Transcript Health IT for Post Acute Care (HITPAC)

Health IT for Post Acute Care
(HITPAC)
Stratis Health Special Innovation
Project
Candy Hanson, BSN, PHN
December 5, 2012
Stratis Health
• Independent, nonprofit, Minnesota-based
organization founded in 1971
– Mission: Lead collaboration and innovation in
health care quality and safety, and serve as a
trusted expert in facilitating improvement for
people and communities
• Working at the intersection of research,
policy, and practice
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CMS: Making Care Safer
Promote effective coordination of care
Assure care is person and family-centered
Promote the best possible prevention and treatment of the
leading causes of mortality, starting with cardiovascular
disease
Help communities support better health
Make care more affordable for individuals, families, employers,
and governments by reducing the costs of care through
continual improvement
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What we will cover today:
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HITPAC- What is it?
HITPAC Benefits
HITPAC Opportunity
What’s Next?
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HITPAC is:
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services' Special
Innovation Project: Health
Information Technology for
Post-Acute Care Providers
(HITPAC).
Assist post acute care
providers in Minnesota—
focusing on skilled nursing
facilities (SNF)
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Improve quality and coordination of care
through the effective use of health
information technology (HIT) during
care transitions
Leverage standardized patient
assessment content to facilitate health
information exchange (HIE) with
hospitals
Reduce medical errors by improving the
medication management process
through the use of EHR functionality
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2-3 Communities of
Care in MN with at
least 5 SNF and 1
Hospital
SNF will collaborate
to exchange
standardized
assessments and
other documents
Hospitals will
provide updated
transitions of care
information
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Our Key Collaborators…
Aging Services of Minnesota
Care Providers of Minnesota
CHIC (Community Health Information Collaborative)
Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Hospital Association
LeadingAge /Center for Aging Services Technology
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Stratis Health will
Participating organization will
Provide a qualified team of staff to lead and
support the project
Create a multidisciplinary team committed to
the aims of the project and to working with
Stratis Health
Designate a primary contact, who will have
expertise and ready access to best practices,
resources, and tools
Designate one person who, in a leadership
capacity, can drive and support the
organization’s efforts and serve as the Stratis
Health contact
Obtain endorsement from its Board, CEO, and
Quality Director
Meet on-site at the organization with the project Participate in on-site visits with Stratis Health
team as appropriate
staff
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Stratis Health will
Participating Organization will
Develop and facilitate opportunities for project
teams to come together in collaborative
educational workshops for learning, sharing,
and networking
Participate in educational sessions,
collaborative sessions, and teleconference calls
Provide reporting assistance to project teams,
provide assistance with synthesizing data
results
Assist Stratis Health to aggregate de-identified
baseline and re-measurement data around rehospitalizations and med errors, and other data
we mutually identify
Provide support to project teams to use data
results to make organizational changes
Establish target goals and work on improving
systems of care
Maintain a strong commitment to leverage
opportunities to advance and align the project
with partners and stakeholders
Be willing to share best practices and lessons
learned
Provide a template for the project team’s
organization to release news of organizations
participation in a new project to local media
Provide local media with information of
participation in this project and be identified
publicly with the project
Promote accomplishments and lessons learned Share experiences and outcomes with others
of project team organizations
Maintain confidentiality around organizational
data gathered through the project
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“An unique opportunity…”
• Post-acute care providers in Minnesota
that qualify and are selected for the
HITPAC program will receive technical
assistance and HIT consulting services
• Stratis Health will work with you to
advance EHR adoption and use
towards achieving HIE around
transitions of care
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Long Term Post Acute Care (LTPAC) Facilities
will receive help with:
Technical assistance; Identify barriers and best practices
Use of patient assessment content (eg., MDS) to support
transitions of care and shared care.
Health IT standards that support interoperable exchange
Education and technical assistance on medication
management using HIT and HIE activities
Assist with workflow and organizational culture HIT
adoption
Education on use of data elements
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Acute Care Facilities- Hospitals will receive:
Assistance with Health IT standards that support
interoperable exchange of patient assessment content
HIPTAC will provide education and assistance on the
topic of Stage 2 Meaningful Use Core Measure 12
Assistance with incorporating HIE into daily operational
workflow
Technical assistance, facilitation with data elements,
training on workflow redesign
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What Happens Next?
• Express interest in participating in the
HITPAC Special Innovation Project
online at:
http://www.cvent.com/d/fcq3q4
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For more information or questions:
Candy Hanson, Program Manager,
HITPAC
952-853-8524
[email protected]
www.stratishealth.org
This material was prepared by Stratis Health, the Minnesota Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, under
contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. The materials do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 10SOW-MN-SIP HIT-12-05 110812
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