Athena Forum Institute ® ACO Workforce Performance 21st Century Training for Healthcare Professionals The Journey of ACO Performance Begins on Athena Forum. Dear Director in Population Healthcare, Our philosophy is that a Care Management Director can achieve goals at a faster rate with a better educated staff. Thanks to all the ACO Directors who contributed to this presentation. Welcome! TOM RASMUSSEN Thomas A. Rasmussen CEO & Publisher Senior Fellow, Jefferson School of Population Health [email protected] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 2 Human Capital • Knowledge workers need knowledge. Knowledge workers are different from factory workers. Knowledge workers can advance the strategic direction of your business. Peter Drucker The Essential Drucker® • ACO’s need to power-up their accredited training for front line care coordinators – that’s a no brainer!” Federal Medicare Executive ACO Division CMS.gov Baltimore MD October 2013 ACO Workforce Performance 2014 3 Baldrige National Quality Program in Healthcare • A healthcare organization that values its staff is committed to their satisfaction, development, and well-being. • Baldrige Award recipients are focused on creating and maintaining a productive learning and caring work environment for all staff. • Example: Bronson Methodist Hospital -- Baldrige Recipient -- for workplace excellence. • Example: Baptist Hospital, Inc. -- Baldrige Recipient -- for building a systematic approach to building patient relationships through staff empowerment training. • Source: National Institute of Standards & Technology, U.S. Dept of Commerce. www.baldrige.nist.gov ACO Workforce Performance 2014 4 Define Management! • Management is getting work done through others. RN Care Coordinators ACO Care Director SW Care Coordinators Pharmacist Care Coordinators ACO Workforce Performance 2014 5 The Education Multiplier Effect • When ONE care coordinator completes ONE CE course = advancing one’s practice. • When the ENTIRE team completes the same course = “improving organizational performance. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 6 ACO Workforce Performance ACO Workforce Performance 2014 7 Design Athena Forum Institute® was designed in 2008 by dozens of population health managers from: Aetna, CIGNA, Humana & WellPoint. Before the “ACO” was invented. Athena Forum has 3 features -- to improve team performance: 1. Management Tool: Directors assign courses to steer the team to ACO priorities. 2. CE Machine for Staff: Staff love Athena Forum for 600 CE accessible from any computer. 3. Clinical Reference Tool: 6,000 page curriculum is searchable ( 21st Century PDR ) ACO Workforce Performance 2014 8 Medicare Strategic Measures for the ACO 1. Demonstrate your preventive care program for Medicare seniors in your population, 2. Demonstrate your chronic care management care delivery network for your Medicare seniors, 3. Demonstrate measures toward enhancing the patient experience (customer service) of seniors, 4. Become the high-quality – low-cost provider in your region. 5. Athena Forum s education supports measures 1, 2, & 3. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 9 Medicare Patient Quality Measures for the ACO 1. Patient / caregiver experiences 7 measures 2. Care coordination / patient safety measures across the spectrum 6 measures 3. Preventive health / patient education measures 8 measures 4. The at-risk Medicare population clinical measures: 11 measures ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Diabetes Hypertension Ischemic vascular disease Heart failure Coronary artery disease ACO Workforce Performance 2014 10 Athena Forum Care Management Series® Slide 1 of 2 CM Express Establishing Your Professional Identity Mod A: Essentials of Case Management Mod B: Importance of Claims Mod C: Resource Management Mod D: Transitions of Care / Patient Experience Mod A: Essentials Mod B: Critical Thinking Mod C: Emotional Intelligence Mod D: Conflict Resolution Mod E: Leadership Discharge Planning Mod F: Difficult People Mod A: Philosophy & Standards Mod B: Patient Centered Approach to DP Mod C: External Forces in DP Hospital Revenue Cycle Mod A: Industry Cash Flow Mod B: Hospital Cash Flow: Claims, RAC, Avoidable Days Ethics in Case Management Mod A: Ethical Standards of Practice Mod B: CM Ethics in the Hospital Setting Mod C: Ethics in the Telecare Era Mod D: Ethics in Large Corporate Cultures Mod E: Ethics in the Community Health Setting Patient Advocacy Mod A: Advocacy & Care Management Mod B: Right Care Guidelines for our Patients Mod C: Key Components to Care Success ACO Workforce Performance 2014 11 Athena Forum Care Management Series® Part 2 of 2 Population Healthcare ACO Excellence (autumn 2014) Mod A: Prior Authorizations Mod B: Concurrent Review Mod C: Transitions of Care Mod A: ACO Preventive Care Programs for Our Medicare Seniors Mod B: ACO Chronic Care Management Programs for Our Medicare Seniors Mod C: ACO Excellence in Customer Service (Enhancing the Pt Experience) Principles of Case Management Mod A: Principles Mod B: Access Management & UM Mod C: ED Care Management UM Mod A: Standards & Regulations in UM Mod B: Payers, Contracting & UM Mod C: Quality of Care & UM ACO Workforce Performance 2014 12 Athena Forum Clinical Care Series® Slide 1 of 3 Asthma CV Risk: Stroke & MI Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessment Mod C: Treatment Mod D: Care Manager’s Role in Asthma Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Stroke & The Care Manager’s Role Mod C: MI & The Care Manager’s Role Colorectal Cancer Diabetes Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Symptoms & Management Mod C: Treatments & Interventions Mod A: Therapies Mod B: Assessments & Complications Mod C: Pharmacologic in Diabetes Care Mod D: Standards of Medical Care COPD EOL & Palliative Care Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessments & Complications Mod C: Pharmacologics in COPD Mod D: Care Manger’s Role Mod E: Pneumonia Mod A: The Evolving Role of the Hospital in EOL Care Mod B: Patient Goals in End-Of-Life Care Mod C: Symptom Management Mod D: Regulations & Reimbursements in EOL Mod E: The Care Manager’s Role in EOL COPD rates are rising in women. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 13 Athena Forum Clinical Care Series® Slide 2 of 3 GI Disorders Obesity Management Mod A: Ulcerative Colitis Mod B: Crohn’s Disease Mod C: Diverticulitis Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessments & Complications Mod C: Treatments & Interventions Mod D: Care Manager’s Role in Obesity Management Heart Failure Pain Management Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessment & Complications Mod C: The Care Manager’s Role Mod A: Pathophysiology of Pain Mod B: Acute Pain Mod C: Chronic Pain Mod D: Types of Chronic Pain Mod E: Cancer Pain Multiple Sclerosis Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Symptom Management & Rehab Mod C: Disease & Relapse Management Mod D: Care Manager’s Role in MS ACO Workforce Performance 2014 14 Athena Forum Clinical Care Series® Slide 3 of 3 Rheumatoid Arthritis Women’s Health Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessments & Complications Mod C: Treatments & Interventions Mod D: Care Manger’s Role Mod A: The Perimenopausal Years Mod B: Complications in Menopause Care Mod C: Sexuality in Maturity Mod D: Care Manager’s Role Sepsis Care Wound Care Mod A: Prevalence & Economics Mod B: Pathophysiology & Assessment Mod C: Sources & Predispositions Mod D: Prevention & Treatment Mod E: Care Manager’s Role in Sepsis Mod A: Prevalence & Pathophysiology Mod B: Assessments & Complications Mod C: Treatments & Interventions Mod D: Prevention Strategies Mod E: Care Manager’s Role in Wound Care ACO Workforce Performance 2014 15 Athena Forum Behavioral Health Series® Anxiety Disorders Elder Abuse [summer 2014 Child Abuse [summer 2014] Harm Risk Behaviors Cross Cultural Practice [autumn 2014] HIV/AIDS Counseling [autumn 2014] Depression: Prevalence & Societal Impact Medication Errors Preventions [autumn 2014] Depression: Pathophysiology Substance Abuse Depression: Non-Pharmaceutical Treatments Depression: Pharmaceutical Treatments Depression: Care Manager’s Role Domestic Violence [summer 2014] [BH: 1,000 pages online & in development; CE for SW & RN] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 16 Medicare patient quality measure: Diabetes • Athena Forum page (excerpt) supporting ACO care coordinators on Diabetes: Diabetes care is provided to achieve desired goals of treatment. Glycemic goals are presented in Table 4.2. The American Diabetes Association recommends that the goal of therapy should be an A1C result of <7% and that physicians should reevaluate and, in most cases, significantly change the treatment regimen in persons with A1C test results consistently >8%. Table 4.2. Goals for Glycemic Control A1C Goal Action Suggested 4%-6% < 7% > 8% < 110 mg/dL 90-130 mg/dL < 90 / > 150 mg/dL Plasma Values Average preprandial glucose Again, these specific A1C values apply only to assay methods that are certified as traceable to the DCCT reference method. Table 4.3 (below) identifies the correlation between A1C levels and mean plasma glucose levels based on data from DCCT. [Source: Athena Forum Course Diabetes, Mod A: Therapies, p 33 of 39] Normal Average < 120 bedtime glucose mg/dL 110-150 <110 / > 180 mg/dL mg/dL Whole Blood Values Average preprandial glucose < 100 mg/dL Average < 110 bedtime glucose mg/dL 80-120 mg/dL < 80 / > 140 mg/dL 100-140 <100 / > 160 mg/dL mg/dL ACO Workforce Performance 2014 17 Medicare patient quality measure: Hypertension • Athena Forum page (excerpt) supporting ACO care coordinators on Hypertension: Hypertension: Symptoms Usually, no symptoms are present. Occasionally, the person may experience a mild headache. If the headache is severe, or if any of the symptoms below are experienced, the person must be seen by a doctor right away. These may be a sign of dangerously high blood pressure (called malignant hypertension) or a complication from high blood pressure. • • • • • • • • • tiredness confusion vision changes angina-like chest pain (crushing chest pain) heart failure blood in urine nosebleed irregular heartbeat ear noise or buzzing [Source: Athena Forum Institute® Course: CV Risk, Module B: Stroke & CM Role, page 9 of 34pp] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 18 Medicare patient measure: Ischemic vascular disease • Athena Forum page (excerpt) supporting ACO care coordinators on Ischemic vascular disease. Ischemic Stroke Diagnostic Procedures Testing is the same for ischemic strokes as it is for hemorrhagic with the addition of the following: • Cholesterol Level • ECG - electrocardiogram (EKG) • Echocardiogram (looks for cardiac embolus) • Carotid Duplex (ultrasound of the carotids) • Transcranial Doppler (looks at the blood vessels in the brains and the velocity of the blood flow) [Source: Athena Forum Institute® Course: CV Risk, Module B: Stroke & CM Role, page 21 of 34pp] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 19 Medicare patient measures for: Heart Failure • Athena Forum page (excerpt) supporting ACO care coordinators on Heart Failure. Early diagnosis and treatment can help people who have heart failure (HF) live longer, more active lives. Treatment for HF will depend on the type and the severity of the condition. The goals of treatment for all stages include treating the underlying cause of the HF such as: Coronary heart disease (CHD) • Hypertension • Diabetes Treatment is also utilized to: • Reduce symptoms • Stop the HF from worsening • Increase lifespan • Improve quality of life Treatments usually include: • Lifestyle changes • Medications • Ongoing care More advanced HF may also require medical procedures, devices, or surgery. 1 • [Source: Athena Forum: Course: Heart Failure, Module C: Treatments & Interventions in HF, Page intro/1 of 41 pp] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 20 Medicare patient quality measure: CAD • Athena Forum page (excerpt) supporting ACO care coordinators on Coronary artery disease: There are two main ways to express risk - "relative risk" and "absolute risk." Relative risk estimates percent increase or decrease in a health event occurring in one group compared to another group. Absolute risk estimates the number of health events among individuals in a group and gives a better sense of personal or individual risk. The risk to an individual can be low, but in a large population the number of health events can be great. Increased risk, however, does not mean a person will actually develop the specific disease. Certain factors make it more likely that a person will develop CAD and have a myocardial infarction (MI) (heart attack). Risk factors that cannot be modified include: Risk factors than can be modified include: •Age - Smoking ◦Men: over age 45 - High blood pressure (HTN) ◦Women: over age 55 - High blood cholesterol •Family history of early heart disease - Overweight and obesity ◦Heart disease diagnosed in father or brother before age 55 - Physically inactive ◦Heart disease diagnosed in mother or sister before age 65 - Diabetes (high blood sugar) •Personal history of CAD ◦Angina or chest pain ◦A previous MI ◦A surgical procedure (angioplasty, heart bypass) to increase cardiac blood flow [Source: CV Risk, Mod C, page 2 of 51] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 21 Pricing 4 Levels of Educational Subscriptions: 1. Alpha Subscriber (large hospitals > 500 beds): $5,500.00 year 2. Beta Subscriber (medium hospitals 100 – 499 beds) $3,500.00 year 3. Charter Subscriber (hospitals < 99 beds) & Med Group & SNF $ 950.00 year 4. Or Individual Subscribers $ 225.00 year All benefits are available to all subscribers: • Complimentary Webinars for Management Orientations, • Complimentary Webinars for Staff Orientations, • Unlimited personnel enrollments for Alpha, Beta & Charter Subscribers, • 24/7 access to all 600 CE certificates for all (RN, SW, ACM & CCM credentials), • Accessible from all mobile devices (e.g. Nook, Kindle, iPad) from any Wi-Fi location, • All subscribers receive all new courses added to the curriculum (1,000 new pages added yearly). ACO Workforce Performance 2014 22 ACO Subscription Package Example #1 ACO System #1: • Alpha Subscriber (large hospital 600 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 200 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 240 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 190 beds) • Charter Subscribers (20 medical groups X $950) • 2 Trainers from BlueCross (2 RN s X $225) Total: $ 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 19,000 450 $35,450 year ACO Personnel Training Costs = $11.14 per person, per year. • All hospital care coordinators enrolled = 100 • All hospital floor nurses enrolled (bonus for clinical courses) = 3,000 floor nurses • All medical group care coordinators enrolled = 80 • Total enrolled personnel = 3,180 / $35,450 = $11.14 training cost per person per year. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 23 ACO Subscription Package Example #2 ACO System #2: • Alpha Subscriber (large hospital 600 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 200 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 240 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 190 beds) • Beta Subscriber (medium hospital 201 beds • Charter Sub (small hospital 90 beds) • Charter Sub (small hospital 65 beds) Total: $ 5,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,500 950 950 $21,400 year ACO Personnel Training Costs = $10.34 per person, per year. • All hospital care coordinators enrolled = 68 • All hospital floor nurses enrolled (bonus for clinical courses) = 2,000 floor nurses • Total enrolled personnel = 2,068 / $21,400 = $10.34 training cost per person per year. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 24 Return-On-Investment Discussion Dear CFO, “As mentioned, I would like to request a new training budget of $25,000 from our ACO contract to train our 100 care coordinators, as well as about 2,000 floor nurses under this flat rate contract. Our training costs can be expressed as training 2100 clinical personnel for $12.00 per person, per year, including all CE certificates. Bargain. “The online training vendor is Athena Forum Institute and they specialize in supporting ACO companies comply with Medicare’s patient quality measures on diabetes, heart failure, coronary artery disease and others. “ROI: Training our clinical teams: helps increase our Medicare scores – our increased scores improves the probability of Medicare renewing our $200M contract next year. Thank you. Vice President ACO Care Management Operations ACO Workforce Performance 2014 25 Benefits of workforce development ACO directors report these benefits: 1. Higher core competencies of front line care coordinators 2. Improved morale 3. Improved focus on priorities 4. Better sense of teamwork 5. Leveraged time of leadership and clinical educators ACO Workforce Performance 2014 26 Maximizing workforce development ACO Directors on Athena Forum recommend: 1. Managers should assign courses to steer the team (popular pacing is 1 module per month), 2. Managers should lead monthly discussions (for staff compliance & align to your protocols), 3. Managers should delegate details of staff completions to: admin, senior staffer or educator). ACO Workforce Performance 2014 27 Sample ACO Implementation Memo MEMO TO: All Care Coordinators FROM: Sue Rittenhouse, RN, CCM, VP Care Management ACO Division SUBJECT: Staff Development Program for Our Medicare Seniors As mentioned, I m pleased to announce that everyone has been enrolled on Athena Forum Institute.com – the accredited educational service for improving care of our Medicare seniors in our ACO program. Athena Forum is a new employee benefit at no cost to you, and you can earn CE for your license no problem. We’ll be assigning course modules (see below) to move us all forward as a team, and this is a mandatory employee program. You also have full access to hundreds of pages of other courses to support your interests and practice advancement. Athena is accessible by mobiles such as Nook® Kindle® or iPad® and many people take courses at wi-fi locations like Starbucks. Welcome to the 21st Century! Please note: (a) Submit your CE certs to Michelle each month to document your course completions, and (b) Be prepared to discuss the course topics at selected staff meetings so we all advance together. Our senior leadership supports this program for achieving high ratings on Medicare Quality Measures. Athena Forum ACO Course Assignments: • JAN: Diabetes: Module E: Medical Standards • FEB: Patient Advocacy: C Right Care Guidelines • MAR: CV Risk: Stroke & CM Role • APR: Heart Failure: Mod B Assessment • MAY: Professional ID: Critical Thinking • JUN: COPD: Mod A: Pathophysiology • • • • • • JUL: AUG: SEP: OCT: NOV: DEC: COPD: Mod B: Assess & Manage No assignment. At the beach. Professional ID: Conflict Resolution Heart Failure: Mod C Interventions Hospital Revenue Cycle Module C No assignment. Happy Holidays. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 28 Accreditations: 100% Volume for RN, SW, ACM, CCM • Athena Forum offers 600 CE contact hours for RN, Social Work, ACM and CCM professionals. • RN: Co-Provider with SutterHealth University by American Nurses Credentialing Center [ANCC] • RN California: Approved Provider with California Board of Nursing • RN Florida: Approved Provider with the Florida Board of Health in Nursing. • Social Work: Approved CE Provider by the NASW 48 states. • Social Work in California: Approved CE Provider by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. • ACM: Approved Provider by the ACMA (American Case Management Association) • CCM: Approved Provider of CCM CE by the CCMC (Certified Case Managers Commission) ACO Workforce Performance 2014 29 ACO Case Study #1: The Hospital-Based Care Team ACO Chief Medical Officer explains: • “With Board approval, we closed our Labor & Delivery unit and renovated it into our outbound call center for 20 care coordinators in 20 cubicles. We also created management offices, a kitchen and conference rooms. The last thing our board would approve was new plant construction. • “Each RN Care Coordinator has an EMR computer with a phone/headset. • “Among our 40,000 ACO seniors, each care coordinator gets a panel of about 2,000 seniors each – with many of them well. Our goal is for each care coordinator to cycle through their 2,000 panel each month. • “Our care director convenes morning meetings to share ideas on telephonic coaching, scheduling well-care appointments through our PCP delivery network, and to refer complex cases to hospital case management. We also hired a part-time consultant (retired from Humana) to do some stand up training on tele-health coaching. • “To keep the team focused on priorities, our care director assigns a monthly course on Athena Forum aligned to Medicare measures on diabetes, HF, etc. The Humana coach was also on Athena there. Team morale is high. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 30 ACO Case Study #2 The Care Coordination Trio in Network Vice President, Care Management explains: • “We’re embedding 3 care coordinators at each of our 80 surrounding medical groups in our delivery network. • “Each trio is an RN Care Coordinator, Social Worker Care Coordinator & a Pharmacist Care Coordinator. • “Each trio gets a computerized panel of about 3,800 seniors each (our total ACO population is 300,000). • “We find it easier to schedule well-care appointments of seniors -- when our coordinators are on-location. We train our employees in customer service and they greet our seniors at appointments. • “Our trios are assigned 10 modules a year on Athena Forum, no problem. Our people enjoy learning online and the Athena courses are comprehensive and accessible 24/7 – very important. The CMO is on board with this; he’s seen the Athena courses and said “The stand-up trainer model is not scalable; Athena is 24/7 from a Nook LOL.” • “This may not be our final configuration, but we’re all experimenting and this is working well so far.” ACO Workforce Performance 2014 31 ACO Case Study #3: At-home Care Coordinators Medical Director explains: • We took a page out of the MCO companies playbook and hired 25 at-home RN case managers to reach out to our 40,000 covered lives. Each RN has about 1,600 members. We have a team of complex care managers for hospitalizations. Here s a day in the life of a care coordinator: • 9am-Noon: 50 outbound calls in the morning, leaving smiling voice messages on clinical conditions (asthma, diabetes, HF). The nurse usually has about 5 live phone conversations in the morning. The RN personality is part of our brand. • Noon-1pm: The nurse has lunch and walks around the block for fresh air LOL. • 1pm-5pm: 50 outbound calls in the afternoon; with about 5 live conversations. • It s important to hire the right personality who enjoys working from home and chatting with seniors. It s important to convene the Wednesday team meeting 4pm-5pm without fail. This builds morale and team work. The CM s share ideas on tele-health coaching. The monthly course assignment from Athena Forum boosts clinical skills and morale because it shows leadership cares about front line quality. That course on Critical Thinking Skills is cool. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 32 Sample Workforce Development Plan Staff Performance Plan for 2014: Advancing My Practice: • JAN 2014: Ischemic Vascular Disease Mod B: CV Risk: Stroke & CM Role This course supports the Medicare Patient Quality Measure on improving care on ischemic vascular disease. • FEB 2014: Professional Identity Mod C: Emotional Intelligence Learn how to control your emotions to make better decisions. • MAR 2014: Diabetes Mod A: Diabetes Therapies Supporting the Medicare Patient Quality Measure on diabetes. • APR 2014: COPD Mod E: CM Role in COPD Care Enhancing the patient-centered approach in COPD care. Instructs on motivational interviewing for behavior mod. • MAY 2014: Professional Identity Mod F: Interacting with Difficult People News Flash! Sometimes there are difficult people in our work. This course instructs on getting the job done with less stress. ACO Workforce Performance 2014 33 What does excellence sound like? • Thank you for the training this morning, it was exactly what we needed. CM Director VA • Our team is ecstatic to have such an amazing tool at their fingertips. CM Director WY • Athena has exceeded our expectations. Keep up the good work! CM Director TX The Athena Forum format is very user friendly. CM Director CA • Conversations are getting more professional. Social Workers love this. CM Director IL • We know it. We trust it. We love it. CM Director KY • Starbucks is the new Learning Café for our younger gen case managers. CM Director WA • Athena is the tide that lifts all boats. CM Director LA • ACO Workforce Performance 2014 34 Contact us: Healthcare Sales Sarah Hill National Director, Healthcare Sales [email protected] Beverly Gulvin Sales Manager, Healthcare WEST [email protected] Kathy Coutouzis Assistant Sales Manager [email protected] Kim Billings Sales Manager, [email protected] Cindy May Assistant Sales Manager [email protected] ACO Workforce Performance 2014 35
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