2022 Stronger - PH335 - Reducing Readmissions Using AI, Predictive Analytics and Interdisciplinary Teams - On Demand

Join us for a panel discussion to hear how three health care organizations reduced readmissions.
 
Spectrum Health used artificial intelligence (AI), clinical judgement and predictive analytics to create a communication method that streamlined real-time hand-offs of complex patients to transition support. This program resulted in reduced overall readmissions, as well as reduced readmissions for the orthopedics and pulmonary service lines.
 
Houston Methodist collaborated with its accountable care organization to develop a patient-centered, physician-led, interdisciplinary approach to reduce heart failure readmissions. Weekly analysis of current data, combined with proactive root cause analyses, contributed to reduced readmissions, as well as improvements in patient care, literacy and health equity.
 
Rush University Medical Center also focused on heart failure readmissions, developing a heart failure risk score that provides real-time calculated scores for all hospitalized patients. High-risk patient care is coordinated through the Readmission Engagement and Care Transition program, resulting in a steady decrease in readmissions.

Target Audience

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

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how to identify readmission risk using robust predictive analytics.
  • Review a balanced risk communication method for real-time handoff of complex acute patients to transition support.
  • Discuss the importance of interdisciplinary team care plans to successful outcomes in readmission reduction programs.
  • Describe a structured format for patient case review and tracking of program outcomes that can be used to develop data-driven strategic improvements.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
  • 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
Course opens: 
08/31/2022
Course expires: 
09/21/2023

Faculty

Tricia L. Baird, MD, FAAFP, MBA, Vice President, Care Coordination, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Lindsey L. Eastman, RN, MSN, Director, Inpatient Care Management and Utilization Management, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Erica Auger, MSW, Director, Ambulatory Care Management and Transitions, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI

Julie Merz, BSE, Clinical Quality Manager, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Tisha Suboc, MD, Advanced Heart Failure Physician, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Zachary Menn, MD, MHA, MBA, Director, Value Based Care, Houston Methodist Coordinated Care, Houston, TX

Varun Kumar, MD, Medical Director, Inpatient Services, Houston Methodist Coordinated Care, Houston, TX

 

Disclosure

As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
Disclosure Statements
 
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

Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

This activity was planned by, and for, the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

 

Nurses (CNE)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contacts hours.

Physicians (CME)

Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 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 1.00 of CPHQ CE credits.

Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

Vizient, Inc. will award a maximum of 1.00 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

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 CPHQ – Certified Professional Healthcare Quality
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
  • 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
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