2022 Stronger - PH414 - Aligning Spine: Access, Triage and Navigation at Penn Medicine - On Demand

To improve access and reduce care variation for spine patients, Penn Medicine centralized its internal spine referral and triage process across four divisions (orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine and pain management), creating the Spine Access program in 2018. It serves as a single entry point and triage mechanism for specialty spine care referrals, with team members proactively calling patients to navigate them appropriately across the care continuum. The program has enhanced patient and provider experiences, contributed to double-digit growth in appointment volumes across all four specialty departments, and enabled data-based insights that inform strategy.

Target Audience

  • Healthcare Executives
  • Nurses
  • Physicians
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss how to develop and manage a multidisciplinary consult order spanning multiple divisions in an electronic health record system.
  • Explain how a coordinated approach to spine care improves patient access and referring provider satisfaction.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACHE
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC
  • 0.50 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
09/14/2022
Course expires: 
09/21/2023

Faculty

Rachel Kanter, MSN, RN, Director of Access, Neuroscience Service Line, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Lee Leibowitz, MBA, Chief Administrative Officer, Neuroscience Service Line, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Disclosure

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FDA Off-Label Use
 
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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

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 Executives (ACHE)

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Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)

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Available Credit

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