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Quality Improvement Activity (QIA)
JULY 2019 | QIA Month SEVEN
Sent to: All Gainful Employment QIA Facility Staff, Patient SMES and Stakeholders
JULY is for Best Practices
Monthly Activities

#1. Review July Worksheet PDF

#2. Review your eligible (18-54) patients. Are all CROWNWeb VR records up to date with a date after 2/1/2019?

#3. Schedule a 1:1 webex with the Network to review your patient level data. e-mail abennett@nw2.esrd.net

#4. Provide Patient Feedback form to at least 10% of your [18-54] patient population. Fax back to the Network by 7/31/2019
(516) 326-8929  

#5. Order FREE Education Materials from the Network,  online order form .

#6. Submit Monthly Status Report Online by 7/31/2019

Gainful Employment QIA  Webpage
Past Activities
June:
  • Review RCA/PSDA
  • Submit Education Station Photo to Network
  • Attend/View ESRD NCC QAPI Webinar
  • Attend QIA Mid-Point Webinar:Slides PDF; Recording; Post-test
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)
June (Rapid Cycle Improvement)
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
This is what is WORKING!
We only have two months to reach our goals!

Here are some tips from top performers:

  • Two patients joined last month's VR/EN webinar*
  • We created our own VR form
  • A patient contacted an on-line EN for services*

* That is 3 patients that are now marked as "UTILIZED VR"

QIA Success so far...

As of June here is where we stand:
  • 78% of facilities have met the 100% Screening Goal
  • 16% of facilities have met the 10% Referral Goal
  • 3% of facilities have met the 5% Utilization Goal

We have a LONG way to go, and a SHORT time to get there. 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

July QIA Requirements: 

MANDATORY 1:1 Patient Level Data Review (if you have not already had a 1:1) In July, please schedule a call/webex/in person site visit with us to discuss how your facility can achieve CMS goals.

Patient Feedback Forms; Please print copies and give this form to 10% of your [18-54] patient population to fill out, and then fax completed forms back to the Network by July 31, 2019. (516) 326-8929 

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

Monthly Reporting:
Please submit your:
·       Patient Feedback Forms via fax (516) 326-8929
·      Monthly Status Report online by July 31st.
Midpoint VR/Employment QIA:
Promising Practices Webinar
Slides and recording available!
Please review and take the post test if you were unable to attend. Slides  PDF ;  Recording ;  Post-test
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. 
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
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