkeley-California, Richard Scheffler, impartió en la Fundación Ramón Areces la conferencia: 'La financiación de la integración de servicios y el pago según calidad en la asistencia sanitaria', en colaboración con la Universidad Carlos III. Durante su intervención, ofreció previsiones sobre gasto sanitario en las próximas dos décadas en España.
Telemedicine is transforming the field of orthopedics. Telehealth solutions like eVisit offer orthopedic surgeons a way to revolutionize post-op care, making check-ins more efficient and convenient for patients. Plus, more time-effective post-op care means surgeons can spend more of their valuable time in the OR - getting paid.
Special Report: Getting the Optimal Return on X-ray EquipmentCarestream
Radiology administrators need to meticulously analyze their spending to get the best possible return on their investment in medical imaging equipment. In this special report, we explore several approaches to get the maximum return on this important capital investment.
Sharon Levine on integrated care - the role of multispeciality medical practi...The King's Fund
Sharon Levine, Associate Executive Medical Director of the Permanente Medical Group, outlines how the Kaiser Permanente integrated care system operates and describes the role of multispeciality medical practice in promoting integration.
Two-Midnight Rule: Ready For the Clock to Strike 12?Health Catalyst
CMS’s proposed changes to the controversial two-midnight rule that governs short hospital stays, has been met with strong opposition by the healthcare community. While the core of the rule is fairly straightforward, implementation could be anything but. Being classified as an outpatient or inpatient can have a substantial financial impact the patient and the hospital. Adding to the confusion, CMS has also stated this policy won’t override a physician’s judgment. Unfortunately, CMS failed to provide details on what the physician must provide in order to justify their decision. The good news is there is still time to provide feedback to CMS. Take action, understand the new rules, let your voice be heard, and most importantly, be prepared for the new rule in 2016.
CHI Memorial's 2015 Year in Review document provides an overview of the hospital's accomplishments in 2015 and plans for 2016. Key highlights from 2015 include an increase in admissions and ER visits, improvements in quality metrics like patient safety and experience, expansion of cancer services, and 100th TAVR procedure. Plans for 2016 focus on infrastructure projects, expanding services, and technology transformations like upgrading communication systems and pursuing meaningful use of electronic health records.
Partners’ Care Management Strategy: A 10-Year JourneyHealth Catalyst
Chronic diseases are responsible for seven out of 10 deaths each year, killing more than 1.7 million Americans annually. Additionally, 133 million Americans—approximately 45 percent of the population—have at least one chronic disease. Partners HealthCare believes that chronically ill patients with multiple medical conditions often need the most help coordinating their care, which is why this well-respected health system has spent the last 10 years perfecting an integrated care management program (iCMP).
Key elements of the iCMP at Partners include access to specialized resources (e.g., mental health, palliative care), involvement through the continuum of care, patient self-management, IT-enabled systems to improve care coordination, data-driven analytics to support strategic decision making, a payer-blind approach, and ongoing support and training for its teams and staff.
Attendees will learn how to:
Identify the essential elements of an effective care management program for chronically ill patients
Recognize how care management plays a key role in an effective population health management strategy
Determine how to use information to identify and effectively manage complex, chronically ill patients
As you probably already suspect, choosing the right telemedicine software for your practice is just one step on the road to building a successful telemedicine program. From there, you’ll need to train staff, get your equipment set-up, figure out your workflows, let patients know, and more.
The good news is, the path to building a successful telemedicine program in your practice is often simple once you know the steps.
At eVisit, our team has a lot of experience guiding providers from selecting a telemedicine solution all the way to “launch day,” and making sure the practice is set-up for success. In this presentation, we’ll guide you through the top tips and strategies that you’ll need to build a successful telemedicine program.
You'll Learn:
Common telemedicine workflow mistakes and questions you’ll need to answer
Telemedicine best practices you should implement
Suggestions on equipment set-up and technical tips to know
Strategies for marketing telemedicine to your patients
This presentation was included in an eVisit webinar. Request a recording here: http://try.evisit.com/implementing-telemedicine-your-medical-practice/
Let us share with you our successes, impacts and performance over the past year. The Innovation Agency is proud to bring you our Annual Report for 2015/16.
Leveraging Healthcare Analytics to Reduce Heart Failure Readmission Rates Health Catalyst
Heart failure patients are adding an enormous strain to the US healthcare system. In addition, readmission rates for these diseases are adding to the burden. Healthcare analytics can play a key role. By following these 4 steps, all of which include data analytics, health systems can begin to reduce readmission rates: 1) Understand your true admission rates. 2) Establish reliable baseline measures. 3) Be aware of balance measures. 4) Establish an EDW.
Analytics and Small Hospitals: Embracing Data to Thrive in the New Era of Val...Health Catalyst
Value-based care has remade the healthcare landscape for small hospitals. Many are struggling to compete with the larger, better-funded medical centers in the communities they serve. Embracing data and analytics is no longer a luxury for these organizations if they are to succeed and remain competitive. Data analysis can assist senior leaders in identifying opportunities for improvement while balancing long-term goals with short-term pressures. Incorporating data in to the culture and making it a part of everyday decision making will enable smaller hospitals to not only survive, but thrive in the new era of value-based care.
Best Practices in Implementing Population Health Health Catalyst
To manage population health, one needs to intimately understand the anatomy of healthcare and model how healthcare is delivered, in order to systematically improve healthcare outcomes. In this webinar, Dr. Burton draws on his 26-year executive career at Intermountain, Select Health, and Health Catalyst. He emphasizes the importance of linking administrative data (e.g., billing codes) to processes of clinical care to use the 80/20 principle to prioritize care processes within each venue to focus improvement initiatives on the things that matter most. He will also discuss a Clinical Integration framework to use in driving out waste by reducing variation in the ordering of care, the efficiency with which the care that is ordered is delivered and reducing defects in care delivery to make it safer.
The Path to Shared Savings With Population Health Management ApplicationsHealth Catalyst
Eric Just, Vice President of Technology and Kathleen Merkley, Clinical Engagement Executive and Vice President at Health Catalyst, will demonstrate live several advanced applications built on a Late-Binding Catalyst data warehouse. Attendees will better understand how to:
Identify variability in care
Define accurate populations
Report on key health indicators across the continuum of care
Apply flexible models for risk stratification
Measure detailed process metrics spanning transitions of care for HF patients
Next generation health systems and Accountable Care Organizations will be paid based on an evolving model that rewards healthcare providers through ‘shared savings.’ Those savings must be achieved through systematic cost reductions while still improving quality of care. For most, this dual focus will prove to be the most critical and difficult part of realizing success.
Integrating Care Coordination in the Revenue CycleTraceByTWSG
West Jefferson Medical Center expert, Darlene Gondrella, reviews strategic initiatives for hospitals to integrate care coordination and revenue cycle teams for better outcomes across the organization.
•Engage care coordination in the revenue cycle process
•Integrate clinical and revenue cycle teams
•Bridge communication gaps across the organization
•Reduce readmissions through an integrated approach to patient discharge and follow-up
IMS Health Clinical Trial Optimization SolutionsQuintilesIMS
IMS Health's Linda T. Drumright, general manager, Clinical Trial Optimization Solutions presents at the 3rd Annual Patient Recruitment & Retention Summit 2014 - San Francisco, CA
An Overview of Kaiser Permanente - Integration and Information Systems in Hea...Empreender Saúde
Apresentação da Kaiser Permanente para o Brazilian Healthcare Trek: Mission Silicon Valley.
What is Kaiser Permanente?
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health
care. We are recognized as the largest integrated delivery system in the
U.S. and one of the leading health care providers and not-for-profit
health plans.
Our strategy is to excel in providing high-quality, affordable health care
through our integrated delivery system, our investment in technology,
and our vision of supporting Total Health.
Our Mission and Vision
Mission: to provide high-quality, affordable
health care services and to improve the
health of our members and the communities
we serve.
Vision: To be a leader in Total Health by
making lives better.
7 regions serving 8 states and the District of
Columbia
More than 9.3 million members
More than 17,000 physicians and 174,000
employees (including 48,000 nurses)
38 hospitals (co-located with medical
offices)
608 medical offices and other outpatient
facilities
70 years of providing care (opened in 1945)
San Francisco Bay Area: Top 10 Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers in 2018GCRclinics
For more information, check the full version of report - http://blog.gcr.org/san-francisco-ba…ing-centers-2018/
According to the GCR's latest analysis of Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers in San Francisco Bay Area, Stanford Health Care (Radiology) ranks as the leading clinic in San Francisco Bay Area, when it comes to overall international clinic reputation. A total of 220 Radiology Clinics & Imaging Centers were included in the study. The average GCR clinic quality score was 3.22.
Stanford Health Care (Radiology) ranked #1 with a GCR Score of 4.24, and ranks #1 from 10,816 Radiology clinics & hospitals monitored worldwide, followed by Palo Alto Medical Foundation - Radiology (3.89) and the Washington Hospital - Ultrasound Imaging (3.73).
Benjamin Chu: Transforming care in an integrated health systemNuffield Trust
Kaiser Permanente is the largest integrated health care delivery system in the US, serving 8.6 million members. It operates on a capitated payment model that emphasizes preventive care and keeping people healthy. The document discusses how Kaiser Permanente is transforming from a traditional sickness model to a proactive system focused on prevention through team-based and technology-enabled care that is integrated across settings.
El 22 de junio de 2015, el Catedrático de Economía de la Salud de la Universidad de Berkeley-California, Richard Scheffler, impartió en la Fundación Ramón Areces la conferencia: 'La financiación de la integración de servicios y el pago según calidad en la asistencia sanitaria', en colaboración con la Universidad Carlos III. Durante su intervención, ofreció previsiones sobre gasto sanitario en las próximas dos décadas en España.
Telemedicine is transforming the field of orthopedics. Telehealth solutions like eVisit offer orthopedic surgeons a way to revolutionize post-op care, making check-ins more efficient and convenient for patients. Plus, more time-effective post-op care means surgeons can spend more of their valuable time in the OR - getting paid.
Special Report: Getting the Optimal Return on X-ray EquipmentCarestream
Radiology administrators need to meticulously analyze their spending to get the best possible return on their investment in medical imaging equipment. In this special report, we explore several approaches to get the maximum return on this important capital investment.
Sharon Levine on integrated care - the role of multispeciality medical practi...The King's Fund
Sharon Levine, Associate Executive Medical Director of the Permanente Medical Group, outlines how the Kaiser Permanente integrated care system operates and describes the role of multispeciality medical practice in promoting integration.
Two-Midnight Rule: Ready For the Clock to Strike 12?Health Catalyst
CMS’s proposed changes to the controversial two-midnight rule that governs short hospital stays, has been met with strong opposition by the healthcare community. While the core of the rule is fairly straightforward, implementation could be anything but. Being classified as an outpatient or inpatient can have a substantial financial impact the patient and the hospital. Adding to the confusion, CMS has also stated this policy won’t override a physician’s judgment. Unfortunately, CMS failed to provide details on what the physician must provide in order to justify their decision. The good news is there is still time to provide feedback to CMS. Take action, understand the new rules, let your voice be heard, and most importantly, be prepared for the new rule in 2016.
CHI Memorial's 2015 Year in Review document provides an overview of the hospital's accomplishments in 2015 and plans for 2016. Key highlights from 2015 include an increase in admissions and ER visits, improvements in quality metrics like patient safety and experience, expansion of cancer services, and 100th TAVR procedure. Plans for 2016 focus on infrastructure projects, expanding services, and technology transformations like upgrading communication systems and pursuing meaningful use of electronic health records.
Partners’ Care Management Strategy: A 10-Year JourneyHealth Catalyst
Chronic diseases are responsible for seven out of 10 deaths each year, killing more than 1.7 million Americans annually. Additionally, 133 million Americans—approximately 45 percent of the population—have at least one chronic disease. Partners HealthCare believes that chronically ill patients with multiple medical conditions often need the most help coordinating their care, which is why this well-respected health system has spent the last 10 years perfecting an integrated care management program (iCMP).
Key elements of the iCMP at Partners include access to specialized resources (e.g., mental health, palliative care), involvement through the continuum of care, patient self-management, IT-enabled systems to improve care coordination, data-driven analytics to support strategic decision making, a payer-blind approach, and ongoing support and training for its teams and staff.
Attendees will learn how to:
Identify the essential elements of an effective care management program for chronically ill patients
Recognize how care management plays a key role in an effective population health management strategy
Determine how to use information to identify and effectively manage complex, chronically ill patients
As you probably already suspect, choosing the right telemedicine software for your practice is just one step on the road to building a successful telemedicine program. From there, you’ll need to train staff, get your equipment set-up, figure out your workflows, let patients know, and more.
The good news is, the path to building a successful telemedicine program in your practice is often simple once you know the steps.
At eVisit, our team has a lot of experience guiding providers from selecting a telemedicine solution all the way to “launch day,” and making sure the practice is set-up for success. In this presentation, we’ll guide you through the top tips and strategies that you’ll need to build a successful telemedicine program.
You'll Learn:
Common telemedicine workflow mistakes and questions you’ll need to answer
Telemedicine best practices you should implement
Suggestions on equipment set-up and technical tips to know
Strategies for marketing telemedicine to your patients
This presentation was included in an eVisit webinar. Request a recording here: http://try.evisit.com/implementing-telemedicine-your-medical-practice/
Let us share with you our successes, impacts and performance over the past year. The Innovation Agency is proud to bring you our Annual Report for 2015/16.
Leveraging Healthcare Analytics to Reduce Heart Failure Readmission Rates Health Catalyst
Heart failure patients are adding an enormous strain to the US healthcare system. In addition, readmission rates for these diseases are adding to the burden. Healthcare analytics can play a key role. By following these 4 steps, all of which include data analytics, health systems can begin to reduce readmission rates: 1) Understand your true admission rates. 2) Establish reliable baseline measures. 3) Be aware of balance measures. 4) Establish an EDW.
Analytics and Small Hospitals: Embracing Data to Thrive in the New Era of Val...Health Catalyst
Value-based care has remade the healthcare landscape for small hospitals. Many are struggling to compete with the larger, better-funded medical centers in the communities they serve. Embracing data and analytics is no longer a luxury for these organizations if they are to succeed and remain competitive. Data analysis can assist senior leaders in identifying opportunities for improvement while balancing long-term goals with short-term pressures. Incorporating data in to the culture and making it a part of everyday decision making will enable smaller hospitals to not only survive, but thrive in the new era of value-based care.
Best Practices in Implementing Population Health Health Catalyst
To manage population health, one needs to intimately understand the anatomy of healthcare and model how healthcare is delivered, in order to systematically improve healthcare outcomes. In this webinar, Dr. Burton draws on his 26-year executive career at Intermountain, Select Health, and Health Catalyst. He emphasizes the importance of linking administrative data (e.g., billing codes) to processes of clinical care to use the 80/20 principle to prioritize care processes within each venue to focus improvement initiatives on the things that matter most. He will also discuss a Clinical Integration framework to use in driving out waste by reducing variation in the ordering of care, the efficiency with which the care that is ordered is delivered and reducing defects in care delivery to make it safer.
The Path to Shared Savings With Population Health Management ApplicationsHealth Catalyst
Eric Just, Vice President of Technology and Kathleen Merkley, Clinical Engagement Executive and Vice President at Health Catalyst, will demonstrate live several advanced applications built on a Late-Binding Catalyst data warehouse. Attendees will better understand how to:
Identify variability in care
Define accurate populations
Report on key health indicators across the continuum of care
Apply flexible models for risk stratification
Measure detailed process metrics spanning transitions of care for HF patients
Next generation health systems and Accountable Care Organizations will be paid based on an evolving model that rewards healthcare providers through ‘shared savings.’ Those savings must be achieved through systematic cost reductions while still improving quality of care. For most, this dual focus will prove to be the most critical and difficult part of realizing success.
Integrating Care Coordination in the Revenue CycleTraceByTWSG
West Jefferson Medical Center expert, Darlene Gondrella, reviews strategic initiatives for hospitals to integrate care coordination and revenue cycle teams for better outcomes across the organization.
•Engage care coordination in the revenue cycle process
•Integrate clinical and revenue cycle teams
•Bridge communication gaps across the organization
•Reduce readmissions through an integrated approach to patient discharge and follow-up
IMS Health Clinical Trial Optimization SolutionsQuintilesIMS
IMS Health's Linda T. Drumright, general manager, Clinical Trial Optimization Solutions presents at the 3rd Annual Patient Recruitment & Retention Summit 2014 - San Francisco, CA
An Overview of Kaiser Permanente - Integration and Information Systems in Hea...Empreender Saúde
Apresentação da Kaiser Permanente para o Brazilian Healthcare Trek: Mission Silicon Valley.
What is Kaiser Permanente?
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health
care. We are recognized as the largest integrated delivery system in the
U.S. and one of the leading health care providers and not-for-profit
health plans.
Our strategy is to excel in providing high-quality, affordable health care
through our integrated delivery system, our investment in technology,
and our vision of supporting Total Health.
Our Mission and Vision
Mission: to provide high-quality, affordable
health care services and to improve the
health of our members and the communities
we serve.
Vision: To be a leader in Total Health by
making lives better.
7 regions serving 8 states and the District of
Columbia
More than 9.3 million members
More than 17,000 physicians and 174,000
employees (including 48,000 nurses)
38 hospitals (co-located with medical
offices)
608 medical offices and other outpatient
facilities
70 years of providing care (opened in 1945)
Patient-Centered Care Requires Patient-Centered Insight: What We Can Do To C...Health Catalyst
Health systems and providers are inundated with measurement systems and reporting. Why would we want to add to the measurement mayhem? The real question is, “Are we measuring what matters?”
Carolyn Simpkins MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer, will discuss how putting the patient at the center of the measurement matrix can bring coherence and completeness to the picture of care delivery performance across the patient journey, and therefore the performance of the healthcare ecosystem.
She will describe the building blocks for patient-centered measurement and how other metrics, patient-reported outcomes, and patient satisfaction fit into this approach. Carolyn will also review the challenges that have kept health systems from completing a patient-centered outcomes approach and why we are poised to break through. Finally, she will share case studies of organizations who have begun to pioneer the use of patient centered metrics to improve care and outcomes.
The document discusses innovation with commercial electronic health records (EHRs) at Partners HealthCare. It describes Partners HealthCare's structure and approach to innovation, which includes advancing core work and creating new solutions. The clinician team focuses on areas like clinical process redesign, clinical informatics, and knowledge management. Guiding principles for fostering innovation emphasize supporting innovators, prioritizing innovations aligned with Partners' strategy, and disseminating innovations across Partners HealthCare. A prioritization framework is being created to evaluate innovative projects according to standard criteria.
Using Practice Fusion for PQRS EHR Reporting in 2014Practice Fusion
This presentation is an overview of PQRS requirements in 2014, requirements for PQRS EHR reporting, and measure selection and EHR reporting applicability. The presentation will also give a deep dive into using Practice Fusion for PQRS reporting.
A CEO's Keys to Continuous Quality ImprovementHealth Catalyst
The document discusses keys to continuous quality improvement at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. It describes how the CEO Greg Stock engaged physicians by establishing a steering team led by physicians to drive care transformation. Analytics from their data warehouse and applications helped identify opportunities for improvement and support data-driven decisions. Driving organizational competence involved training staff on quality improvement methods and holding people accountable for ongoing monitoring of projects to ensure gains were maintained. Their sepsis improvement project alone saved 16 lives per year. The Joint Commission praised their methodology as a best practice for physician engagement and using data to drive improvement.
Maureen Charlebois, Chief Nursing Director and Group Director, Canada Health ...Investnet
This document summarizes Canada Health Infoway's efforts to digitally transform healthcare across Canada in 3 waves: 1) Building foundational systems, 2) Providing digital tools for clinicians, and 3) Empowering patients. It highlights achievements in areas like EMR adoption and e-prescribing, and outlines ambitions to expand telehomecare and online patient services. Clinical leadership, change management, and ensuring clinicians have necessary digital skills are emphasized as key to adoption and realizing benefits of digital health innovations.
Webinar: Thriving in the New Healthcare Environment: 3 Key StrategiesModern Healthcare
www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140512/SPONSORED/305129926/webinar-thriving-in-the-new-healthcare-environment-3-key-strategies
Many CEOs are looking to make cost and revenue improvements between 20 and 40 percent. Attend this webinar to hear success strategies from two leading CEOs.
Delivering real world evidence to demonstrate product safety and valueKishan Patel, MBA
This document discusses how observational research and patient registries can provide real-world evidence on product safety and effectiveness. It outlines Quintiles' capabilities in this area, including experience conducting 195 patient registries and observational studies involving over 9 million patients. Quintiles claims it can help companies demonstrate products' performance in various populations and support regulatory and coverage decisions through generating real-world evidence.
PYA Highlights Next Steps of Meaningful UsePYA, P.C.
At the 2013 AICPA Healthcare Industry Conference, PYA Principal David McMillan and Senior Manager Chris Wilson recently explored the “new normal” of meaningful use as compliance and strategic standards in new care/reimbursement-model development.
New clinical quality measure reporting in Practice Fusion [slides]Practice Fusion
Learn about the new data elements, which quality measures they can be used for, and information on reporting quality measures using Practice Fusion for Meaningful Use, PQRS EHR Reporting, and other quality improvement programs.
Health IT Summit Houston 2014 - Case Study "EHR Optimization for Organizational Value in a Changing Healthcare Environment"
Luis Saldana, MD, MBA, FACEP
CMIO
Texas Health Resources
iHT2 case studies and presentations illustrate challenges, successes and various factors in the outcomes of numerous types of health IT implementations. They are interactive and dynamic sessions providing opportunity for dialogue, debate and exchanging ideas and best practices. This session will be presented by a thought leader in the provider, payer or government space.
Dr. Dan Mingle's Overview of the 2015 Medicare Final RuleMingle Analytics
Dr. Dan Mingle, CEO of Mingle Analytics, reviews the 2015 Medicare Final Rule. Need help avoiding CMS payment adjustments and penalties? PQRS Solutions(TM), software and services by Mingle Analytics(TM), can help. Learn more at http://www.pqrssolutions.com
The document discusses building a sustainable, patient-centered healthcare system in Australia. It outlines some of the major challenges facing the Australian healthcare ecosystem, including rising costs and modern lifestyle epidemics. Some opportunities for solutions are presented, such as focusing on prevention, well-being, and integrating care across providers and stakeholders. The presentation also covers innovative ways to analyze patient experience data and transform service models through customer experience innovation.
The Deployment System: Creating the Organizational Infrastructure to Support ...Health Catalyst
Join Dr. Haughom as he continues the next installment in his webinar series. He will help participants to better understand the key components of an effective deployment system that supports sustainable large-scale improvements in quality, safety and efficiency. He will also continue his live demonstration of the power of modern analytics in managing the health of populations.
Attendees will learn:
Through a live demonstration, the use of analytics to identify potential risk by understanding the size of disease populations and their risk profiles
How to effectively engage opinion leaders in quality improvement and move the entire organization’s workforce forward
How to organize teams that take ownership of the organization’s quality, cost and patient satisfaction improvement strategy
The elements of an effective team structure and governance model for quality improvement
The implementation of an agile, or iterative, approach that fosters continuous improvement
The integration of Lean process improvements with the measurement system to achieve and sustain improvement gains
Transforming Access, Using Allied Health Professional Referral to Treatment T...Department of Health
1) The document describes how NHS Warwickshire used Allied Health Professional (AHP) referral to treatment time (RTT) data to improve AHP services and reduce waiting times.
2) It involved jointly developing interactive tools with AHP managers and information analysts to monitor waiting lists, demand, capacity and activity across AHP services.
3) This approach helped reduce waiting lists and waiting times, improve data quality, and enable more informed operational and strategic decision making through greater transparency and use of performance information.
DATA-DRIVEN CARE: THE KEY TO ACCOUNTABLE CARE DELIVERY FROM A PHYSICIAN GROUP...Health Catalyst
Hospitals, payers and physician groups alike are facing changes in healthcare that require their attention. These changes are a result of financial forces that are changing the ways healthcare services are paid, cost of care pressures, ever-changing patient population behaviors, improvements in the science of health care and federal regulations tied to incentives that are soon turning to penalties. Anyone in health care is grappling to understand these changes and chart their strategies to be prepared for the future.
The presenters have proven expertise developing their strategies to care for patients in an accountable care model using data to drive their strategies. The presenting organizations will talk through their strategy including their future expectations and early results using data to identify improvement opportunities and to shift the clinical approach to health care. In addition to strategy, they will share solutions and analytic applications critical to the current and future expected results of their strategy.
How to survive cms's most recent 3% hospital readmissions penalties increase Health Catalyst
Hospital readmissions rates are now at 3 percent, which means that health systems are feeling the financial burden of decreased payments from Medicare. They also need to track two more 30-day readmission rates. While there aren’t any new penalty measures planned for 2016, coronary artery bypass grafts will be added as yet another measure to track in 2017. By using three strategies to reduce readmission rates, health systems will experience better outcomes and decreased penalties. The three strategies include the following: (1) implementing a data warehouse that provides a single source of truth; (2) engaging a multidisciplinary team to lead the improvement efforts; (3) installing a sophisticated analytics platform.
Industry Perspectives and Future Trends in Population HealthRohan DSouza
Presentation on industry perspectives on the future of population health management. This is a talk I gave at the eClinicalWorks National Users Conference in Nashville, TN (2015). With a lot of buzz surrounding pop health programs, I wanted to provide a roadmap on making the switch and succeeding.