2022 Stronger - P132 - Stepwise Approach Improves Performance Using an INR-Based Metric - On Demand

In 2017, an international normalized ratio (INR)-based metric was added to our scorecard, specifying that an INR greater than or equal to five in patients who received at least three doses of warfarin is associated with an unacceptable risk of bleeding. This study evaluated the effects of a multidisciplinary team developing and implementing multiple clinical decision support and standard operating procedures in a stepwise manner on the INR metric performance. We achieved a 55.2% improvement in our qualifying event rate (4.55% versus 2.04%) and an 89.4% improvement in our rank among comprehensive academic medical center peers (66 versus seven).

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Quality Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Technicians
  • Physicians
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

Explain team-based clinical decision support strategies to improve patient outcomes related to acute INR elevation management.

Outline the stepwise implementation outcomes of clinical decision support and standard operating procedures by a multidisciplinary group using an INR-based metric.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 0.50 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
09/14/2022
Course expires: 
09/21/2023

Faculty

Stephen Lemon, PharmD, FCCM, BCCCP, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Informatics, Quality, and Data Analytics, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville, FL

Disclosure

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Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
 
 

Credit Types

 

Nurses (CNE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contacts hours.

Pharmacists (CPE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours for Pharmacists. 

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Pharmacy Technicians (CPE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours for pharmacy technicians. 

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Physicians (CME)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Healthcare Quality Professionals (CPHQ)

This activity is approved by NAHQ® for 0.50 CPHQ CE credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

Vizient, Inc. will award a maximum of 0.50 contact hours to all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity. These individuals will receive a Certificate of Participation indicating the maximum credits available.

Many state licensing boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.

 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 0.50 General CE – Attendance
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