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Similar to Tollgate Int Med Cycle Time 151120 (20)
1. Naval Hospital Jacksonville
CAPT Troy Borema, Project Champion
LCDR Eugene Smith Jr MSC USN, Lead Belt/Process Owner
Ms. Carola Miner, Command Black Belt
Mr. Robert Doyle, NME Black Belt Mentor
Internal Medicine Encounter
Cycle Time
CPIMS # DON 020401 1
2. NME-Naval Hospital Jacksonville-FY15:
Internal Medicine Encounter Cycle Time
CPIMS # DON 020401 2
Core Team
Project Lead
Project Sponsor /
Champion
Command Black Belt Financial SME
LCDR Eugene Smith Jr.
MSC USN
CAPT Troy Borema
MC USN
Ms. Carola Miner Ms. Wanda Bartley
Team Members
AWO1 Adam Reed USN
(GB Co-Lead)
AWO1 Eric Leide USN
(GB Co-Lead)
Ms. Carla Little RN
(Int Med Clinic Nurse)
Ms. Ann Mott FNP
(Int Med Clinic PCM)
LT Steven Koplin MC USN
(Int Med Clinic PCM)
HN Kyle Bowen USN
(Int Med Clinic Corpsman)
HN James Messersmith USN
(Int Med Clinic Corpsman)
HN Yolanda Romero USN
(Int Med Clinic Corpsman)
HN Jacob Moulton USN
(Int Med Clinic Corpsman)
3. Project Charter
3
Problem Statement: Project Goal:
Concern that the current patient demand at Naval Hospital Jacksonville
Internal Medicine Clinic may exceed the capacity of Internal Medicine
providers was identified during Leadership Rounds in March-April 2015.
During FY15, through 31MAR15, the existing processes in the Internal
Medicine Clinic have resulted in a three day appointment completion rate
of 79%, as well as removal of providers from the appointment schedule to
complete encounters and provider job dissatisfaction.
• Create a streamlined process that reduces patient cycle time and
improves the capacity of the Internal Medicine Clinic to meet patient
demand
• Increase the percentage of Internal Medicine Clinic encounters
meeting the Department of Defense Three Day Completion Standard
Expected Benefits: Metric Baseline Improvement
Goal
Improve capacity of Internal Medicine Clinic to meet patient demand
Increase the percentage of internal medicine encounters meeting the DoD
Three Day Completion Standard
Reduction in provider dissatisfaction
3 Day Encounter
Completion
79%
Jan-Mar 2015
95%
Mean Patient Flow
Cycle Times
Support Staff-Patient
Provider-Patient
33 Minutes
29 Minutes
20 Minutes
20 Minutes
Mean Cycle Time
Encounter Completion
3.27 Days
April 2015
Less than 3 Days
Tollgate
Planned End
Date
Actual End
Date
Primary Metric:
Three Day Encounter Completion from monthly DoD
DQMC program audit.Pre-Event 29MAY15 19MAY15
Event 26JUN15 09SEP15
Post-Event 17JUL15 12NOV15 Secondary Metrics:
Cycle Time: Patient Flow: Patient Check-In to Corpsman Provider Turnover
Cycle Time: Patient Flow: Provider Review Patient Info o Proceed to Next Patient
Cycle Time: Patient Check-In to Encounter signed in AHLTA
Validate 31JUL15 30NOV15
4. Voice of the Customer
CPIMS # DON 020401 4
• Patients:
• Patients have to wait past scheduled appointment time when encounter cycle times
extend beyond scheduled appointment durations.
• Support Staff:
• Unique provider preferences for patient appointments can lead to support staff having
to scramble to get patient into rooms
• Providers:
• Providers staying late and needing time out of clinic to complete patient encounters
negatively impacting access to care for some patients.
• Command Leadership:
• During leadership rounds Internal Medicine Clinic providers expressed concern that
patient enrollment level may be greater than provider’s capacity to deliver care.
• DHA:
• Internal Medicine Clinic consistently below DoD standard for timely completion of
encounters.
5. Communication Plan
CPIMS # DON 020401 5
COMMUNICATION PLAN: Internal Medicine Encounter Cycle Time
Purpose Audience Media Discussion Topics Responsibl
e Person
Frequency of
Communication
Location Notes/Status
MEETING AGENDA Project Team Email Project status
Next team meeting (date,
time, location, etc.)
Action item status
Other project info
Team
Leader
Q Meeting Outlook
CHAMPION
MEETING
Champion/GB/BB/
Sponsor/Process
Owner
Face-to Face Project Charter Brief
Tollgate Briefs
Project status
Team
Leader w
Lead Belt
Within 2 weeks of
completing Tollgate
Varies
TEAM MEETING Project Team Face-to Face Charter, SIPOC, Current
State Map, Ishikawa,
VOC, VSA & VSM, etc
Project
Leader
As needed. Agenda
can include problem
solving, evaluation,
reporting, decision
making, or planning
Varries
PROBLEM
SOLVING MEETING
Project Team and Ad
Hoc/SMEs as needed
Face to Face Analysis of specific
issue using appropriate
tools.
Team
Leader w
Lead Belt
As needed, may be
included in regular
team meeting
Varies
EVALUATION
MEETING
Project Team Face-to Face Project Status
Review of barriers to
implementation
Team
Leader
Monthly or as
needed, may be
included in regular
team meeting
Varies
REPORTING
MEETINGS
Project Team Email Team progress and
updates of outcome or
in-process metrics
Lead Belt Monthly or as
needed. may be
included in regular
team meeting
Varies
DECISION MAKING
MEETINGS
Project Team and Ad
Hoc/SMEs as needed
Face-to Face Proposed Charter
changes and actions on
JDIs
Team
Leader
As Needed, may be
included in regular
team meeting
Varies
PLANNING
MEETING
Project Team and Ad
Hoc/SMEs as needed
Face-to Face Plan JDI
implementations
Project
Team
As Needed, may be
included in regular
team meeting
Varies
6. Data Collection Plan
CPIMS # DON 020401 6
NH Jacksonville: Internal Med Cycle Time
What questions do you want to answer? 1.Is IntMed Clinic meeting DoD requirement for timely completion of patient encounters.
2. How efficient is the patient flow process in Internal Medicine
Metric Data Type
(Discrete /
Continuous)
Operational
Definition
Sampling
Notes
Source and
Location
Collection method Who will collect
data
Three Day
Encounter
Completion
Discrete
Per DoD Data Quality
Management Control
(DQMC) SOP
100% Sample Monthly DQMC Report Obtain from NH Jax Data Quality Manager Ms. Wanda Bartley
Cycle Time:
Encounter
Completion
Continuous
Time from Patient
Check-In to Provider
signs AHLTA Record
100% Sample CHCS Ad Hoc “BOCI”
Spool and save report as text file. Import into
Excel and calculate the difference between
Patient Check-In and Provider signature on
AHLTA encounter.
Health Systems Specialist,
Tricare Operations Dept.
Cycle Time for
Provider and Support
Staff
Continious
Time from Patient
Check-In to Corpsman
Provider Turnover
Time from Provider
Review Patient Info o
Proceed to Next Patient
Minimum of 5
patient
encounters for
each of 2
providers
Internal Medicine
Patient Schedule
Time study checklist AWO1 Adam Reed
How will data be used? How will data be
displayed?
What is plan for starting data collection?
To assess baseline performance and quantify improvements. Cycle time for
Provider and Support
Staff: Bar Chart
Three Day Encounter
Completion: Run
Chart
Cycle Time
Encounter
Completion: Control
Chart
Obtain baseline data from DQ Manager Ms.Bartley.
Create tracking tool for capturing Provider and Support Staff Cycle
Times.
Create CHCS ad hoc for encounter completion cycle time.
7. Baseline Data
CPIMS # DON 020401 7
Metric Baseline Goal Delta
Previous Support Staff Cycle Time 33 minutes 20 minutes 13 minutes
Previous Provider Cycle Time 29 Minutes 20 minutes 6 Minutes
Encounter Completion Cycle Time
Pt Check-In to AHLTA Signature
3.19 Days <3 Days 0.19 Days
Three Business Day Encounter Completion
DoD Data Quality Standard
79%
Sigma 2.19
95%
Sigma 3.14
16%
0.95
8. SIPOC
CPIMS # DON 020401 8
CustomersSuppliers Process
•Beneficiaries
•IMD
•Command
Leadership
•DON/BUMED
•Time to document
care
•Support Staff
•Training
•# staff on duty
• Appts available
•AHLTA -CHCS
•# of enrollees
•ATC regulations
and standards
•PCM availability
•Check-in process
and forms
•Patient Encounter Complete
•Patient Health
•Reported Workload
•HEDIS Compliance
•Patient Satisfaction
•Ancillary Services
•Scripts
•Lab
•X-Rays ect…
•CHCS data
•Access to care and other
PCMH reports
•Access to Care
•ICE Comments
CTQCTP
Support Staff Calls
Patient
Provider
Examines
Patient
Provider
Documents Care
Inbound:
Patient Checks-In
for Appt
•Patients
•PCMs/Providers
•Clinic/command
leadership
•DON, BUMED
Inputs Outputs
Outbound: Encounter
reported complete in CHCS
Ambulatory Data Module
2 - 1440 Minutes
VOC
Limited time to complete
encounter
documentation
requirements
9. Current State
Value Stream Analysis
9
• GEMBA walk of patient flow included time study to measure corpsman and provider
processes
• Support staff cycle time started with patient documentation pocked up by support staff
• Provider cycle time started with provider reviews patient information.
• Providers are frequently unable to close out patient encounters (AHLTA note signed) until
after patient leaves due to next waiting patient, or need for additional info/labs/ect...
• Visio Version of process maps included as documents in CPIMS
START: PATIENT
CHECKS-INFOR
APPOINTMENT
PATIENTARRIVES
ATFRONTDESK
FRONTDESKSCANS
IDANDCHECKS
PATIENTIN
FRONTDESKQA
PAPERWORK
FRONTDESK
MOVES
PAPERWORKTO
INBOX
SUPPORTSTAFF
CHECKROOM
AVAILABILITY
CURRENT
INSURANCE
PAPERWORK
CURRENT
INSURANCE
PAPERWORK
FRONTDESKGIVE
PATIENTDD2569
TOCOMPLETE
FRONTDESKPRINTS
SF600ANDSTITCH
&TIME
FRONTDESKPRINTS
PLANOFACTION
FORMS
FRONTDESKPRINTS
PAPFORMS
SUPPORTSTAFF
PREPS&
SANITIZEEXAM
ROOM
PATIENT
DOCUMENTATION
PICKEDUPBY
SUPPORTSTAFF
SUPPORT
STAFF
CALLS
PATIENT
PATIENTIS
MOVED
TRIAGE
ROOM
SUPPORTSTAFF
TAKESWEIGHT,
VITALS, AND
BLOODPRESSURE
DATAINPUTINTO
COMPUTER
SUPPORTSTAFF
INITIALHPION
SF600
SUPPORTSTAFF
TABSINTSWF
INFORMATION
SUPPORT
STAFFTRIAGE
ISSUES
PAP
FEMALE
STANDBY
REQUESTED
FINDFEMALE
STANDBY
ROOM
AVAILABE
ROOM
OCCUPIED
WAITFOR
AVAILABLEROOM
PREPPATIENT
ROOM
MOVEPATIENTTO
EXAMROOM
SUPPORTSTAFF
TURNOVERWITH
PROVIDER
PROVIDERREVIEWS
PAITIENT
INFORMATION
PROVIDER
NEEDS
ADDITIONAL
INFO
PROVIDERPULLS
ADDITIONALINFO
FROMPATIENT
CHART/
ELECTRONIC
MEDICALRECORD
PROCEEDTOEXAM
ROOM
NO
COMPLETEPATIENT
IDENTIFIERS
PROVIDERQ&A
PROVIDER
EXAMINESPATIENT
DIAGNOSEAND
PRESCRIBE
RECOMMENDATION
PAP
SUPPORTSTAFF
PLACESLABELS
ONSPECIMENS
SUPPORTSTAFF
DROPOFF
SPECIMENFORLAB
PICKUP
NEXTPATIENT
CHECKEDIN
INPUTLABS,
MEDICATIONS,
CONSULTS,NOTES,
ETC...
WORKON
INCOMPLETENOTES
ECT…UNTILNEXT
PATENTARRIVES
INPUTLABS&
MEDICATIONS
ANDWORKON
NOTE
PROCEED
TONEXT
PATIENT
END:ENCOUNTERREPORTEDAS
COMPLETEINCHCSAMBULATORYDATA
MODULE(ADM)
CHECKIN
SHEET
AVAILABLE
YES
PATIENT
COMPLETES
SHEET
SUPPORT
STAFFPRINTS
FORMS
FINDSCALETO
WEIGH
PATIENT
MEDICATION
REVIEW
REVIEWLAST
NOTE&LAB
DISCUSSESPRIOR
TREATMENT
EFFECTIVENESS
PROVIDES
RECOMMENDATIONS
DISCUSSES
CHIEF
COMPLAINT
CHECKOUT
SHEET
AVAILABLE
RETRIEVE
SHEETFROM
OFFICE
PATIENT
COMPLETES
FORM
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
Start
Support
Staff
Cycle
Time
End
Support
Staff
Cycle
Time
Avg
Support
StaffCycle
Time
33Min
Start
Provider
Cycle
Time
End
Provider
Cycle
Time
AvgCycleTime
PtCheck-Into
Completed
Encounter:
3.19Days
DOCUMENTATON
COMPLETE
YES
NO
PRE
PRINTED
LABELS
AVAIL?
PRINT
LABELS
NO
YES
PROVUNIQUE
REQUIREMENT
NO
Avg
Provider
CycleTime
29Min
Handoff
CorpsmantoProvider
Handoff
CorpsmantoProvider
10. RCA: Affinity Brainstorming with
Multi Voting & 5 Whys
10
Affinity Question: What delays patient flow and completion of encounter
documentation
Consensus
Prioritization
2 1 3
Affinity Header Variation in Patient Flow Not Enough Time Appt Scrubbing/Prep
Affinity
Cards
No consistent use of exam
rooms.
Room not cleaned after patient
leaves Lots of paperwork Enrollment panels too high
Not sure what patient needs at check-in
(HEDIS, TPC, ect…)
Different providers use
different forms.
Patient did not complete forms.
Too much paperwork Too many patients
Not knowing time expectations for
encounters.
Patients don’t always go to
the same exam room
Appt go over time. Complicated Patients
Appt times not long enough to
complete notes
Equipment needed for patient not always
ready.
Forms not always available Lots of paperwork
Having to look for additional
information
Not enough time in appt to complete
note.
Scrambling to find a standby
Equipment needed for
patient not always ready.
Patients don’t know what to do
with forms they fill out.
Waiting for labs or other info.
Patients have more than 20 minutes of
problems.
Not knowing why a patient is coming in.
New corpsman don’t always
know what to do.
Staff Turnover
Need additional information to
complete Assessment/Dx/Plan
Unrelated follow on questions
Having to look for additional information
Clinic Orientation for new
corpsmen varies.
Having to look for additional
information
Not sure what patient needs
at check-in (HEDIS, TPC,
ect…)
Room not ready, previous patient is
still in the room.
Different providers use
different forms.
11. Implementation Plan
CPIMS # DON021765 11
Date Implementation Action
RCA Link
Start Finish Responsible
Party
Team
Agreement
Process Owner
Understanding
Comments/Outcome
Apr 2015
Optimize utilization of
Support Staff with
Standard Work SOP
(Variation in Patient
Flow)
1May15 31Aug 15 Int Med LPO Yes Yes
Clarified, standardized and simplified process steps to
get patient ready for provider. Created written SOP for
support staff process.
Apr 2015
Reestablish Team
Huddles
(Appt Scrubbing/Prep)
1May15 31Aug15
Int Med Team
Leads
Yes Yes
Reestablished daily team huddles which enable
identification of patients prep requirements and help to
reduces last minute scrambling for information,
supplies and equipment that prolong cycle times for
support staff and provider processes
Apr 2015
Provider Admin Time
(Medical Documentation
Requirements)
1May15 31Aug15
Champion and
Int Med Dept
Head
Yes Yes
Increased patient demand and complexity/variation of
patient health issues limit amount of time available to
complete all required medical documentation within
scheduled appointment times. Champion approved 3
hours of uninterrupted, rotating administrative time per
week for providers to complete medical
documentation.
13. Future State
Value Stream Analysis
13
• Support staff process streamlined from 27 to 16 steps. New process includes
Standard Work SOP for Support Staff and decreased average cycle time by 19
minutes, from 33 to 16 minutes (↓57.6%).
• Provider process streamlined from 22 to 16 steps. New process decreased
average cycle time by 6 minutes, from 29 to 23 minutes (↓20.7%).
• Visio version of process maps uploaded into CPIMS documents
START:PATIENT
CHECKS-INFOR
APPOINTMENT
PATIENTARRIVES
ATFRONTDESK
FRONTDESKSCANS
IDANDCHECKS
PATIENTIN
CURRENT
INSURANCE
PAPERWORK
FRONTDESKGIVES
PATIENT
PAPERWORKTO
COMPLETE
FRONTDESKPRINTS
NECESSARYFORMS
(SF600,STITCHIN
TIME,PLANOF
ACTION,&PAP)
FRONTDESK
MOVESPATIENT
PAPERWORKTO
INBOX
PATIENT
DOCUMENTATION
ISPICKEDUPBY
SUPPORTSTAFF
SUPPORTSTAFF
CALLSPATIENT
PATIENTISMOVED
TOTRIAGEROOM
SUPPORTSTAFF
TAKESPATIENTS
WEIGHT,VITALS,
ANDBLOOD
PRESSURE
DATAISINPUTINTO
ELECTRONIC
MEDICALRECORD
SUPPORTSTAFF
INITIALSHPION
SF600
SUPPORTSTAFF
TABSINTSWF
INFORMATION
SUPPORTSTAFF
COMPLETESSF508
MEDICATION
REVIEW
SUPPORTSTAFF
TRIAGESISSUES
PAP
FEMALE
STANDBY
REQUESTED
FINDFEMALE
STANDBY
SUPPORT
STAFFDOES
TURNOVER
WITH
PROVIDER
PROVIDER
REVIEW
PATIENT
INFORMATION
PROVIDER
REQUEST
SUPPORTSTAFF
TOORDER
REFILLS
SUPPORTSTAFF
ORDERS
MEDICATION
REFILLS
PROVIDERREADY
TOPROCEED
REVIEWPATIENT
CHART/
ELECTRONIC
MEDICALRECORD
PROCEEDTO
EXAMROOM
COMPLETE
PATIENT
IDENTIFIERS
PROVIDERQ&A EXAMINEPATIENT
DIAGNOSEAND
PRESCRIBE
RECOMMENDATIONS
PAP
SUPPORTSTAFF
PLACESLABELSON
SPECIMENS
SUPPORTSTAFF
DROPSOFF
SPECIMENSFORLAB
PICKUP
NEXTPATIENT
CHECKED-IN
INPUTLABS,
MEDICATIONS,
CONSULTS,NOTES
ETC...
WORKON
INCOMPLETENOTES
ECT...UNTILNEXT
PATIENTARRIVES
INPUTLABSAND
MEDICATIONSAND
WORKONNOTE
PROCEEDTO
NEXT
PATIENT
END:ENCOUNTERREPORTED
COMPLETEINCHCS
AMBULATORYDATAMODULE
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES YES
NO
NO
ESTABLISH&
PRIORITIZE
PATIENTAND
PROVIDERISSUES
SETACHIEVABLE
GOALSFORTHE
VISIT
AvgCycle
Timefor
completed
encounter:
2.52Days
DOCUMENTATON
COMPLETE
Intervention:
SchedAdminTime
Start
Support
Staff
Cycle
Time
End
Support
Staff
Cycle
Time
Avg
Support
StaffCycle
Time
14Min
Start
Provider
Cycle
Time
End
Provider
Cycle
Time
Avg
Provider
CycleTime
23Min
Handoff
CorpsmantoProvider
Handoff
CorpsmantoProvider
Intervention:
StandardWorkforCorpsStaff
Intervention:RevitalizeHuddles
Allowsforimprovedcare
coordinationandimpacts
multiplesteps
Intervention:RevitalizeHuddles
Allowsforimprovedcare
coordinationandimpacts
multiplesteps
14. Results Data
Three Day Encounter Completion
CPIMS # DON 020401 14
• Standardization of support staff
process for getting patient ready for
provider and scheduled admin time
to complete records increased
available time to complete patient
encounters.
• Increased 3 Business Day
Compliance by 8%:
• from 79% to 87%.
• Improved Process Sigma by 0.33:
• From 2.3 to 2.63.
• Process significantly improved with
opportunities for continued
improvement.
15. Results Data
Encounter Completion Cycle Time
15
• Time from check-in to
provider signature in
AHLTA for individual
encounters decreased
from average of 3.19
days in April 2015 to 2.52
days in Oct 2015.
• Upper control limit
decreased from 13.7
days to 12.75 days.
• T Test for difference in
cycle times significant
with P-Value of 0.002 and
CI of 95%.
• Data includes all
completed encounters for
checked in patients
between 1-30 Apr and 1-
15 Oct 2015.
16. Results Data
Patient Flow Cycle Times
16
• After standardization and
simplification of patient flow
process, mean cycle times
decreased for both the
support staff and provider
portions of the process
• Support staff cycle time:
• ↓ 19 minutes (57.6%).
• Provider cycle time:
• ↓ 6 minutes (20.7%)
17. Control Plan
CPIMS # DON 020401 17
CONTROL PLAN
Process Name: NH Jacksonville Internal Medicine Cycle Time
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Name of
Measure
Measure
Definition
Measure
Calculation
Data Source Goal Measure
Frequency
Sample
Size
When to Act/Trigger Who Decides to
Act
Who
Acts
Reaction to Out of
Control
Display Method
3 Day
coding
compliance
Patient
Cycle Time
Audit
Encounter
Complete
Cycle Time
% of Kept
Encounters
closed
within 3
Business
Days
(Definition
in DoD
DQMC
SOP)
Per Data
Collection
Plan
Per Data
Collection
Plan
Monthly average
of:
# Encounters
closed within 3
business days/#
of kept
encounters.
Per Data
Collection Plan
Per Data
Collection Plan
Data Quality
Report
Time Study
Checklist
Per Data
Collection Plan
95%
<20Min
Avg < 3
days
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly
100%
Min of 20
patient
and 2
providers
100%
When >95% for
three
consecutive
months, or 4
months in a 5
month period.
When mean
support staff
cycle time is >20
min
When mean
cycle time is > 3
minutes
Data Quality
Manager
IntMed Clinic
LPO
IntMed Dept
Head
IntMed
Dept Head
IntMed
Clinic LPO
IntMed
Dept Head
Identify cause of
failure and design
intervention to
correct failure.
Identify cause of
failure and design
intervention to
correct failure.
Identify cause of
failure and design
intervention to
correct failure.
Run chart
Run Chart
Run Chart
18. LSS Scorecard
CPIMS # DON 020401 18
LSS SCORECARD
Metric Name:
BASELINE
RESULTS
POST INTERVENTION
RESULTS
TOTAL CHANGE
FROM BASELINE
Patient Flow Cycle Time:
(a) Support Staff
(b) Provider
(a) 33 Min
(b) 29 Min
(a) 14 Min
(b) 23 Min
(a) ↓ 19 Min (57.6%)
(b) ↓ 6 Min (20.7%)
Encounter Completion Cycle
Time
3.19 Days 2.52 Days ↓0.67 Days (21.0%)
3 Day Encounter Completion:
(a) Percent Complete
(b) Sigma
(a) 79%
(b) 2.30
(a) 87%
(b) 2.63
(a) ↑0.67 Days
(b) ↑0.33 Sigma