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Quality Improvement Activity (QIA)
September 2019 | QIA Month Nine
Sent to: All Gainful Employment QIA Facility Staff, Patient SMES and Stakeholders
Planning for 2020
Monthly Activities

#1. Review September Worksheet PDF

#2. Review your eligible patients - this is the last month that you will get QIA credit for them utilizing ANY VR/EN services.

#3. Review CROWNWeb Patient Attribute History - for eligible patients. Make sure all of your patients that are utilizing VR/EN services also have a referral date PRIOR to their utilization date.

#4. Review the Continuous Quality Improvement Series: Adopting Sustainability Strategies and take the post quiz .

#5. Submit Monthly Status Report Online by 9/30/2019

Gainful Employment QIA  Webpage
VR Tracking Steps:
For patients not in the 18-54 age 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 
September is the FINAL QIA Performance Month for 2019

  • Has your facility met VR Utilization goal?
  • What has helped your facility improve VR Utilization Rates?
  • Share your success stories!
Are your Utilization Rates Improving?
This is the LAST month to reach our goals!

As of August here is where we stand:
  • 81% of facilities have met the 100% Screening Goal
  • 9% of facilities have met the 5% Utilization Goal

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
QIA Patient Feedback
RESULTS
It has been amazing reviewing the patient feedback forms that were sent to the Network in July and August. These results were tabulated and Network staff are using the feedback to plan for 2020 QIAs!
 
Patients reported:
 
Was information helpful? 88% YES
Did you visit your facility's Education Station/Bulletin Board/Display? 78% YES
Did you see Work, School, or Skills Training (VR) materials? 26% YES
Planning for 2020

We are working to improve our 2020 QIAs. Your feedback will help us to improve the process for next year. Please review the highs and lows of the past 8 months, and let us know how we can better help you to meet CMS goals in the future, by commenting on the MSR.
September Mandatory Activities:

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

Review your eligible patients - this is the last month that you will get QIA credit for them utilizing ANY VR/EN services.

Review CROWNWeb Patient Attribute History - for eligible patients. Make sure all of your patients that are utilizing VR/EN services also have a referral date PRIOR to their utilization date.

Review the Continuous Quality Improvement Series: Adopting Sustainability Strategies and take the post quiz.

Monthly Reporting:
Please submit your:   Monthly Status Report online by September 30, 2019.
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 ]