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Quality Improvement Activity (QIA)
June 2019 | QIA Month Six
Sent to: All Gainful Employment QIA Facility Staff, Patient SMES and Stakeholders
JUNE is for RAPID CYCLE IMPROVEMENT
Monthly Activities

#1 Review June Worksheet PDF

#2. Review your Process(s)/Root Cause Analysis
Have you received and reviewed your facility's goal and reporting status?
 
What improvements can you make to:
Help eligible (18-54/ SSI/SSD) patients make contact with VR/EN Agencies?

#3. Submit your Education Station Photo via e-mail to:

#4. Attend QIA Mid-Point Webinar
June 26, 2019 Register

#5. Submit Monthly Status Report Online by 6/30/2019

Gainful Employment QIA  Webpage

To order FREE printed materials from the Network, use our  online order form .
Past Activities
May:
April:
  • Utilize Ticket To Work Program resources
  • Attend National LAN Webinar (or listen to recording)
  • Review RCA/PDSA
  • Discuss QIA progress and patient feedback in QAPI
March:
  • Attend National LAN Webinar (or listen to recording)
  • Utilize MEI's Patient Interest Checklists:  
0-30 days  PDF   
> 1 year  PDF
February:
  • Launch Facility Education Station/Visual Display Project
  • Patient Knowledge Assessment
January:
  • Perform QIA RCA and Begin PDSA cycle
  • Attend QIA Kickoff Webinar (or listen to recording)
  • Complete Contact Form
Past Newsletters:
February  (Customer Focus)
March  (Innovation)
April  (Boundrilessness)
May  (Unconditional Teamwork)
VR Tracking Steps:
For patients not in the 18-54 range, they should still be screened, and there are resources available for them too.
  1. Assess patient needs
  2. Discuss Quality of Life (QOL)
  3. Set goals for QOL
  4. Refer to VR/EN if and when patient is ready or requests
  5. UPDATE Patient VR Record in CROWNWeb
  6. Reassess when needed or at Annual Plan of Care

Quality Improvement (QI) Team:
Home Therapies and 
Transplant QIA Lead:
Anna Bennett
QI Coordinator/
Emergency Manager

Oversight: 
Jeanine Pilgrim, BSHSM 
QI Director

QI Team :
Novlet Russel-English, RN,BSN 
QI Coordinator
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Improving to meet our GOALS

Are you on track to meet your facility's VR QIA goal?
In May, your facility received updated National Data on your progress to meeting the QIA goals for patient Screening, VR/EN Referral and VR/EN Utilization. Remember: Utilization is just having the patient schedule an Orientation Session/Phone Call with a VR Office, Independent Living Center or and EN office. (Hint: a teleconference counts with a web based EN counts!)
 
If you are NOT trending to goal, it is time to review your facility's ROOT Cause Analysis (RCA) and make rapid cycle improvements to improve your QIA rates. Feel free to schedule a call/webex/in person site visit with us to discuss how your facility can work to achieve CMS set goals. If you would like team coaching from Network staff, you can request via e-mail to qualityimprovement@nw2.esrd.net  

Rapid Cycle Improvement at the Network :
Did you know that we send monthly QIA Reporting and Goal Updates via e-mail?
 
Please send us an e-mail if you are NOT receiving an e-mail with your facility's Goal, current rates and reporting status.  QualityImprovement@nw2.esrd.net

June Worksheet: Please review the June MSR worksheet ( PDF ) to see how you are being asked to report on this month's activities.

June Reporting:
Please submit your Monthly Status Report online by June 30, 2019.
NEW DATE
Join us on June 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Mid-Point QIA Review Webinar
 
On this webinar, we will review:
  • QIA Activities and Goals
  • Recognition Certificates
  • Promising Practices
  • Network Resource Materials
  • Common Barriers
  • Tips to Engage Patients
 
Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Register HERE
(Webinar will be recorded)
National QIA LAN Webinars:
Have you caught up on the recordings?
One FREE CE (Nurses and Technicians):
Click  here if you are already registered in the Learning Management Center (LMC).
Click  here to register for the LMC and then access the course.

April 16, 2019 
Helping Patients Work Using SSA Work Incentives

Presentation Objectives:
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:
  • SSDI Only Work Incentives
  • SSI Only Work Incentives
  • Identify Social Security work incentives.
  • SSI & SSDI Work Incentives

Recording: (With CE)
March 7, 2019 
Ticket to Work |  View Recording

Presentation Objectives:
  • Highlight Social Security disability benefits.
  • Provide overview of Social Security's Ticket to Work program.
  • Identify Social Security work incentives.
  • Discuss attendees' employment team options.
  • Highlight Ticket to Work success stories. 
OPTIONAL Office Hours!!
Third Wednesday QIA Q&A
We will be hosting OPTIONAL monthly QIA Open Office Hours to discuss the QIAs and answer questions.

Our office hour open call is
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
3:00- 4:00 PM

Meet with the QI team st this optional informal call in to discuss any questions or thoughts about Network QIAs.

Join via Webex or call in:

https://ipro.webex.com/join/abennett  |  648 776 273  
 
 Join by phone 
+1-855-797-9485 US Toll free 
Access code: 648 776 273   
VR/EN Resources:

Network Resources:
Support Gainful Employment QIA Webpage
 
Provider Insider  Articles: 
VR Articles   Link
 
Stakeholder Resources: 
MEI's Patient Interest Checklists:  
0-30 days  PDF      > 1 year  PDF
 
Stakeholder Links:
Patient Recognition of Achievement Certificates

These Certificates recognize patients’ accomplishments both in the dialysis clinic and outside of the clinic.
Awardees can self nominate or be nominated by fellow patients, or facility staff in the state.

Criteria (please use these topics as guidelines):

  • Community Involvement: Either as a PAC Representative or in other volunteer positions outside of dialysis.
  • School or Vocational Accomplishments: Success in school; reentering the work force or maintaining a career.
  • Completed a SMART goal: PDF (English/Spanish)(webpage)

Do you have a patient that you would like to Nominate for a Certificate of Achievement? If yes, please FAX (ONLY) a completed Nomination form ( PDF )
to the Network at (516) 326-8929
IPRO ESRD Network of New York | [ network2.esrd.ipro.org ]