#2. Contact your local Independent Living CenterMake the connection, introduce yourself and your facility and ask if there is any way you can collaborate to help your patients gain access to their services. Invite them to visit your dialysis facility.
If you are having a problem with this contact the Network via e-mail: info@nw2.esrd.net, and we will work with you to make the connection.
#3. Review Your Education Station Is your facility making any progress in launching an education station or visual display about Quality of Life, Going Back to School or Work? Celebrating achievements?
Listing Resources or Peer Champions?
#4.Identify patients (18-54) who need to schedule an appointment with a VR Counselor or attend an orientation session.
These are the patients who will be your final measure - can we get them started before September 30th? Think about what YOU need from your partners to make this happen?
#5. Review National LAN calls and HDC's Working on Dialysis: What Staff Should Know Article PDF
#6. Submit Monthly Status Report Online by 5/31/2019
We are almost half way through this year's QIA performance period of January-September where we work to meet the QIA goals:
Improve vocational rehabilitation referrals and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) utilization rates.
Where you should be:
At this point (MAY), you should have already reviewed your VR education process (when and how do you screen your patients, and revisit their VR goals and needs), screened & referred your [18-54 (QIA Measure)] patients; and updated their CROWNWeb attributes.
Working Together
For patients not in the 18-54 range, they should still be screened, and there are resources available for them too.
VR Steps:
Assess patient needs
Discuss Quality of Life (QOL)
Set goals for QOL
Refer to VR/EN if and when patient is ready or requests
Unconditional Teamwork at the Network:We are partnering with New York State
Access-VR to bring the needs of dialysis patients to the agency at the state level. We need to hear from YOU what you and your patients need to make VR services more accessible to your patients. Make sure you let us know on your monthly reporting so that we partner to make this work more accessible for ESRD patients.
Updated Resource:
How to Review and Update VR Record in CROWNWebPDF(
Are you doing this MONTHLY?)
Mark you Calendars!
Third Wednesday QIA Q&A
We will be hosting OPTIONAL monthly QIA Open Office Hours to discuss the QIAs and answer questions.
Describe ways to identify dialysis patients on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) that can return to work without losing income from Social Security.
Explain various work incentive programs including:
