UNITE 202ONE - PH341 It’s the Journey That Matters: A Robust, End-of-Life Care Process to Improve ‘Observed’ Mortality

November 17, 2021

Learning from peers, experts and those who have discovered and uncovered best practices can shorten the time it takes to solve problems in an organization. The 2021 Vizient Clinical Connections Summit is designed to give our members the opportunity to share their knowledge, experience, lessons learned and take home real life, actionable takeaways they can implement.

Based upon the 2020 member topics survey, the Summit sessions and posters provide a through-line to successfully tackle some of the toughest challenges members currently face. Learner takeaways includes proven strategies and tools to enable change and evolve care models. This education content illustrates the depth, sophistication, and impact of Vizient members’ work to improve patient care quality, safety, experiences, effectiveness, outcomes, and efficiencies.

Target Audience

Physician, Nurse, Pharmacist, General CEU
 

Learning Objectives

• Describe the use of data from the Vizient Clinical Data Base (CDB) for identification of observed versus expected opportunity.
• Illustrate a process to capture cases of high likelihood of mortality upstream.
• Describe how to incorporate the best care process for the patient.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
11/17/2021
Course expires: 
01/03/2022
Event starts: 
11/17/2021 - 10:15am CST
Event ends: 
11/17/2021 - 10:45am CST
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Live activity
United States

Presenters

Kearstin Jorgenson, MSM, CPC, COC, System Director – Physician Advisory Services, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
Sathya Vijayakumar, MS, MBA, Clinical Operations Manager, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah
Kory T. Anderson, MD, Medical Director, Physician Advisory Services & CDI, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah

 

Planning Committee

Karen M. Latimer, MS, MSMI, LSSGB, RRT
Associate Vice President, Network Operations, Content
Vizient, Inc.

Lindsay Mayer, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Senior Director, PI Programs
Vizient, Inc.

Marly Christenson, PhD, MS, RN, NP, CPHQ (lead nurse planner)
Senior Director, Networks
Vizient, Inc.

John Langefeld, MD
Vice President, Clinical Integration & Quality Innovation
Vizient, Inc.

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Solutions Director
Vizient, Inc.

Richard Ponder, MBA, CMRP, CPhT
Senior Director, Product Delivery
Vizient, Inc.

Reviewers

Lindsay Mayer, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Senior Director, PI Programs
Vizient, Inc.

Marly Christenson, PhD, MS, RN, NP, CPHQ (lead nurse planner)
Senior Director, Networks
Vizient, Inc.

John Langefeld, MD
Vice President, Clinical Integration & Quality Innovation
Vizient, Inc.

Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Consulting Solutions Director
Vizient, Inc.

Richard Ponder, MBA, CMRP, CPhT
Senior Director, Product Delivery
Vizient, Inc.

 

Joint 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.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 General CE - Attendance
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