2022 Stronger - P148 - Expected Mortality takes Two to Tango: Documentation and Coding - On Demand

At SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, we realized that even though we were treating a significantly sicker patient population in our community, each patient’s severity of illness was not being precisely reflected in our expected mortality (EM). The present-on-admission (POA) risk variable documentation project was designed to help our physician leaders understand the impact of mortality model groups, as well as their associated risk variables, on EM. We implemented a workflow to optimize the POA capture rate for two of our highest mortality indices service lines, resulting in notable mortality index reduction.

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Quality Professionals
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

Identify service line-specific mortality risk variables with the highest impact.

Describe strategies to create efficient workflows that will help improve expected mortality.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 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

Zafar Jamkhana, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Officer, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Matt Broom, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Medical Affairs, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Emma Misra, MD, MHA, Senior Quality Specialist, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO

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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.

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)

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Available Credit

  • 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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