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SAFE CARE TRANSITIONS:
BRIDGINGSILOS OF CARE
Karin Ouchida, MDAssistant Professor of Medicine
Division of GeriatricsMontefiore Medical Center/AECOM
Medical DirectorMontefiore Home Health Agency
November 14, 2009
THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETYGeriatrics Health Professionals.
Leading change. Improving care for older adults.
AGS
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OBJECTIVES
• Identify complications of poor transitions• List key components of safe transitions• Distinguish different discharge services and
settings• Appreciate the physician’s role
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WHY SHOULD YOUCARE ABOUT THIS?
• Patient safetyThe Joint Commission
• Health care reformReduce avoidable re-hospitalizations Increase accountability + transparency
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SURVEY OF PATIENTS ABOUT HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES
Doctors communicated well Always Usually Sometimes or never
Average for all reporting hospitals in the US
80% 15% 5%
Average for all reporting hospitals in New York
76% 18% 6%
Montefiore Medical Center 79% 15% 6%
Mount Sinai Hospital 79% 16% 5%
St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital 71% 22% 7%
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HOW OFTEN DO TRANSITIONS OCCUR?• After hip fracture, pts
underwent an average of 3.5 “relocations”
• Between Thurs and Mon morning, 67 “handoffs” may occur
• Medicare beneficiaries see a median of 2 PCPs and 5 specialists yearly!
Boockvar et al. JAGS. 2004;52:1826-1831.Horwitz et al. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1173-1177.Hoangmai et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:1130-1139. Slide 5
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DEFINITION OF TRANSITIONAL CARE
The set of actions necessary to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as patients transfer between different health care settings or levels of care
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COMPLICATIONS OF POOR TRANSITIONS
• Adverse events
• Increased health care utilization
• Patient dissatisfaction
• Provider dissatisfaction
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ADVERSE EVENTS• Injury resulting from medical management vs.
underlying disease• 1 in 5 patients experiences an adverse event
during the hospital-to-home transition1/3 are preventable1/4 of patients are re-admitted to the hospital
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INCREASED HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION
• 16% of Medicare beneficiaries are re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge after a surgical admission
Vascular surgery 24% Major bowel surgery 17% 20%40% are re-admitted to a different hospital
• Readmission is associated with increased mortality, impaired function, and nursing home placement
• Cost of unplanned re-hospitalizations in 2004: estimated at $17.4 billion
Jencks et at. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:1418-1428.Boockvar et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2003;51:399-403.
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4 CRITICAL COMPONENTSOF SAFE TRANSITIONS
1. Medication reconciliation
2. Patient education Red flags Who to call
3. Communication between sending and receiving providers
4. Timely follow-up
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CASE 1
• A 78-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation, CVA, and newly diagnosed breast cancer is admitted for mastectomy
• Warfarin is held for surgery• The hospital course is complicated by delirium
and UTI • The patient is discharged to subacute rehab• She is re-admitted after 5 days with rapid a-fib
and sudden dysarthria/facial droop
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CASE 1: MEDICATIONS
HOME• Atenolol 50 mg qd• Metformin 850 mg
BID• Glucotrol 10 mg qd• Warfarin 3 mg qHS• Prevacid 30 mg qd• Calcium/vitamin D
600/400 IU BID• Alendronate 70 mg
weekly
HOSPITAL• NPH 8 units qAM• Protonix 40 mg
daily• Keflex 500 mg BID• Colace 300 mg qd• Senna 2 tabs qHS
DISCHARGE• NPH 8 units qAM• Protonix 40 mg
daily • Keflex 500 mg BID
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COMPONENT 1:MEDICATION RECONCILIATION
• How: Start with an accurate pre-admission list
• When: “Across the continuum of care”
• Why: Most adverse events are medication-related (66%)
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CASE 2• A 78-year-old woman with mild dementia, CAD, and
DM is admitted with fever and abdominal pain
• She is found to have acute cholecystitis and undergoes open cholecystectomy
• The post-op course is complicated by mild cellulitis at the incision site
• She is discharged on Keflex and Percocet for pain but not educated about warning signs/symptoms
• She is re-admitted 7 days later with wound abscess and fecal impaction
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COMPONENT 2: PATIENT EDUCATION
• Care transitions intervention
• Subjects: 65+, community dwelling, no dementia, admitted with CAD, COPD, CVA, hip fracture, etc.
• Advance practice nurse educates about: Medications Personal health record Scheduling and preparation for follow-up visits Indications of worsening condition (“red flags”) and whom
to contact
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DECREASEDRE-HOSPITALIZATION RATES
30 days 90 days 180 days0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
8
17
26
12
23
31Intervention (n=379)Control (n=371)
P = .048
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Patients were given information about what to do during their recovery at home
Yes, staff did give
No, staff did not give
Average for all reporting hospitals in the US 80% 20%
Average for all reporting hospitals in New York 79% 21%
Montefiore Medical Center 78% 22%
Mount Sinai Hospital 78% 22%
St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital 67% 33%
SURVEY OF PATIENTS ABOUT HOSPITAL EXPERIENCES
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CASE 3• A 75-year-old man is admitted for elective hernia
repair• He is given Ancef preoperatively and develops a
rash, although he has no previous history of medication allergy
• Post-op, he has hematuria, which resolves spontaneously; a UA/urine culture and urine cytopathology are sent
• When he is discharged to home, the discharge summary does not list Ancef allergy or note pending urine cytology
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COMPONENT 3:COMMUNICATION
• System problems contributed to all preventable and ameliorable adverse events
• Most common reason for failed transition = poor communication between inpatient MD and patient or PCP (59%)
• Direct communication between inpatient MD and PCP occurred in only 3%-20% of cases
Forster et al. Ann Intern Med. 2003;138:161-167.Kripalani et al. JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.
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WAYS TO COMMUNICATE
Discharge summaryPatientProprietary softwareE-mailPhone
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DISCHARGE SUMMARIES
• Key information is often missing: Responsible hospital MD (25%) Main diagnosis (18%) Discharge medications (20%) Specific follow-up plans (14%) Diagnostic test results (38%) Tests pending at discharge (65%)
• Available at follow-up visit only 12%34% of the time
Kripalani et al. JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.Kripalani et al. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:314-323.
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THE “IDEAL” DISCHARGE FORM
• Presenting problem• Key findings and test results• Final diagnoses• Condition at discharge
(including functional and cognitive status if relevant)
• Discharge destination• Discharge medications
(purpose, cautions, changes in dose or frequency, meds that should be stopped)
• Follow-up appointments• Pending labs/tests• Specialist recommendations• Documentation of patient
education/understanding• Anticipated problems or
suggestions• 24/7 call-back number• Referring/receiving providers• Advanced directives/code status
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PENDING TEST RESULTS• 2600 patients discharged from hospitalist services
at 2 academic hospitals40% had test results returned after discharge10% required some action
• Hospitalists and PCPs surveyed about 155 resultsUnaware of 60%40% were actionable, 13% urgent
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OUTPATIENT WORKUP
• Of 700 discharges, 30% had outpatient work-up recommended
Diagnostic procedure (48%)Subspecialty referrals (35%)Laboratory tests (17%)
• 36% of work-ups were not completedAvailability of discharge summary increased
likelihood that post-discharge work-up would be completed (OR = 2.35)
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CASE 4
• An 80-year-old woman is admitted with fever, vomiting, and abdominal pain
• She is found to have acute appendicitis and undergoes laparoscopic appendectomy
• She is discharged home with instructions to follow-up in the surgery clinic in 4 weeks
• She is re-admitted 2 weeks later with fever, altered mental status after a fall at home
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COMPONENT 4: TIMELY FOLLOW-UP
• 50% of patients re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge did not have an outpatient MD visit billed to Medicare
• Benefits of timely follow-up: Lab monitoring Reconcile medications Check on home supports Reinforce knowledge of red flags and emergency
contact information
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CHALLENGES TO IMPROVING TRANSITIONAL CARE
• Physicians Awareness Multiple providers Time
• Patients Health illiteracy Cognitive impairment Language barriers Lack of social support
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DO WE NEED “TRANSITIONALISTS”?
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TRIAL OFDISCHARGE SERVICES (1 of 5)
• Subjects: Adults admitted to medicine teaching service, discharged home
• Design: Randomized trial with block randomization• Intervention: Nursing discharge advocate visit plus
pharmacist phone call• Follow-up: 30 days• Primary endpoint: Number of ED visits and readmissions• Secondary endpoints: Patient knowledge of diagnosis,
PCP name, follow-up, preparedness for discharge
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TRIAL OFDISCHARGE SERVICES (2 of 5)
• Nursing discharge advocate Educated patient re: dx, meds, follow-up Arranged follow-up appointments Set up post-discharge services Reviewed and transmitted discharge summary to PCP Provided pt with “after-care plan”
• Pharmacist phone call 24 days post-discharge to review medications
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TRIAL OFDISCHARGE SERVICES (3 of 5)
Hospital utilizations ED visits Readmissions0
20406080
100120140160180200
116
61 55
166
9076
Intervention (n=370)Usual care (n=368)
P = .01
Jack et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:178-187.
P = .009
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Jack et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:178-187.
Usual care Intervention P-value
Able to identify discharge diagnosis 70% 79% .017
Able to name PCP 89% 95% .007Follow-up with PCP 44% 62% < .001Understood how to take meds after discharge 83% 89% .049
TRIAL OFDISCHARGE SERVICES (4 of 5)
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TRIAL OFDISCHARGE SERVICES (5 of 5)
In the intervention group:• Follow-up with PCP made prior to discharge: 94%
(vs. 35% in usual care)• D/C summary sent to PCP within 24 hours: 90%• Pharmacist reviewed meds with 50%
65% had at least 1 medication problem 50% needed corrective action by pharmacist
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A STRATEGY FOREFFECTING SAFE TRANSITIONS
If you don’t have a transitionalist, identify and involve interdisciplinary team members who can help you with:• Med reconciliation• Patient education• Communication• Follow-up
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A TEAM APPROACH
Inpatient• Nurse• Social worker• Pharmacist• PT/OT• Medical students• Caregivers
Outpatient/Home• Home care nurse• Home care SW• Pharmacist• Home care PT/OT• Case managers• Caregivers
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IDENTIFYING THE MOST APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE SETTING
Functional assessment:• Activities of daily living and instrumental
activities of daily living• Ambulation• Cognitive status• Home environment• Caregiver support
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SHORT-TERM HOME HEALTH CARE
• Skilled need: RN, PT and/or speech therapy• Homebound: assistance for person/device to
leave the home• Intermittent care: part-time, intermittent needs• Physician supervision: must have outpatient MD
to sign orders, address concerns• If the patient needs assistance with activities of
daily living (ADLs) or instrumental ADLs, there must be sufficient/willing caregiver(s)
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REHABILITATION SETTINGS
HOME SUBACUTE ACUTE• Can tolerate PT for
3060 min/day • Medical and/or
personal care needs can be met by short-term aide + family support (eg, needs help with shopping, picking up meds)
• Can tolerate PT for 3060 min/day
• Medical needs and/or personal care needs exceed what family can provide (eg, needs help getting to bathroom and/or administering meds, and is at high risk for falls)
• Aggressive PT/OT/ST 3h/day
• Great potential to achieve functional goals
• Impairment subject to serious decline if aggressive tx is not immediate
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HOME VS. INPATIENT REHABILITATION
• 234 patients randomized to home-based vs. inpatient rehab after total joint replacement; followed for 1 year
• Average stay in inpatient rehab = 18 days• Number of home rehab visits = 8• Functional outcomes equal• No significant difference in infection, DVT, infection,
patient satisfaction• Lower cost for home-based rehab (~$3000)
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SKILLED NURSING FACILITY• Skilled need for RN, PT/OT, or speech therapy
IV antibioticsWound careRehab
• Medical or personal care needs exceed home supports
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SUMMARY
• Care transitions are associated with increased adverse events and health care utilization
• Safe transitions require medication reconciliation, patient education, provider communication, and timely follow-up
• Functional assessment helps identify the most appropriate discharge setting
• Physicians are responsible for ensuring safe transitions
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