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RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE USE OF PROGESTERONE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative(IPQIC) Endorsed by the IPQIC Governing Council June 2015

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 RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE THE USE OF PROGESTERONE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY                                    Indiana Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative(IPQIC) 

 

Endorsed by the IPQIC Governing Council

June 2015 

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RecommendationstoIncreasetheUseofProgesteronetoPreventPrematurity

Aim

TheaimoftheProgesteronetoPreventPrematurity(P3)subcommitteeistoensure100%ofeligiblewomenreceiveprogesteronetopreventarecurrentprematurebirth.

SubcommitteeParticipantsThefollowingindividualswereinvolvedinthedevelopmentoftherecommendations:

Name Agency Role

RobertBaker,MD‐CoChair

ManagedHealthServices VicePresidentforMedicalAffairs

BrennanFitzpatrick,MD TheWomen'sHospital Director,HighRiskObstetricServices

LoriGrimm,RN TheWomen’sHospitalDeaconessHealthSystem

Manager,QualityandPatientSafety

KendraHam IndianaStateDeptofHealth MCHEpidemiologist

DawnKackley TerreHauteRegionalHospitalClinicalCoordinator,Women&Children’sServices

JosephLandwehr,MD‐CoChair IUHealthBallMemorial

Perinatologist

MinjooMorlan,MSW INMarchofDimesAssociateDirector,ProgramServices

DanielSunkel,MD Women'sClinic Obstetrician‐Gynecologist

ErinWalsh

FamilyandSocialServicesAdministration

OfficeofMedicaidPolicyandPlanning

KristiWilliams,PharmD

UnionHospital DirectorofMaternalandChildServices

Overview

PretermbirthistheleadingcauseforinfantmorbidityandmortalityinIndianaandintheUnitedStates.Prematuredeliveryaffects11.4%ofthebirthsintheUS.Pretermbirthsaccountfor50%ofthepregnancycostasestimatedbyMedicaiddata,largelycomingfromthecostsassociatedwithneonataladmissions.(MHPA)InIndiana,accordingtodatafrom2011‐2013,8.7‐9.0%ofallpretermbirthswereasecondpretermbirth.Ifprogesteronecouldprevent30‐40%ofalltherecurrentpretermbirths,220pretermbirthsin2011,209

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pretermbirthsin2012and215pretermbirthsin2013couldhavebeeneliminated(644pretermbirthsover3years).AmongIndianamotherswhohadahistoryofapreviouspretermbirth,29‐33%gavebirthtoasecondpretermbirth(ISDH,MCH).(ISDH,MCH)MarchofDimeshasestimatedeachpretermbirthontheaveragecost$54,000perNICUadmission.Thiswouldleadtoapotentialsavingsof$11.9millionin2011and$11.2millionin2012.Thisdoesnottakeintoaccountthelongtermcostsandtheemotionaltollthatisplacedonthefamiliesandsocietyofinfantdeathsandofsurvivingprematureinfantswithongoingphysicalanddevelopmentalproblems.

Sinceonly8‐10%ofthepretermbirthsinIndianawererecurrentpretermbirths,thisdoesnotaddresstheother7600pretermdeliveriesin2011ortheother7300pretermdeliveriesin2012.Inordertomakeasignificantimpactonpreventingapretermdelivery,therefore,ascreeningstrategyforidentifyingasymptomaticwomenatriskforpretermdeliverymustbedevised.IamsetalandHassanetalhavedescribeduniversalcervicallengthscreeningprotocolsandtreatmentoptions.Thesestudiesandprotocolsestimatea30%reductioninpretermbirthintheseotherwiseasymptomaticwomenwhichcouldeliminate450‐500prematurebirthsinIndianayearly.Thistranslatesintohugesavingsbothmonetarilyandinthepreventedmorbidityandmortalityofthesenewborns.

AsthesubcommitteewasevaluatingthemosteffectivestrategytotacklethedauntingtasktoreducethenumberofprematurebirthsinIndiana,itbecameveryevidentthatthestrategyshouldtakeplaceinphases.Theresourcesarenotreadilyavailabletoapproachallissuessimultaneously;therefore,wedividedthelongtermstrategyintotwomajorphases:

Phase1–Identifywomenwithapriorpretermbirthandplacethemon17alpha‐hydroxyprogesteronecaproate(17‐P)injectionsperwellpublishedprotocols.Tofacilitatethisstrategy,thebarriersthatarefacingthepatientsandthemedicalpractitionersneedtobeidentifiedandminimized.Thegoalofthecommitteeistodevelopastrategythatwillfacilitatetheeaseofaccessto17Pforallparties.Phase1willbetheareafortherecommendationspresentedinthisdocument.

Phase2–Developascreeningprotocolthatidentifiesthewomenwhoarehighestriskforapretermdelivery,bothlowandhighriskgroups.Thecurrentscreeningprotocolsrecommenduniversalcervicallengthscreening,whichposesachallengefrombothanaccessstandpointandcost/benefitanalysis.Womenwhomeettheshortcervicallengthcriteriawouldthenbeplacedonvaginalprogesteroneiftheyhavenothadapreviouspretermbirth.TheserecommendationswillbeaddressedatalaterdateasPhase2.

NewProfessionalSocietyPracticeGuidelines

BelowisasummaryofrecentpracticeguidelinesfromtheAmericanCongressofObstetriciansandGynecologists(ACOG).(AmericanCollegeofObstetricsandGynecology)

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Progesteronestronglyrecommended:

17‐Pforsingletonpregnancieswithapriorspontaneouspretermsingletonbirth,regardlessofcervicallength.Pretermbirthisdefinedaslessthan366/7weeks.

Progesteronenotrecommended:

Singletonwithoutapriorspontaneouspretermsingletonbirthwithanunknownornormalcervicallength

Multiplegestationsregardlessofcervicallength Symptomaticpregnancies(pretermlabororpretermprematureruptureof

membranes),regardlessofcervicallength

BarrierstotheUseof17P

Thesubcommitteediscussedbarrierstotheuseof17Pandobservedtheyfitinthefollowingcategories:

Payment:

Multiplepriorauthorizationmechanismsdependentonthemember’sMedicaidorcommercialinsurance;

Homebasedinjectionprovidersnotfamiliartothemedicalpractitioner,e.g.,useofAlereHomeHealthServices;

Practitionernotdirectlyreimbursedfortheserviceandhasadditionalpaperwork;and

Officevisitsforinjectionrequirethemedicationtobestockedandconsumeofficespaceandtime.

Administrative:

Additionalpaperwork; Differentpoliciesandprocessesbythevarioushealthplans,Medicaidand

commercial,specificallyregardingcoverageofbrand‐nameMakenaorcompounded17‐P;and

Insurerrequirementforpriorapprovalcanbeveryonerous;itisunclearwhypriorapprovalisneededsincethisistheonlyrecognizedinterventionanditisunlikelyitisbeingusedbypatientsforwhomitisnotindicated.

Practitioner:

Maynotbeconvincedthat17‐Porintravaginalprogesteroneiseffective;

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Aware,butnosenseofurgency; Womenmaypresentforcareoutsideofrecommendedtimeframes; Maynotbeawareof16‐24weekentryorcontinuationto36+weeks;and ConfusionoveruseofMakenavs.compounded17‐p.

Patient:

Requireshomeinjectionsorself‐administeredinjections; Lateentryintoprenatalcare; Losttofollow‐up,notclearifrestartingprogesteroneishelpful; Notawarethattreatmentisavailable–doesnotdemandtreatment; Maynotself‐identifyashavinggivenapreviouspretermbirthifnewtothepractice;

and Transportationtopractitioner’sofficeorclinic.

ExamplesfromOtherStatesof17‐PInterventions

Thesubcommitteereviewedwhatsomeotherstateshavedonetoincreasetheuseof17‐Ptoreducetheirpretermdeliveryratesandthusreducetheirperinatalmorbidityandmortalityrates.Thefollowingstateshavedevelopedprogramsutilizingdifferentstrategies.

Louisiana

Thestatedevelopedaprogramtohelptheclinicianswiththeorderingprocess.Inordertoreducetheoftentime‐consumingandcumbersomeuseofpre‐authorizationformsandthereferralprocess,Louisianadevelopedawebsitecalledthe17PLouisianaResourceCenterWebsite,www.17pla.org.Fromthiswebsitetheorderingprocess,billingprocessandreferralprocessareeasilyaccessible.Informationaboutthepretermbirthinitiativeandoutcomesarepresented.

NorthCarolina

NorthCarolinatookadifferentapproachandput17‐PtherapywithinabroaderprogramcalledthePregnancyMedicalHomeProgram.Thegoalofthisprogramwastoimproveaccessandthequalityofprenatalcaretoallpregnantwomen.Allpregnantwomenarescreenedfortheirpretermdeliveryrisksandthenappropriatetherapyisinitiatedthroughtheprogram.Theirwebsitecanbeaccessedthroughthefollowinglink:http://www.communitycarenc.com/population‐management/pregnancy‐home/.

Ohio

TheOhioPerinatalQualityCollaborative(OPQC)hasdevelopedastatewideprogesteronequalityimprovementprojectandhasstreamlinedtheaccesstoservices.Theirwebsiteis

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https://www.opqc.net/projects/progesterone.Theirstrategyinvolvesenrollingphysiciansandclinicsintotheirprojectprovidernetwork.Theselocationsarethenlistedonthewebsiteasprovidersof17‐Pandthepatientswouldobtaintherapythroughtheseapprovedcenters.Allofficesandclinicsareencouragedtoenrollintheirprogramandbecomean“approved”center.ThecentersinreturnarechargedwithhelpingtheOPQCobtainaccuraterecordsandoutcomedata.TheapprovedCentersthencollectdataontheirenrollmentofpatientstoreceiveprogesteronetherapyandhaveaneasyon‐lineformtheycanfillouttoreportthebarrierstheyencounterintryingtoobtainoradministertheprogesteronetothepatients.

SouthCarolina

SouthCarolinahastheSouthCarolinaBirthOutcomeInitiative.Theirwebsiteishttps://www.scdhhs.gov/organizations/boi.FromthiswebsiteproviderswillaccesstheUniversal17‐Pauthorizationform.ItispartoftheirProgesteroneOutreachProgram;oneofthemajorobjectivesoftheBirthOutcomesInitiativeistomakeaccessto17‐P“hasslefree.”

ExpandingtheProgesteroneStrategy

ArecentIssueBrieffromMedicaidHealthPlansofAmerica(MHPA)CenterforBestPractices(availableathttp://www.mhpa.org/Education_Resources/MHPA_Center_for_Best_Practices/MHPA_Best_Practices_Compendia/)(MedicaidHealthPlansofAmerica)summarizedactionstepsforMedicaidhealthplanswantingtoaccelerateevidence‐baseduseofprogesteronetopreventpretermbirth.ThesestepsmaybehelpfulinIndiana:Improveearlyidentificationofpregnantmothers

OneofthebiggestchallengestoimprovementofallPerinataloutcomesisearlyentryintoprenatalcare.Accesstoearlyprenatalcarewillensureearlyidentificationofpatientsatriskforapretermbirththroughbothhistoryandcervicallengthscreeningstrategies.SubmissionofatimelyNotificationofPregnancy(NOP)wouldidentifythepatientsatriskandwouldallowassignmentofacasemanagertocoordinatetheappropriateservicesforthepatient.Initiating17‐Ptherapypriorto20weeksimprovesitsefficacy.Idealinitiationoftherapybeginsweeklyat16weeksofgestation.

Ensuringadequateobstetrichistory

Remindingproviderstoidentifythepatientsatriskforpretermdeliveryandtoinitiatetherapyattheappropriategestationalageiscrucialforthesuccessoftheprogram.

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Referraltohighriskcasemanagementinatimelymannercanensurethepatientshaveaccesstotheappropriatetreatment.

Improveuseof17‐P

Underutilizationof17‐Pisstillthemajorconcern.17‐Piscoveredbyallmajorinsurers,thedifficultyarisesinthemannerinwhichtheprogesteroneisobtainedandadministered.Somecompaniescoverhometherapywhichisbothconvenientforthepatientandensurescomplianceaswell.Minimizingthebarrierstothereferralprocessiscrucialtotheprogram’ssuccess.

Improvepatientadherencetotherapy

Patientcompliancealwayspresentsachallengeforclinicians.Conveniencehelpsensurecomplianceinmanycircumstances.Hometherapyisidealformanyreasonsbutsomeofthemajorbenefitsincludepatientconvenience,patientsatisfactionandpatientcompliance.

EvaluateCost‐BenefitAnalysis

Identifyingandtreatingpatientsforpretermbirthhasbeenshowntobecost‐effectiveinmanystudies.(JenniferI.Bailit)Theuseof17‐OHPhasbeenassociatedwithapotential$2billionopportunity.(JoanneArmstrong)WhenevaluatingcostsMHPArecommendsthefollowingissuesshouldbeconsidered:

Costofcoveredscreeningmodalities Projectedutilizationofscreeningovertime Expectednumbersofhighriskpatientsidentifiedandtreated Potentialreductionsinpretermbirthrates Estimatedreductionsinmaternalandnewbornmedicalservices,especiallyNICU

admissions Estimatedreductioninlong‐termmedicalandothercostsonthebasisoffewer

modalities

QualityImprovementStrategies

Thefocusofeffortstoimprovepracticestopreventpretermbirthmayinclude:

ImprovetheRiskScreeningandutilizationofprogesteronetherapyintoourprenatalcareprograms

Improvetheconsistencyinthephysicianscreeningprocess

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Addresstheformularygapsintheavailableformsofprogesterone,anexamplewouldbeMakenaversuscompounded17‐P

EngageALLpregnantwomenintoearlyprenatalcareandscreeningprograms Secureexecutivebuy‐in Useprojectmanagersandacross‐functionalteam Developclinicalalgorithms Reviewandupdatepolicies,processesandproviderinformation Establishmetricstotrack,uptakeandevaluateimpactonoutcomesandcosts Alertcliniciansandbuildmomentumforchange Empowerpatients Maximizecasemanagementutilizationandeffectiveness Promotegreaterawarenessofevidencebasedrecommendations

Recommendations

Thesubcommitteebelievesthereshouldbeaninitialphaseandtheaimofthatphaseshouldbetoensure100%ofeligiblewomenreceiveprogesteronetopreventarecurrentprematurebirth.Ideallythisphaseshouldbeconductedinprimaryobstetricproviders’officesasaqualityimprovementproject.WhenaPerinatalLearningCollaborativewitharapidresponsedatasystemisdevelopedinIndiana,increasingtheuseofprogesteronetopreventprematurity,aswasinstitutedinOhio,wouldbeanidealQualityImprovementProject.

TheFigurebelowshowshowtheOhioPerinatalQualityCollaborativeapproachedincreasingtheuseofProgesteronetopreventprematurity.Thekeydriverdiagramcanbefoundathttps://opqc.net/projects/progesterone%20joining

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Intheinterim,thesubcommitteerecommendsdevelopingtoolstoassistobstetricprovidersandpregnantwomeninreceiving17OHprogesteroneasneeded.

ThefirststepistoidentifyALLpregnantwomenwithapriorpretermsingletonbirthdeliveredatlessthan37weeksgestationandnotinducedforamedicalindication.Thereneedstobeearlierandmoreconsistentrecognitionofrisk.Potentialinterventionsinclude:o Useapromptingsystem(suchasachecklist)atthefirstOBvisittoscreenfor

historyofspontaneouspretermbirth(SPTB)o Usesystemsthatallowforfast‐trackofthefirstprenatalvisitforwomenwith

ahistoryofSPTBo Provideearlydatingultrasoundsroutinelytopregnantwomen

Oncethesepatientsareidentifiedthenextstepistoexpeditetheinitiationofweekly17‐Pinjections.Eliminationofthebarrierstoaccess17‐Pwillbeimperativetothesuccessoftheprogram.o Thesubcommitteerecommendsthedevelopmentofaunifiedprior

authorizationprocessamongallIndianahealthinsurerssimilartotheoneMedicaidusesnow.

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o Inadditionthereshouldbeaunifiedprocessfor17Pdistribution. Thedevelopmentofaunifiedpriorauthorizationprocessandunifieddistribution

processwillrequirecontinuedworkbythemembersofthissubcommitteeandrepresentativesofcommercialhealthinsuranceproviders.TheuseoftheOPQCprovidersurveyonBarriersToEfficientAdministrationofProgesteronetoPreventPretermBirth(Injectable17‐OHPCandVaginalProductsmaybehelpfultobringthegrouptogether.Thissurveyisavailableathttps://opqc.net/projects/progesterone%20data%20collection%20forms

CasemanagementisaneffectivemanagementstrategyandisavailablethroughcurrentMedicaidManagedCareEntities.Useofthemember’smanagedcareplan,ifapplicable,cansmooththepathtoauthorizationapproval.AllMCEsstronglypromoteuseof17‐P.UsemaybesimplifiedbytheuseofthegridsimilartothatattachedinAppendixA.Cooperationfromcommercialhealthinsurancecompanieswillbenecessaryforcompleteinformationonthegrid.

ThesubcommitteerecommendsinthelongtermusingBirthCertificatedatatomonitortheuseof17Pineligiblewomenannually.However,thiswouldrequiresomechangesinthewaydataiscollected:o Theremustbeaccurateinformationonthebirthcertificateaboutaprevious

pretermbirth.o Thesectionofmedicalproceduresduringpregnancywouldneedtoberevised

tospecificallyincludeuseof17P Thesubcommitteerecommendsthatqualitymeasurementoftheuseof17Pfor

eligiblewomenbedoneatthehospitallevel.o Themetricwouldbethepercentageofeligiblewomenwhoreceive17Pto

preventarecurrentSPTB.o Thegestationalageatinitiationoftherapyshouldalsoberecorded.o Anoutcomemeasurewouldbetheaveragegestationalageofbabiesofeligible

motherswhoreceived17Pandthoseeligiblewhodidnotreceive17P.o Thesemetricscouldbeusedasformeasurementoftheeffectivenessofa

qualityprogramatthehospitallevel.o Themetricscouldalsobeusedasaqualityindicatorforphysicianre‐

credentialingdecisions.o Themeasurescouldalsobeusedtodemonstratemeaningfuluseofelectronic

healthrecords. AsIndianadevelopsCoordinatedPerinatalSystemsofCare,thesubcommittee

recommendsthatObstetricPerinatalCentersincludetheappropriateuseof17PtopreventrecurrentSPTBasatrainingtopicandaqualityassurancemeasuretobeusedwithhospitalsintheirsystems.

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ThesubcommitteerecommendsthattheIPQICEducationCommitteepreparematerialsformedicalpractitionersandconsumerstopromotetheuseof17PtopreventrecurrentSPTB.o PatientEducationmaterialsareavailable(e.g.,

http://www.marchofdimes.org/pregnancy/progesterone‐treatment‐to‐prevent‐preterm‐birth.aspx)andshouldbewidelydistributedespeciallytowomenwhohavehadonepretermbirth.

o MedicalpractitionermaterialsincludinganInpatientPrematurityForm,OutpatientProgesteroneCandidateForm,OutpatientDataCollectionForm,OutpatientEnrollmentLogSample,andanOutpatientMonthlySiteProfileSampleareavailableontheOPQCProgesteroneProjectsiteathttps://opqc.net/projects/progesterone%20data%20collection%20forms

o Useof17Ptopreventrecurrentspontaneouspretermbirthshouldbeintegratedwithallpreconception,interconception,andearlyprenatalcareeducationalmaterialsandtools.

Conclusion

Indianamustintegratetheuseof17Ptopreventrecurrentspontaneouspretermbirthintoguidelinesforpreconception,interconceptionandearlyprenatalcare.Promptingcliniciansontheimportanceofandprovidingtoolstoassistwiththeidentificationofpatientswithapriorspontaneouspretermbirthshouldbeobtainablewithminimaleffortandcost.Disparityofcareandclinicianresistanceshouldbeevaluatedandeliminated.Withtheplethoraofavailableliteraturesupportingtheeffectivenessandsafetyofweekly17‐Pinjections,cliniciannon‐acceptanceshouldnotbetolerated.Theuseof17‐Pinalleligiblepatientsisthestandardofcare.

Enrollmentintreatmentandacquisitionof17‐Pmayprovemorechallengingbutshouldalsobeanobtainablegoal.UniversalcoveragebyallinsuranceplansinIndiana,whetherprivateorpublic,shouldbeexpected.Eliminationofbarrierstoaccess17PwillrequirefurtherworkofIPQIC,IndianaMedicaidandIndianacommercialinsuranceproviders.MonitoringtheuseofprogesteronetopreventprematurebirthswiththeuseofvitalrecordswillrequirechangestotheIndianabirthcertificate.Intheinterimandforqualityimprovementpurposes,thesubcommitteerecommendsthathospitalsusemetricstoincreasetheuseofprogesteroneamongeligiblewomenintheirobstetricsprograms.Inaddition,themeasurementoftheappropriateuseofprogesteronetopreventpretermbirthsshouldbeusedbythedevelopingIndianaObstetricPerinatalCentersastrainingtopicsandqualityassurancemeasures.EducationalmaterialsforconsumersandtoolsformedicalpractitionersareavailableandthissubcommitteerequeststhehelpoftheIPQICEducationCommitteeindecidingoneffectivematerialsandpromotingtheirdissemination.

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UniversalcervicalscreeningisalongtermgoalofthiscommitteebutimplementationstrategieswillbedeferredtoPhase2.ItisthehopeofthecommitteethatthescreeningprotocoldevisedbyJayIamsetalmaysomedaybeuniversallyimplemented.(SeealgorithmattachedinAppendixB)

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AppendixA

ManagedCareGrid

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PlanUM

Process UM Contact Info

State of Indiana Yes

Phone: 855-577-6317 (Catamaran)Email: [email protected]: https://inm.providerportal.catamaranrx.com/providerportal /faces/PreLogin.jsp

MHS Yes

Phone: 877-647-4848Fax: 866-912-4245Website: http://www.mhsindiana.com/for-providers/provider-forms/

Anthem Yes

Phone: 866-408-7187Fax: 800-601-4829Website: http://www.anthem.com/wps/portal/ahpprovider? content_path=provider/in/f3/s4/t1/pw_ad089349.htm&state=in&rootLevel=2&label=Pharmacy%20Information

MDWise Yes

Phone: 855-491-0633Fax: 855-811-9324Website: http://www.mdwise.org/for-providers/forms/prior-authorization/

Commercial Sample: Aetna Yes

Phone: 866-503-0857Fax: 866-267-3277Website: https://www.aetna.com/health-care-professionals/precertification.html

17-P Authorization

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AppendixB

IamsAlgorithm

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