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About This Presentation

ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. Annual Educational Collaborative for ESRD professionals.



Presentations from the 2009 Annual Meeting


Slide Content

2009 ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. 2009 ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.
Network Coordinating Council Network Coordinating Council
Meeting Meeting

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
RichardGibney MD RichardGibney MD Richard

Gibney
,
MD Richard

Gibney
,
MD
Network Network
Elections Elections
„ „
Network

Network

Elections Elections
„ „
QualityImprovement QualityImprovement
„ „
Quality

Improvement

Quality

Improvement

„ „
A A
PausetoReflect PausetoReflect
„ „
A

A

Pause

to

Reflect Pause

to

Reflect
Supporting Quality Care

NOMINATING NOMINATING
COMMITTEE09 COMMITTEE09
1010
NOMINATING

NOMINATING

COMMITTEE

09 COMMITTEE

09
--
10 10
„ „
Melvin Laski, Lubbock Melvin Laski, Lubbock Richard Richard
Gibney MD Waco Gibney MD Waco
„ „
Richard

Richard

Gibney
,
MD
,
Waco Gibney
,
MD
,
Waco
„ „
Robert Hootkins, Robert Hootkins, MD, MD, Austin Austin
„ „
Cleve Collins, MD, San Antonio Cleve Collins, MD, San Antonio Tom Tom
Lowery MD Tyler Lowery MD Tyler
„ „
Tom

Tom

Lowery
,
MD
,
Tyler Lowery
,
MD
,
Tyler

Slate of Officers
Melvin Laski, MD, Chairman Melvin Laski, MD, Chairman
Manny Alvarez, MD, Vice Chairman Manny Alvarez, MD, Vice Chairman
Larry McGowan, Treasurer Larry McGowan, Treasurer
Amy Hackney, Secretary Amy Hackney, Secretary
Richard Gibney, MD Richard Gibney, MD
Immediate Past Chairman Immediate Past Chairman
RubenVelez MD MRBChair RubenVelez MD MRBChair Ruben

Velez
,
MD
,
MRB

Chair Ruben

Velez
,
MD
,
MRB

Chair
Laura Yates, RN, Laura Yates, RN, At Large At Large CharlesOrji,MD,AtLarge CharlesOrji,MD,AtLarge Charles

Orji,

MD,

At

Large Charles

Orji,

MD,

At

Large
Leigh Anne Tanzenburger, At Large Leigh Anne Tanzenburger, At Large
09 09--10 10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Net okCoodinatingCo ncil Net okCoodinatingCo ncil Net
w
o
r
k

Coo
r
dinating

Co
u
ncil

Net
w
o
r
k

Coo
r
dinating

Co
u
ncil

Election Election

Words on Quality Words on Quality

Q
UALITY IMPROVEMENT
Q

URGENCY TO CHANGE:

Improve quality of care (

harm)

Improve

quality

of

care

(

harm)
.
All / Patients & family benefit
Win \ Staff (RN, PCT, SW, Dietitian, Physician

↓Mortality, improve quality indicators.

Evidence based medicine
,
best
p
ractices
,
more efficient time
,
,p , ,
patient flow.

↓Chance of liability.

Our reputation (not national average or less).

Transparency good! It i bl & lifti t b th b t t h l i f ll

It

is no
bl
e
&
up
lifti
ng
t
o
b
e
th
e
b
es
t
a
t

h
e
lp
ing our
f
e
ll
ow man.

Q
UALITY IMPROVEMENT
Q

The
p
roblem with life is
,

p,
there is no SCARY music.” -- Robin Williams ↓Mortality, ↓Patients Harmed.

Q
UALITY IMPROVEMENT
Q

DATA USE:

Right things easy \ BIG GOALS!
Bad things hard /

Simple & visual. Nd it

N
o
d
enom
ina
t
or.

“Hope is not a strategy.”

“Complexity is the enemy of reliability.” Protocols processes systems flow (orders diagnosis

Protocols
,
processes
,
systems

flow

(orders
,
diagnosis
,
& treatment.)

WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO A MINISTRY,
WHERE WE ENTER SACRED & HOLY MOMENTS OF A PERSON

S LIFE
WHERE WE ENTER SACRED & HOLY MOMENTS OF A PERSON

S LIFE
;
A REAL AND TREASURED PRIVILEGE.
-- James Reinertsen, M.D.
September, 2008

LOAVES AND FISHES
This is not the age of This is not the age of information.
This is not
the age of information.
For
g
et the news
,
g,
and the radio,
and the blurred screen.
This is the time of loaves and fishes. People are hungry, and one
g
ood word is bread
g
for a thousand.
--
David Whyte

Report from the Executive Report from the Executive
Director Director Director Director
Glenda Harbert, RN, CNN, CPHQ Glenda Harbert, RN, CNN, CPHQ

MISSION Statement MISSION Statement
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. supports quality dialysis & kidney t l t h lth th h ti t t
ransp
lan
t h
ea
lth
care
th
rou
gh
pa
ti
en
t
services, education,
q
ualit
y

qy
improvement & data exchange.
2003 2003

Topics Topics

DSHS Referrals & Rules

NetworkGrowth

Network

Growth


Network Activities

DSHSESRDLicensureRulesRevision DSHSESRDLicensureRulesRevision DSHS

ESRD

Licensure

Rules

Revision

DSHS

ESRD

Licensure

Rules

Revision


3 Stakeholder meetings

October & December 08, January 09

April 1 Submit rule packet to Office of
General Counsel by

June 25 ESRD rules will be proposed at the
DSHSC il ti DSHS

C
ounc
il
mee
ti
n
g
on

30 day comment period after the proposed
lblihd
ru
les are pu
bli
s
h
e
d

No decision yet if a public comment hearing willbeheldduringthe30daycommentperiod will

be

held

during

the

30

day

comment

period


DSHS responds to each comment submitted durin
g
the comment period –the comment is
either accepted and the suggested change
made oritisnotandwhy made
,
or

it

is

not

and

why
Aft t i d fi l l bl

Aft
er commen
t
per
io
d
,
fi
na
l ru
le pream
bl
e
and final rules go to HHSC for final approval

After approval, the final rules are published andbecomeeffective30daysafter and

become

effective

30

days

after

publication
wwwdshstxus/hfp/rulesshtm www
.
dshs
.
tx
.
us/hfp/rules
.
shtm

DSHSReferralUpdate DSHSReferralUpdate DSHS

Referral

Update DSHS

Referral

Update

Number of Cases & Levels Number of Cases & Levels

CommonThemes CommonThemes Common

Themes Common

Themes
y
Unsafe Infection Control Practices
y
Poor hand washing practices
y
Inappropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (PPE)
y
Not disinfecting surfaces
y
Failure to implement Quality Assessment and
y
Failure

to

implement

Quality

Assessment

and

Performance Improvement (QAPI)
y
Patient Safety Concerns
y
Lack of patient assessments (pre, during & post)
y
Disabling machine alarms

CommonThemes CommonThemes Common

Themes Common

Themes
y
Vascular Access Outliers
y
High Catheter Rate
y
Low AVF Rate
y
Unsafe Physical Environment
y
Dirty floors
y
Broken Tiles, etc.
y
Water Treatment Practices
y
Not testing properly
y
Lack of staff knowledge Unsafe Reuse practices
y
Unsafe

Reuse

practices

Communication Issues Communication Issues
y
PCT’s not reportin
g
critical treatment
data/events to nurses:
Failuretoreport
y
Failure

to

report

y
Hyper & Hypo tension pre, during, and post dialysis
treatments
InitiatingSodiumProfilingwith

BP
y
Initiating

Sodium

Profiling

with


BP
y
Failure to:
y
obtain accurate weights
y
identify wet transducers
y
communicate “Reportable Parameters” to physician or nurse

Serious Situations Serious Situations
y
Patient deaths attributed to nursing practice
issues
y
Phlebotomy of 1 liter of blood every treatment X 3 treatments HB ii() ih d
y
H
ep
B
pos
it
ive
(
+
)
convers
ion t
h
en converte
d

to negative (-) with pt. left in Isolation Room
forextendedperiod for

extended

period
y
Initiating dialysis when water treatment out ofparameters of

parameters

Serious Situations Serious Situations
y
Use non-standard dialysate without
a
pp
ro
p
riate monitorin
g
pp p g
y
Failure to recognize, report and track AdverseEvents Adverse

Events

2008 Network #14 Growth & 2008 Network #14 Growth & Trends Trends Trends Trends • •CMS Certified Facilities CMS Certified Facilities • •Facility Ownership Facility Ownership
••
GrowthinPatientCensus GrowthinPatientCensus Growth

in

Patient

Census

Growth

in

Patient

Census

••Patients Transplanted Patients Transplanted

Network Growth Network Growth
TotalNumberofTexasDialysisFacilities TotalNumberofTexasDialysisFacilities Total

Number

of

Texas

Dialysis

Facilities Total

Number

of

Texas

Dialysis

Facilities
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.
CMS Annual Facility Survey Data

Facility Ownership in Texas Facility Ownership in Texas
26

2008 Texas Facility Ownership (%) 2008 Texas Facility Ownership (%)
27

Total Number of Texas Patients Total Number of Texas Patients
(IncludesHome&In (IncludesHome&In
CenterHDandPDPatients) CenterHDandPDPatients)
(Includes

Home

&

In (Includes

Home

&

In
- -
Center

HD

and

PD

Patients) Center

HD

and

PD

Patients)

T
otal Transplants by Donor Type
T
otal Transplants by Donor Type
29

2004 2004--2007 2007
St
a
n
da
r
d
ize
d
Tr
a
ns
p
la
nt
a
ti
o
n R
a
ti
o
St
a
n
da
r
d
ize
d
Tr
a
ns
p
la
nt
a
ti
o
n R
a
ti
o

adad d apaao ao adad d apaao ao
(STR) (STR)
UM KECC DFR report

2007 2007
Percent P
a
tients
(
<7
0

y
e
a
rs
o
ld)

o
n Percent P
a
tients
(
<7
0

y
e
a
rs
o
ld)

o
n
a(0yaod)o a(0yaod)o
Transplant Waitlist Transplant Waitlist
UM KECC DFR report

2007
PercentPatientsonthe Percent

Patients

on

the
Waitlist by Subgroup
aitlist on the Wa Subgroup ercent of S Pe

Distributionof Distributionof
PercentofTexasFacility PercentofTexasFacility
Distribution

of Distribution

of
Percent

of

Texas

Facility

Percent

of

Texas

Facility

Patients on Waitlist 2007 Patients on Waitlist 2007
UM KECC DFR report

Paired donation Paired donation
Matches one incompatible donor/recipient
pair to another pair with a complimentary incompatibility incompatibility
,
so that the donor of the first
p
air
g
ives to
pg
the recipient of the second, and vice versa.

PotentialDonations PotentialDonations Potential

Donations Potential

Donations
4000
5000
anges 3000 ble Excha
•100 donor - recipient pairs generates
4,950 potential paired exchanges
2000 r of Possi
0
1000 Number
0
1 112131415161718191101
Number of Pairs

Alliance for Paired Donation Alliance for Paired Donation

Composed of 63 transplant centers in
22 states.

1
st
year APD facilitated 19 paired
exchanges exchanges

List of Texas Participating Centers (18)(18)

www.paireddonation.org

PairedDonationNetwork PairedDonationNetwork Paired

Donation

Network Paired

Donation

Network

Includes over 80 kidney transplant programs i23tt tht idifi i l in
23
s
t
a
t
es
th
a
t
are or
g
an
ize
d

in
fi
ve re
gi
ona
l
consortia.
14p i eddono t n pl nt h ebeendone

14

p
a
ir
ed

dono
r
t
ra
n
s
pl
a
nt
s
h
av
e

been

done

within the PDN system since October 08.
Texas
2centers

Texas


2

centers

North Austin Medical Center

MemorialHermannRenalTransplantCenter

Memorial

Hermann

Renal

Transplant

Center

http://www.paireddonationnetwork.org/

Activities of the Network Activities of the Network

Quality Improvement

Outreach

Outreach

TEEC & Disaster preparedness

Patient&ProviderTechnicalAssistance&

Patient

&

Provider

Technical

Assistance

&

Education

InvoluntaryDischarge

Involuntary

Discharge

Information Management

Quality Improvement Quality Improvement

Lab data Collection

QualityImprovementProjects

Quality

Improvement

Projects

Home Sweet Home

QualityofCareConcerns&CPM
’s

Quality

of

Care

Concerns

&

CPMs

Vascular Access Improvement Projects

Severe Anemia

Severe

Anemia

2 year outliers for clinical labs

PatientServicesandOutreach PatientServicesandOutreach Patient

Services

and

Outreach Patient

Services

and

Outreach

Whti TEEC? Whti TEEC? Wh
a
t

is
TEEC?

Wh
a
t

is
TEEC?

Themissionof Themissionof The

mission

of

The

mission

of

TEEC is to ensure a TEEC is to ensure a
coordinated coordinated coordinated

coordinated

preparedness, plan, preparedness, plan,
res
p
onse and res
p
onse and
p p
recovery to recovery to
emergency events emergency events
ff ti th T ff ti th T
a
ff
ec
ti
n
g

th
e
T
exas a
ff
ec
ti
n
g

th
e
T
exas
ESRD community. ESRD community.

ImportantLessonsLearned ImportantLessonsLearned Important

Lessons

Learned Important

Lessons

Learned

Independent facilities must pre-plan for backupdialysiswithanotherprovider backup

dialysis

with

another

provider

Patientsshouldbeencouragedtoevacuate

Patients

should

be

encouraged

to

evacuate

Anypatientwithlimitedmobility support

Any

patient

with

limited

mobility
,
support

systems and or transportation MUST be
registeredforevacuationwith211 registered

for

evacuation

with

211

Tellingpatientstogothehospitalfordialysis

Telling

patients

to

go

the

hospital

for

dialysis

is NOT a disaster plan!

Involuntary Discharge Involuntary Discharge
44
54
46
32
40
31
< 0.15% of
total
patients

Monitoring&ProfilingComplaints Monitoring&ProfilingComplaints Monitoring

&

Profiling

Complaints

Monitoring

&

Profiling

Complaints

by Facility by Facility

PercentoftotalFacilitieswith PercentoftotalFacilitieswith Percent

of

total

Facilities

with

Percent

of

total

Facilities

with

Complaints Complaints
1 Complaint 14.7% 
3 Complaints 002% 
2 Complaints 1.5% 
3 Complaints 0
.
02% 
None 83.78% 
>3 Complaints 0.0%
 

BookletTest BookletTest Booklet

Test Booklet

Test
Fall 2008 Fall 2008 6facilities 6facilities
- -
ElPaso ElPaso
6

facilities 6

facilities
- -
El

Paso
,
El

Paso
,
Angleton, Houston, Angleton, Houston,
Tyler Lubbock Tyler Lubbock Tyler
,
Lubbock
,
Tyler
,
Lubbock
,
McAllen McAllen
55 ti t 55 ti t 55
pa
ti
en
t
s
55
pa
ti
en
t
s
In English and Spanish
http://www.esrdnetwork.org/patients/education/resources.asp

TestMethod TestMethod Test

Method Test

Method

9 volunteer RD’s were asked to participate
6 completed the test

6

completed

the

test

RD’s were asked to select 9 patients (if possible) with the
followin
g
characteristics to be re
p
resentative of NW 14
p
atient
gpp
population

43% Hispanic ethnicity n= 3

57% Non-Hispanic White= 4 including 1 other race, such as Asian if possible Asian

if

possible

30.5% Black= 2
Of the 9 patients include at least

Of

the

9

patients

include

at

least

2 Non–readers

1 English speaking

1 Spanish speaking

1

Spanish

speaking

Ask Me Three Ask Me Three
Methodology* Methodology*

Selected readers were given the booklet to
d
rea
d


Non readers had the booklet read to them in either En
g
lish or Spanish

After the
p
atient read the booklet
(
or had it
p(
read to them) RD’s were asked to explain
to
p
atient :
p
*
National Patient Safety Foundation National

Patient

Safety

Foundation

NonBlaming NonShaming Non

Blaming
,
Non

Shaming


Wearetestinghowwell
we
did

We
are
testing
how
well
we
did

writing this booklet so patients can
dtdhtit I ld
un
d
ers
tan
d
w
h
a
t it
says.
I
wou
ld

like to ask you a few questions to
see how well we did.


Not:

Not:


Do you understand? Dh ti?

D
o you
h
ave any ques
ti
ons
?


The RD then asked 3 simple questions andrecordedtheanswersawarding1 and

recorded

the

answers

awarding

1

point for each correct answer accepting
multipleanswers multiple

answers
Ath t ilddf

A
o
th
er ca
t
e
g
ory was
inc
lu
d
e
d

f
or
answers the RD deemed correct that
tfth
ltd
were no
t
one o
f

th
e pre-se
lec
t
e
d

answers

PatientScores PatientScores Patient

Scores

Patient

Scores

„„
Total score of Total score of >>
4 considered booklet 4 considered booklet
effective effective effective effective
„ „
50 of 55 50 of 55 >>
4 (91%) 4 (91%)
„ „
Ofthe5thatdidnotscoreatleast4 Ofthe5thatdidnotscoreatleast4
„ „
Of

the

5

that

did

not

score

at

least

4 Of

the

5

that

did

not

score

at

least

4
– –
1 Hispanic white spanish speaking non 1 Hispanic white spanish speaking non-- reader reader reader reader
– –
3 Non Hispanic white English reader* 3 Non Hispanic white English reader*
– –
1AfricanAmericanEnglishreader
*
1AfricanAmericanEnglishreader
*
– –
1

African

American

English

reader 1

African

American

English

reader
* *
Althou
g
h it is not known
, it is
p
ossible these
p
atients were Althou
g
h it is not known
, it is
p
ossible these
p
atients were
g,pp g,pp
marginal readers. It is common for adult poor readers or marginal readers. It is common for adult poor readers or
nonnon--readers to deny their literacy status. readers to deny their literacy status.

Average Score by Group Average Score by Group
Black A/A
Hispanic
White
Hispanic
White
ENG.
Hispanic
White
Hispanic
White
Spanish
Non
Hispanic
White
Non
Hispanic
White
Black A/A
ENG. reader
N=10
ENG. non
reader
N=1
ENG.
reader
N=10
non
reader
N=2
Spanish
reader
N=5
non
reader
N=7
ENG.
reader
N=15
Spanish
reader
N=3
5.5
9
6.3
5
5.6
4.9
4.8
8.3
5.5
9
6.3
5
5.6
4.9
4.8
8.3

Question #1: What is the main problem? Question #1: What is the main problem?
Ct thit Ct thit C
orrec
t
answer=
thi
rs
t C
orrec
t
answer=
thi
rs
t

What are things I can do about it? What are things I can do about it?
(strategies to control thirst) (strategies to control thirst)
Percentresponding
Use smaller 
glass , 45%
Other 
approved by RD 
as correct, 38%
Percent
 responding
Sk
if Diabetic: 
Control blood 
sugar , 22%
S
uc
k
 on 
ice, 51%
Use 
hard candy or 
gum , 44%
Don't 
eatprocessed eat
 processed
 
meats , 25%

Whyisthisimportantforme? Whyisthisimportantforme? Why

is

this

important

for

me? Why

is

this

important

for

me?
Percentresponding
less swelling, 35
not as thirsty, 29
other , 9
Percent
 responding
  
less fluid gain, 
less sob, 40
64
better for my 
heart, 60

Conclusions Conclusions Conclusions Conclusions

The booklet effectively educated patients
fld hidi
o
f
severa
l
d
emo
g
rap
hi
cs re
g
ar
di
n
g
:

The main topic-with 95% answering thirst correctly correctly

Strategies to control thirst

22
-
51% cited
>
1 of 5 answers determined in

22
51%

cited

>
1

of

5

answers

determined

in

advance to be correct

38% cited another answer that the RD approved
as correct as

correct

Suck on ice
was the strategy scoring the highest
(51%)

Conclusions, continued Conclusions, continued

Importance to them personally

29
-
64%cited
>
1of5answersdetermined
29
64%

cited

>
1

of

5

answers

determined

in advance to be correct

Less fluid
g
ain
was the reason scorin
g
the
g
g
highest (64%)

Better for m
y
hear
t
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CMS

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HealthLiteracyissues

Health

Literacy

issues

Demonstrating effectiveness

Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Health Literacy: A Prescription to End
Confusion. Confusion.

90 million US adults: literacy skills below high schoollevel school

level

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less knowledge of disease management & health
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>300 studies show health-related materials far exceed average reading ability of US adults
InstituteofMedicine 2004 Institute
of
Medicine
,
2004

Health Literacy of American Adults Health Literacy of American Adults
National Assessment of Adult
Literacy (NAAL): National
Center for Educational Statistics, U.S.
Department of Education, 2003.

Health Literacy

“The degree to which individuals have the
ca
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basichealthinformationandservices

basic

health

information

and

services

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decisions

decisions
.
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Improves Patient Safety

A 2006 study examined patients’ abilities
to understand five common instructions on
prescription medications.

Both patients with adequate and low literacy
haddifficultyunderstandingat
literacy

had

difficulty

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at

least one of the five instructions.

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What Did the Doctor Sa
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encounters
*Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety
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Safety
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understand
the first time they read or hear it
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understand

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they

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How

Clear

communication

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successful

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care
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MRB Functions MRB Functions
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Evaluate quality and appropriateness of care Evaluate quality and appropriateness of care
delivered to ESRD patients in Texas delivered to ESRD patients in Texas ƒ ƒ
Propose Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for dialysis Propose Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for dialysis
units with Level 2 units with Level 2--3 deficiencies 3 deficiencies to Texas to Texas
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promote

promote

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patient

care

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safety

patient

care

and

safety

through QI activities through QI activities
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Current Geographic Current Geographic
RepresentationofMRB RepresentationofMRB Representation

of

MRB

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of

MRB

Ruben Velez, MD Ruben Velez, MD
Camille May, RN Camille May, RN
IDidMD IDidMD I
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Trish White, RN Trish White, RN
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Mohan Narayan, MD Mohan Narayan, MD
Stuart Goldstein ,MD Stuart Goldstein ,MD
Donald Molony, MD Donald Molony, MD
Jane Louis, RD Jane Louis, RD
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Robert Hootkins, MD Robert Hootkins, MD
Deborah Heinrich, RN Deborah Heinrich, RN
Mohan

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Clyde Rutherford MD Clyde Rutherford MD
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Anna Gonzalez Anna Gonzalez
Navid Navid Saigal Saigal, MD , MD
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Kaylenne Duran, RN

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Data&Projects Data&Projects Data

&

Projects Data

&

Projects
ESRD Network of Texas, Inc. ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

Comparative Clinical Indicator Data used by NW #14
Data Collection
Mandating
Organization
Sample Size
Comparative
Data Level
Use
Clinical
Random
Network
Identify
Clinical

Performance
Measures (CPM)
CMS
Random

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Patients
and U.S.
(No Facility
Specific Data)
Identify

NW QI
Projects
Quality of
Care(QOC)
Indicator Project
Network #14
100% of
eligible
patients
Facility,
Network and
U.S.
Identify
outlier
facilities
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100% of
patients
Facility,
Network and
U.S.
Identify
VA outlier
facilities
Annual Dialysis
Facility Report
CMS
All facility
patients with
URR and ESA
Medicare
Facility,
Network and
U.S.
Data
posted on
DFC and
used by
Medicare

Billing Claims SMR, SHR, STR
State
Surveyors

Hemodialysis Hemodialysis Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis

Adequacy Adequacy Adequacy Adequacy

Percent of Patients Percent of Patients
with URR with URR >>
65% 65% --CPMCPM
90 90 90 90 90 90 90
89
89
89
89
89
89
9092
94
89%
90%
89
89
89
89
89
89
88 88 88
87
85
86
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Patients
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80
82
84
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P
76
78
14 4 6 8 12 1 16 3 9 11 13 15 US 2 7 18 10 5 17
Network
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

Percent of Patients Percent of Patients
with Kt/V with Kt/V >>
1.2 1.2 --CPMCPM
93%
93 93 93 93 93 93
92 92 92 92 92
91
91
91
92
93
94
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91
91
91
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2
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The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

MRB Quality of Care Cut-Point for HD Adequacy (2007 data)
More than 80% of facility patients have a URR of >
65%
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1 facility 1 facility ¼ ¼51 51--60%60%of patients had a URR of patients had a URR >>
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Hemodialysis Hemodialysis Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis

AnemiaManagement AnemiaManagement Anemia

Management Anemia

Management

Percent of Patients Percent of Patients
with HGB < 10.0 with HGB < 10.0 --CPMCPM
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8
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The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

Percent of Patients Percent of Patients
with HGB with HGB >>
11.0 11.0 --CPMCPM
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86
85
84 84
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88
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86%

83 83 83
82 82 82 82
81 81 81
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76 78
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Network
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

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45
44
42 42 42 42
41 41
40
39 39
38
37
37
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4
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9
11
12
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Network
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

MRBQualityofCareCut
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Point
MRB

Quality

of

Care

Cut
Point

for HD Severe Anemia Management (2007 data)
Lessthan11%offacilitypatientshaveaHemoglobin
<
10.0
94%ofTXHDfacilities(N=413)metorexceeded 94%ofTXHDfacilities(N=413)metorexceeded
Less
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TX

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facilities

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or

exceeded

94%

of

TX

HD

facilities

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or

exceeded

the MRB quality cut the MRB quality cut--point! point!
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23 facilities 23 facilities ¼ ¼11 11--2020 %%of patients with Hemoglobin < of patients with Hemoglobin < 10.010.0
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1 facility 1 facility ¼ ¼21 21--3030%%of patients with Hemoglobin < of patients with Hemoglobin < 10.010.0
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MRB Quality of Care Cut-Point
for HD Anemia Mana
g
ement (2007 data)
More than 70% of facility patients have a
H l bi b
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the cut point for this Hgb range? the cut point for this Hgb range?
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10.0 10.0
and and
< 13.0 gm/dl < 13.0 gm/dl
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and and
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1

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0 0
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patients

of

patients

10.0

10.0

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13.0

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13.0

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Hemodialysis Hemodialysis Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis

BoneandMineral BoneandMineral Bone

and

Mineral

Bone

and

Mineral

Metabolism Metabolism Metabolism Metabolism

Percent of Patients Percent of Patients
with Phosphorus 3.5 with Phosphorus 3.5--5.5 5.5 --CPMCPM
58%
49
50
51
51
51
52 52 5253 53
54 54
55 55
56
57
58
60
70
52%
58%

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48
49
50
51
51
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40
50
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106
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1
3
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The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

PeritonealDialysis PeritonealDialysis Peritoneal

Dialysis

Peritoneal

Dialysis

Adequacy Adequacy Adequacy Adequacy

Percent of PD Patients Percent of PD Patients
2006
2007
with Kt/V with Kt/V ≥ 1.7 ≥ 1.7 --QOCQOC
91.1
89.9
9095
100
2006
2007
7580
85
90
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6065
70
75
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4550
55
60
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4045
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

MRB Quality of Care Cut-Point
for PD Adequacy (2007 data)
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1.7
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61 61
- -
70% 70%
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of

patients

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7
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1.7

PeritonealDialysis PeritonealDialysis Peritoneal

Dialysis

Peritoneal

Dialysis

AnemiaManagement AnemiaManagement Anemia

Management Anemia

Management

Percent of PD Patients with Percent of PD Patients with
HGB HGB
< <
100 100
QOC QOC
HGB

HGB

< <
10
.
0

10
.
0
--
QOC QOC
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

Percent of PD Patients Percent of PD Patients
ithHGB ithHGB
≥ ≥
110 110
QOC QOC
90
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HGB





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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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80.4
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73
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60
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

Percent of PD Patients Percent of PD Patients
ithTSAT ithTSAT
≥ ≥
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QOC QOC
w
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TSAT
w
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TSAT





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20%
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The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

MRBQualityofCareCut
-
Point
MRB

Quality

of

Care

Cut
Point

for PD Severe Anemia Management (2007 data)
Lessthan11%offacilitypatientshaveaHemoglobin
<
10.0
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Less
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ƒ ƒ
6 facilities 6 facilities ¼ ¼21 21--3030%%of patients with Hemoglobin < of patients with Hemoglobin < 10.010.0
ƒ ƒ
6 facilities 6 facilities ¼ ¼41 41--50% 50% of patients with Hemoglobin < of patients with Hemoglobin < 10.010.0

MRB Quality of Care Cut-Point
for PD Anemia Mana
g
ement (2007 data)
More than 70% of facility patients have a
H l bi b
100 d 130 /dl
66%ofTXPDfacilities(N=77)metorexceededthe 66%ofTXPDfacilities(N=77)metorexceededthe
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or

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the

66%

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TX

PD

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or

exceeded

the

MRB quality cut MRB quality cut--point! point!
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What

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the

34%

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TX

facilities

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What

about

the

34%

of

TX

facilities

(N=40)

that

didn’t meet didn’t meet
the cut point for this Hgb range? the cut point for this Hgb range?
ƒ ƒ
19 facilities 19 facilities ¼ ¼60.1 60.1--70%70%of patients of patients >>
10.0 10.0
and and
< 13.0 gm/dl < 13.0 gm/dl
ƒ ƒ
6 facilities 6 facilities ¼ ¼50. 50.11--60%60%of patients of patients >>
10.0 10.0
and and
< 13.0 gm/dl < 13.0 gm/dl
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AVF Utilization in the U.S. AVF Utilization in the U.S.
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Where we are now and where we NEED TO BE to meet
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Percent of Prevalent Patients Percent of Prevalent Patients
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The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

September 2008
Chart 2: Prevalent Texas Patients With Catheter Only
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Mar 2008
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2002
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2005
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Network 14
The ESRD Network of Texas, Inc.

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Network 14
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Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR)

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MRB follow up in progress MRB follow up in progress

2004 2004--2008 2008
Patients Patients on on Incenter Incenter& Home & Home Dialysis Dialysis
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Home

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Home

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Quality Improvement Project Quality Improvement Project
Benchmark facility results Benchmark facility results

Important practices in Important practices in educating, referring educating, referring, & , &
recruitingpatientsforhome recruitingpatientsforhome
dialysis dialysis
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patients

for

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recruiting

patients

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home

dialysis dialysis
Staff member(s) assigned to role of home dialysis patient education specialist or coordinator. Facility has a strong physician advocate for home dialysis. Facility has a separate Home Dialysis Program with separate staff from the in-center program. Facility has processes that empower nurses & SWs to educate patients & encourage home
dialysis.
Facility has formal home dialysis patient education protocol initiated on all new patients .

Important practices in Important practices in educating, referring educating, referring, & , &
recruiting recruiting
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New staff receive education on home dial ysis during orientation & regularly. Reassess new patients' suitability for home dialysis 3 and 6 months after dialysis is initiated &
then annually.
Home Dialysis “awareness days” done for in-center HD New patients re-educated on home dialysis options 3 and 6 months after dialysis is initiated.
Referral assessment tool with specific criteria utili zed to determine suitability for home dialysis.

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Phosphorus Phosphorus Phosphorus

Phosphorus

Outcomes Outcomes Outcomes

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Rationale and Goals Rationale and Goals
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Mortality Mortality Mortality Mortality
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Quality of Life Quality of Life
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Distribution of Facilities By Percent of PD Distribution of Facilities By Percent of PD
Patientswith Patientswith
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Mean = 62.8
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Observational Data Have Shown Elevated Serum Observational Data Have Shown Elevated Serum
Phosphorus Levels Are Associated With Increased Mortality Phosphorus Levels Are Associated With Increased Mortality
Study Data Population N PO4
(mg/dL)
Increased
Relative Risk
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CHOICE CHOICE
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Database Database
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Young EW, et al. Young EW, et al. 19961996--2001 2001 DOPPSDOPPS 17,23617,236 Per 1 Per 1
mg/dL mg/dL
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6.0* 6.0* Increased Increased††
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Management Catheter

Management

Closing thoughts Closing thoughts
„ „
Safety / Risks Safety / Risks
StaffOversight/Vigilance StaffOversight/Vigilance Staff

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“The medical direction of dialysis facilities hasbeen sometimesabsent feckless
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CMS 2744 (2004-2006)
Annual Facility Survey Data
Fistula Fistula
First First
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Fistula Fistula
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Dashboard Data Dashboard Data
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VA Workshops VA Workshops
&
Quality of Care Quality of Care
“Concern” Facilities “Concern” Facilities
Quality of Care Quality of Care
Indicator Data Indicator Data
CMS 2728 (2007) CMS 2728 (2007)
MedicalEvidenceReport Form MedicalEvidenceReport Form
Access in Use at Access in Use at
Initiation of Dial
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Clinical Performance

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Phosphorous
Medical
Evidence
Report
Form Medical
Evidence
Report
Form
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Measures (CPM) Data
Phosphorous
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