1 Capturing Accurate Documentation Through Participation in Interdisciplinary Rounds: A Healthcare System Initiative Kay Blue, RN, BSN, CCDS, ACM, Director CDI Holley Pegram, RN, MSN, CCM, Manager CDI Sandie Pressley, RN, BSN, PI Coordinator, Quality Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, NC Learning Objectives At the completion of this educational activity, the learner will be able to: Understand the process of initiating and identifying units appropriate for interdisciplinary rounds Identify the overall benefit and format of interdisciplinary rounds Understand the role and impact of CDI participation in interdisciplinary rounds Describe ways interacting with the interdisciplinary team improves documentation Identify challenges, opportunities, and ways to measure the success of CDI participation in interdisciplinary rounds 2 Carolinas HealthCare System Who We Are Integrated System of Care As one of the largest integrated healthcare networks in the country, Carolinas HealthCare System leverages knowledge, scale, and virtual technologies to drive better patient care. We deliver quality care efficiently and conveniently, creating value for our patients, communities, and payers. Patient Centered Focus We believe the experiences of patients and their families are crucial components of the healing process. In every interaction, we aim to deliver personalized care and engage patients through tools and resources that make them feel included, informed, and inspired. Transformative Approach to Care As the healthcare landscape evolves, Carolinas HealthCare System is quickly adapting to the demands of the industry and the needs of our patients and payers. In everything we do, we strive to achieve affordability and deliver access to quality healthcare. Source: Carolinas HealthCare System Value Report 3 1
4 Carolinas HealthCare System Where We Are Source: Carolinas HealthCare System Value Report Carolinas HealthCare System Clinical Documentation Improvement Program Overview of the clinical documentation improvement program Part of the clinical care management department CDI leadership: 1 director, 2 managers, 1 clinical supervisor, 4 senior CDI Covers 10 Charlotte region acute care facilities 7 acute care facilities are all payer review 4 acute care facilities participate in the service line concurrent documentation excellence review process Participates in 24 interdisciplinary rounds across 7 of the acute care facilities Provides resources and education to 18 regional care facilities 5 Carolinas HealthCare System Overview of CDI Program Clinical documentation improvement program focus Case review includes adult inpatient, excludes OB and psychiatric Prioritize Medicare fee for service, Medicare Advantage MS DRG and APR DRG optimization Quality accuracy and completeness, POA, PSI, HAC Hierarchical Condition Categories 6 2
7 Polling Question #1 Has CDI taken center stage at your facility and/or organization as part of addressing length of stay and readmissions? Yes No Not sure 8 Polling Question #2 Does CDI in your facility or organization have a working relationship with the performance improvement department? Yes No Not sure 9 3
10 Polling Question #3 Do you have provider led interdisciplinary rounds in your facility and/or organization? Yes No Not sure Carolinas HealthCare System Interdisciplinary Rounds Performance Improvement Initiative Lean methodology Principles of Lean Identify Value Seek Perfection Map the Value Stream Establish Pull Create Flow Continuous process improvement 11 Carolinas HealthCare System The Lean Journey What does the Lean journey mean for a healthcare system? Performance improvement with a patient centered focus Employees are engaged in continuous process/performance improvement Creates a culture of change Healthcare system wide approach Breakdown of departmental silos New way of thinking 12 4
13 CHS Pineville 5 Tower Identified for the Lean Journey Reasons for action Ineffective communication among the disciplines, causing delays in care plan execution Excessive length of stay Duplication of processes, resulting in waste of staff time Physician caseload scattered throughout entire hospital Poor documentation CHS Pineville 5 Tower Initiating the Lean Journey Rapid improvement event Initiated September 4, 2014 with rapid improvement event Participating disciplines: Nursing, hospitalist physicians, nursing assistants, pharmacy, case manager, CDI specialist Ad hoc members: Physical/occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, dietitian, leadership 5 day rapid improvement event to identify current operations, see the waste, analyze the problems, then design a plan to eliminate the waste Outcome: 1 hour roundtable discussions: Patient centered plan of care 14 Lean Principle: Waste Identification CHS Pineville 5 Tower in 2014 Spaghetti diagram of current state Disconnected communication channels No standard process Inefficient and duplicative work 15 5
16 Lean Principle: Value Stream Mapping CHS Pineville 5 Tower in 2014 Lean Principle: Create Flow Gap Analysis CHS Pineville 5 Tower in 2014 Team analyzed 5potentialmodels Focusedonprosandcons of each model Weighed against patient plan of care Outcome Hybrid model Conference room rounding with bedside rounding PRN 17 Lean Principle: Establish Pull Future State Process Flow Map CHS Pineville 5 Tower in 2014 Process flow ONE care team ONE plan of care ONE communication 18 6
19 Lean Principle: Seek Perfection CHS Pineville 5 Tower action plan for IDR process Consistent MD presence 2 MDs assigned to cover 5T Daily table rounds with multidisciplinary team at 1 p.m. Mon Fri in private conference room on unit Updates to Cerner EMR during rounds or immediately (changes to plan of care, DC plans, CDI clarification responses) Limit 2 to 3 minute discussion/patient Omit discussion of newly admitted patients or discharges Establishment of standard work script of items to address Creation of an IDEAL STATE and establishment of BEST PRACTICES CHS Pineville 5 Tower Benefits of Interdisciplinary Rounds Initiative Desired Improvement Metric Performance Defined cycle time of discussion per case Better coordination of care Unit bed capacity Improved communication Physician engagement w/cdi Revenue improvement Minutes/patient LOS reduction Admissions/day MD pages Clarification response rate CDI financial impact 2 minutes Reduced LOS from 4.06 to 3.86 days 24.5% increase in daily admissions to 5T Reduced pages to MD by 90% 5T IDR physician = 2 pages Other MDs = 20 pages Baseline 92% After 3 months 95% 24% increase in gross revenue from clarifications 20 CHS Pineville 5 Tower IDR Impact on ALOS 4.500 4.250 4.269 2015 5T ALOS in Days 4.000 3.750 3.500 3.250 3.000 2.750 2.500 3.360 3.019 2.869 3.555 3.170 3.071 2.698 3.163 3.253 3.532 3.123 2.250 2.000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2015 ALOS (days) Linear (ALOS (days)) Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) 21 7
22 CHS Pineville 5 Tower IDR Impact on Readmissions 1.40 1.20 1.07 Unplanned 30 Day Readmissions: O/E Ratio Unit: 5TS 1.29 1.14 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.65 0.64 0.80 0.81 0.90 0.77 0.86 0.65 0.40 0.20 0.39 0.00 APR 2014 MAY 2014 JUN 2014 JUL 2014 AUG 2014 SEP 2014 OCT 2014 NOV 2014 DEC 2014 JAN 2015 FEB 2015 MAR 2015 Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) CHS Pineville 5 Tower IDR Impact on CDI Benchmark 160 140 CDI Benchmark Results 96% 152 98% 100% 120 92% 95% 100 80 93 92 87% 89% 69 90% 60 84% 49 56 85% 40 80% 20 0 Pre Lean (Medicare Only) Oct 2014 May 2015(Medicare Only) June 2015 Dec 2015 (All Payor) Avg Reviews/Month Avg Clarifications/Month MD Response Rate Agreement Rate 75% Source: 09d Physician Query Listing 3M 23 Carolinas HealthCare System Expansion of Interdisciplinary Rounds (IDR) CHS Acute Care Facility CMC Stanly Mercy Pineville Union Cleveland & Kings Mtn Lincoln NorthEast University Bed size IDR 2014* IDR 2015 IDR 1,175 100 235 220 245 300 100 450 100 1 med 1 surg 1 med 1 med 1 med 1 med 1 ICU 1 med 1 med 1 med/tel 1 med 1 med 1 med/tel 1 ICU Total 2 3 3 2 1 3 10 *First interdisciplinary round established through the Lean journey at CHS Pineville 4 med 1 surg 2 ICU 2 progress 1 tel 24 8
25 Polling Question #4 Is having your CDI specialist participate in provider education important to the CDI program in your facility and/or organization? Yes No Not sure Format of Interdisciplinary Rounds Picture This IDR around the ADOD board on a surgical unit IDR around the ADOD board on a medical unit IDR walking room to room in ICU IDR roundtable on a medical unit 26 Polling Question #5 What percentage of your queries are asked through verbal, face to face communication? 1% 20% 20% 30% 30% 50% > 50% Not sure 27 9
28 Primary Query Tool 2013 Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Carolinas HealthCare System CDI perspective Prior to IDR, most queries were electronic or e submission The EMR allowed queries to be sent electronically The electronic queries decreased face to face verbal communication with providers Source: ACDIS Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Supplement to CDI Journal July 2013 Effective Query Technique 2013 Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Source: ACDIS Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Supplement to CDI Journal July 2013 29 Role of CDI Participation Interdisciplinary Rounds Role of CDI in IDR Provide the working DRG ALOS Provider documentation excellence education Verbal clarification of inconsistent or conflicting documentation Improve query response rate through face to face interactions Accurate and complete documentation MS DRG and APR DRGoptimization Decrease retrospective queries 30 10
31 Impact of CDI Participation Interdisciplinary Rounds Impact of CDI in IDR Improved workflow query management Developing relationships with interdisciplinary team Developing relationships with providers Providing documentation education to interdisciplinary team and providers Opportunity to capture an accurate clinical picture through documentation Communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary team Improved provider documentation Impact of Interdisciplinary Rounds by Discipline Impact Examples Clinical case management Pharmacy Nursing education/documentation Physician documentation excellence Physician education Appropriate assignment of patient status, proactive discharge planning Accurate medication reconciliation and appropriate medication utilization Importance and value of nursing documentation O2 sats, BMI, I&O, wounds Face to face clarifications for the most accurate and consistent documentation DRG assignment, LOS targets, capture of severity of illness 32 The NorthEast IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective Interdisciplinary rounds A very useful tool to bring a multidisciplinary team to the same page at the same time to improve patient outcomes by improving communication Can be an effective tool to reduce length of stay and have a positive effect on unplanned readmissions 33 11
34 The NorthEast IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective Physicians Quality/PI Facility Leadership Nursing Ancillary Departments Interdisciplinary Rounds Challenges Facility layout Physician engagement Nursing engagement Culture change Staffing Clinical documentation resources 35 The NorthEast IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective Facility Kick Off Gathering Nutrition Clinical Documentation Specialists Respiratory Therapy Pharmacy Clinical Care Management Physical Therapy Physicians Nursing 36 12
Using a number from 1 to 10 zero is the "worst hospital possible" and ten is the "best hospital possible", what would you rate this hospital during your stay? During this hospital stay, how often did doctors listen carefully How often did doctors explain things in a way you could How often did nurses explain things in a way you could 37 The IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective Actions to Take Place Prior to Start of Rounds (ADOD Boards) Step Key Points Role Major Reason for Key Points New Admission: enters info for new pt Upon Discharge: Erase all info on pt 1. Ensure accurate information 2. Will assist with any bariers do d/c At the time of the huddle, current relevant information is already on the board for round Assigned Nurse After Morning Report: Update anything efficiency significant on the board that needs to be Daily enter/update, prior to rounds 1. Identify Predixion risk score At the time of the huddle, current relevant CCM 1. Predixion risk 2. Planned D/C disposition 2. Is patient a readmission 3. Note planned d/c disposition information is already on the board for round efficiency List the date of expected ADOD. The actual At the time of the huddle, current relevant Daily enter/update, prior to rounds the board for round CDI 1. Expected ADOD/LOS for patient date has been proven to be more meaningful information is already on to the team then actual LOS. (i.e. 4/3/16 vs. 7 efficiency days) Interdisciplinary Rounds (IDR) (Rounds begin promptly at 11:00) Major Step Key Points Role Reason for Key Points 1. State patient name, room # and Predixion 1. All teammates are talking about the same patient 1. Initiate Rounds: Identify Patient Score. 2. Is patient a readmission 2. Information needed at current state to compare to target 2. Provide clinical summary: Summary to be 3. State current hospital LOS 3. All teammates need basic information about each MD brief (only 1 2 sentences) 4. State working diagnosis patient 3. Final Summation: Review of clincial course 5. After each discipline has stated any issues, 4. To ensure that all urgent pertinent information and barriers to discharge state a final summation of the urgent pertinent gets attention information and if the patient is on track for the anticipated day of discharge Efficiency only pertinent information should be Assigned Nurse Present patient following standard script Review standard script defined by nursing reviewed, discuss any barriers to discharge Review Pharmacy Checklist: Address any Pharmacist Identify and resolve any barriers Eliminate LOS impact and create patient flow actions needed for discharge Review all patient information related to RT Efficiency only pertinent information should be RT Present patient following standard script needs reviewed, discuss any barriers to discharge Review all patient information related to PT Efficiency only pertinent information should be PT Present patient following standard script needs reviewed, discuss any barriers to discharge Review Nutritional Checklist: Address any Nutrition Identify and resolve any barriers Eliminate LOS impact and create patient flow actions needed for discharge Review Plan for D/C: Address any actions 1. Discuss patient's d/c disposition CCM Eliminate LOS impact and create patient flow needed for discharge 2. Facilitate discussion to any barriers to d/c 1. Make notation of any additional entries to 1. Concurrent documentation gives opportunity for 1. Update documentation: Ask for be made immediately after rounding clarification; more accurate billing of appropriate CDI clarifications around documentation 2. Clarifies LOS in case info has changed as a DRG and LOS 2. Verbalize LOS result of a DRG clarification 2. Ensures the team is on the same page The IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective 38 The IDR Journey A Performance Improvement Perspective 4 GHJ MED 2015 Jan 16 Feb 16 Mar 16 Apr 16 May Jun 16 Jul 16 Aug 16 Sep 16 Oct 16 Nov 16 Dec 16 16 YTD TB Goal YTD "n" Value 16 16 24 29 26 23 15 21 18 14 18 220 Trend Likelihood to Recommend (Definitely Yes) 78.54 59.0 64.7 75.0 45.8 53.6 50.0 78.3 60.0 59.1 72.2 71.4 61.1 61.5 1 4 2 Overall Rating Communication with Doctors 77.3 53.9 68.8 81.2 54.2 72.4 50.0 73.9 66.7 61.9 55.6 57.1 55.6 63.2 74.6 80.4 75.0 72.7 80.2 70.5 87.0 91.1 74.9 77.8 83.3 82.1 79.0 How often did doctors treat you with courtesy and respect? 82.4 75.0 83.3 82.8 73.1 100.0 93.3 81.8 83.3 85.7 89.5 84.3 84.2 to you? 88.2 68.8 66.7 79.3 76.9 78.3 93.3 71.4 77.8 85.7 78.9 77.9 70.6 81.2 68.2 78.6 61.5 82.6 86.7 71.4 72.2 78.6 77.8 74.8 Communication with Nurses 62.8 78.4 70.8 59.7 80.5 67.9 82.6 68.9 57.6 68.5 81.0 69.5 71.3 How often did nurses treat you with courtesy and respect? 76.5 81.2 66.7 82.8 73.1 95.7 73.3 59.1 77.8 85.7 78.9 77.1 82.5 How often did nurses listen carefully to you? 88.2 75.0 50.0 79.3 57.7 78.3 66.7 54.5 66.7 78.6 68.4 68.6 understand? 70.6 56.2 62.5 79.3 73.1 73.9 66.7 59.1 61.1 78.6 61.1 68.0 IDR began in July 39 13
40 ALOS Comparison Telemetry Unit ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 2015 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 1.80 1.80 1.60 1.60 1.40 1.40 1.20 1.20 1.00 1.00 0.80 0.80 0.60 0.60 0.40 0.40 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.00 OCT 2015 NOV 2015 DEC 2015 OCT NOV DEC C2E Target C2E Target Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) ALOS Comparison Surgical Unit 2.00 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 2015 2.00 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 1.60 1.60 1.20 1.20 0.80 0.80 0.40 0.40 0.00 0.00 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2AE 2BE 2CE 2DE Target 2AE 2BE 2CE 2DE Target Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) 41 ALOS Comparison Medical Unit 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 2015 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 0.00 0.00 JUL 2015 AUG 2015 SEP 2015 OCT 2015 NOV 2015 DEC 2015 JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC M1E M2E M3E Target M1E M2E M3E Target Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) 42 14
43 ALOS Comparison ICU ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 2015 ALOS CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio 3.60 3.60 3.20 3.20 2.80 2.80 2.40 2.40 2.00 2.00 1.60 1.60 1.20 1.20 0.80 0.80 0.40 0.40 0.00 0.00 JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 I1E I2E T1E T2E Target I1E I2E T1E T2E Target Source: Quality Advisor (Premier) : Length of Stay CHS Performance (O/E Ratio) 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 ALOS SC Std Observed to Expected Ratio O/E Ratio 2015 O/E Ratio Target Source: CHS Quality Scorecard, Tableau QCC Dashboard as of January 23,. November and December data should be considered preliminary Source: CHS Quality Scorecard 44 : Readmissions CHS Performance (O/E Ratio) 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 Readmission CS Std Observed to Expected Ratio O/E Ratio 2015 O/E Ratio Target Source: CHS Quality Scorecard 45 15
46 Participation in Interdisciplinary Rounds Feedback After Implementation Pros Floor based MD for better patient accessibility & care team coordination Decreased interruptions from pages & phone calls Pharmacy med reconciliation, changing/entering verbal med orders for MD at IDR Improved communication between care team members, coordination of care & DC planning Appreciate CDI education regarding LOS/DRG, documentation specificity More accurate MD profiles for severity of illness/risk of mortality Cons Disruption in continuity to care if patient transfers to other units due to medical condition Patient satisfaction impacted with multiple providers Time constraints/staff late to rounds Extra work, change in expectations & culture Not a one size fits all model; IDR rounds is a work in progress Not FTE neutral additional acute care practitioners to assist with admission process Measuring the Success of CDI Participation in IDR CDI benchmarking Query rate Response rate Trending of primary impact Trending of secondary impact Communication/query type Review rate 47 Impact of IDR on CDI Program 35 Primary Impact Affecting the MS DRG 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Principal Diagnosis Principal Procedure MCC CC Linear Source: (Principal 09d Physician Diagnosis) Query Listing 3M 48 16
49 Impact of IDR on CDI Program 35 Secondary Impact Affecting the APR DRG 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 SOI & ROM ROM SOI Linear (SOI & ROM) Source: 09d Physician Query Listing 3M Impact of IDR on CDI Program 160 Provider Response Days 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Source: 09d Physician Query Listing 3M Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 7+ Days Linear (Day 0 ) 50 Comparison of Query Communication Type 250 Provider Query by Communication Type 200 150 100 50 0 50 E Submission Verbal Communication Linear (E Submission) Linear (Verbal Communication) Source: 09d Physician Query Listing 3M 51 17
52 Polling Question #6 What would you estimate your average monthly query response rate to be? < 70% 70% 80% 80% 90% > 90% CDI Benchmark Results for 2015; Medicare Only 100.00% CDI Benchmarks 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 20.00% 0.00% % Reviewed % Query Rate % Queries Agree % Queries Responded Linear (% Reviewed) Linear (% Query Rate) Linear (% Queries Agree) Linear (% Queries Responded) Source: 02d Executive Summary Dashboard 3M 53 CDI Benchmark Results for ; All Payer 100% CDI Benchmarks 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% % Reviewed % Query Rate % Queries Agree % Queries Responded Linear (% Reviewed) Linear (% Query Rate) Linear (% Queries Agree) Linear (% Queries Responded) Source: 02d Executive Summary Dashboard 3M 54 18
55 Polling Question #7 Do you have a query compliance policy and workflow processes that address verbal queries? Yes No Not sure Query Policy and Procedure 2013 Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Carolinas HealthCare System CDI perspective Compliance policy very minimally addressed verbal queries Standard workflow processes did not address the management of verbal queries Source: ACDIS Physician Query Benchmarking Survey Supplement to CDI Journal July 2013 56 CDI Participation in Interdisciplinary Rounds Challenges and Opportunities Challenges CDI apprehension regarding verbal queries Impact on productivity Resistance to change More IDRs than CDI staff CDI representation at IDR Provider relationships Opportunities Improve documentation Provider & interdisciplinary education Provide the right information at the right time Policy & process to support verbal queries Provider relationships Improve CDI impact analysis 57 19
58 Conclusion Value of IDR to the Organization Value of IDR Focus on quality and timeliness of care Improved patient safety awareness Accurate documentation of SOI/ROM Early proactive DC planning Improvement in observed to expected ratio for LOS Improved communication/collaboration Increased staff/md satisfaction Value added benefit and best practice Overall performance improvement Proper use of resources Increase in revenue and operating efficiencies Thank you. Questions? kay.blue@carolinashealthcare.org holley.pegram@carolinashealthcare.org sandie.pressley@carolinashealthcare.org In order to receive your continuing education certificate(s) for this program, you must complete the online evaluation. The link can be found in the continuing education section at the front of the program guide. 59 20