integrating radiation oncology into an academic medical
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Integrating Radiation Oncology into an Academic Medical Center
EMR SROA / October 18,2015
Lori Ann Roy, Manager/Director, Radiation Oncology at The University of
Vermont Medical Center
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SROA 32nd Annual Meeting Disclosure: Lori Ann Roy
With respect to the following presentation, there has been no relevant (direct or indirect) financial relationship between the party listed above
(and/or spouse/partner) and any for-profit company in the past 24 months which could be considered a conflict of interest.
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Who are we?
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Located in Burlington Vermont Only level I trauma center in the state 5.1 Radiation Oncology physician FTE’s 3 Elekta linear accelerators 31 staff FTE’s
– Radiation Therapist: 11 FTE’s (14 bodies) – Dosimetrists: 5 FTE’s – Physicists: 4 FTE’s – Nurses: 4 FTE’s – Support staff: 6.5 FTE’s – Manager: 1 FTE – Social Worker :1 FTE
Volumes – ~ 15,500 Treatments – ~ 850 CT Simulations – ~ 200 procedures (SRS, PSI, HDR)
University of Vermont Medical Center
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• March 2009 transitioned from Aria to Mosaiq
• June 2009 went live with EPIC (PRISM)
• July 2011 went live with billing interface from Mosaiq to
GE
• April 2012 went live with GE scheduling
EHR/OHR Transition
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Out with the Old
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EPIC • Initial consult, end of
treatment summary and follow up notes
• Allergies • Diagnosis • All path reports • All imaging reports • On treatment flow sheets
Pre Integration
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Mosaiq
• eScribe documentation • Nursing education
documentation • Telephone call
documentation • Allergies • Prescription • Diagnosis • Prescription • Treatment fields • Daily dose • Simulation set up • Physics weekly chart checks • Treatment specific
information via navigator
* Medication reconciliation was completed on paper * All billing was completed on paper * All Social work notes were in paper files
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• Any documentation was done on month long encounters
• Charges could not be entered on the month long encounters; all
billing was on paper.
• Medication Reconciliation would only be updated at months end
• Only documentation was in the form of a flow sheet, difficult to read and follow.
• No continuity of care across services
On treatment notes
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On treatment notes
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• Nursing education documentation was in Mosaiq, limited access
outside of the department.
• On treatment visits were in the form of a flow sheet, difficult to read and follow.
• No continuity of care across services
Nursing Notes
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Nursing education notes
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• All billing was completed on paper
• No professional charges were entered until after the patient finished
treatment
• Running up against timely filing limits
Billing
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Billing
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Billing
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In with the New
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EPIC • Progress note documentation • Initial simulation education
documentation • Telephone call
documentation • Allergies • Medication Reconciliation • Diagnosis • CPT code • On treatment documentation • All path reports • All imaging reports • Documentation templates
Post integration
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Mosaiq
• eScribe documentation • Allergies • Prescription • Diagnosis • Prescription • Treatment fields • Daily dose • Simulation set up • Orders • Physics weekly chart
checks • Treatment specific
information via navigator
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• Documentation visit is opened for every encounter.
• Doc flow sheet is utilized by both MD and RN.
• Provides last value entered regardless of who saw the patient.
• Medication reconciliation is completed for every visit.
• MD generates a charge upon closing the encounter.
On treatment notes
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• Subjective/Objective: – Radiation Therapy
• Cum/Daily/Total dose • Chemo agent
– Subjective note – Constitutional Symptoms – Skin – Breast – Head & Neck – GI – Pulmonary – Cardiovascular – MSK – Neuro
On treatment notes
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• Assessment/Plan: – Pain – Psychosocial – Impression – Plan – Weekly review
• Port films reviewed • Medications reviewed
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EPIC Flow sheet
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On treatment notes
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On Treatment Notes
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Nursing education notes
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• 24 new templates – On treatment visits – Consults – Procedures (SABR, SRS, PSI, HDR) – Follow up Information transfer for past medical history, diagnosis, referring provider, social history, medications, allergies
New EHR Templates
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Consult template
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SABR template
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Distress Tool
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Social work note
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• Consults/follow ups
• On treatment visits
• Simulation charges
• Planning charges
• All Dosimetry and Physics charges
Real time billing
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Mosaiq
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• On treatment visits
• Imaging
• On treatment visits are completed at the end of treatment to ensure appropriate fractionation billing.
• Imaging is billed at the end of treatment based off the Mosaiq imaging report for proper billing provider
Charge Lag
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• All consult or follow up charges are entered into EPIC, fed to a charge queue and manually entered into GE
EPIC Billing
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Imaging
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• Physician buy in
• Adapting multiple process changes
• Delays with IS around the billing interface
Patience and persistence paid off!
Hurdles and Roadblocks
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• Documentation – All notes are able to be viewed in the organization wide EHR – Continuity of care – Inclusive decision making
• Billing – Prior to July 2011, our average charge lag was 45 business days – Post billing integration, charge lag is now 10 days
• Imaging and treatment management codes are what are impacting the numbers.
• Medication Reconciliation – Prior to individual encounters for weekly treatment management,
med rec compliance was 4%. – Post implementation of individual encounters, medication
reconciliation is now 93% compliant.
Tangible Outcomes
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