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MAKING CARING CONNECTIONS:
CONTINUITY OF CARETRANSFER PROJECT
Management PresentationHospitalPresenter’s NameDate
OVERVIEW OF PROBLEM
Insufficient communication between hospitals and long term care communities during care transfers…
adversely affects the quality and continuity of care provided
contributes to adverse events and increased health care costs
HISTORY OF THE PROJECT
Best Practice Coalition identified the problems associated with transfers.
Appointed workgroup to find solutions. reviewed literature, standards and regulations conducted hospital and LTC surveys created a recommended transfer process, drafted model transfer
forms and guidelines Conducted a pilot with hospitals and LTC centers Revised forms and process based on pilot Best Practice Coalition recommended the
process and forms be adopted as a best practice
BEST PRACTICE COALITION RECOMMENDATIONS
incorporate the recommended data elements into the forms used when transfers occur between LTC centers and hospitals
adopt the continuity of care transfer process
Use the forms consistently and follow the recommended process
All hospitals and LTC centers should do the following.
THE CONTINUITY OF CARE TRANSFER PROCESS
complete the appropriate transfer form fax the form to the receiving facility send a copy of the form and
recommended medical records with EMS or the family
call the receiving facility to give verbal report
All hospitals and LTC centers should do the following.
WHY SHOULD WE DO THIS? Improve quality, safety and continuity of
care during care transitions Improve handoff communication and
transfer of information Decrease medical errors Reduce the number of duplicated tests Decrease readmissions Increase patient satisfaction Reduce patient complaints and litigation Save staff time and frustration
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO OUR HOSPITAL?
NQF has proposed improved care transitions from one setting to another as one of its 2009 priority goals.
CMS has made care transitions part of its 9th Scope of Work.
Included in two of the Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
New CMS Quality Measures focus on 30-day readmission rates.
Addresses many of the hospital-acquired conditions for which CMS proposes to withhold payment
HOW DO WE GET STARTED? Identify a project champion
and key players at your facility Establish goals and
benchmarks Review current forms and
processes Review project tools, forms
and resources Adopt or modify transfer forms
and guidelines Educate staff Do it! Review, evaluate and revise Celebrate and share successes
CONNECTING WITH LTC FACILITIES
Extend invitation to participate in a communitywide project
Ask them to identify a project champion and key players at their facilities
Host meetings to establish and promote transfer standards
Execute communitywide plan