Hospital mortality reduction – Part 3
Posted in DefaultTag on Sep 30th, 2021 Comments
On this episode, we conclude our series on mortality by examining palliative care, home care and hospice care. These are underused yet better and more beneficial for end-of-life situations than traditional inpatient approaches.
Guest speaker:
Steve Meurer, PhD, MBA, MHS
Executive Principal
Data Science and Member Insights
Vizient
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
Show Notes:
[00:28] Risk adjusted mortality: examining the most relevant hospice care approaches
[01:35] Effective palliative care
[01:58] Bullish on palliative care: broadening beyond the dying population
[03:24] Leveraging home care and hospice approaches
[05:02] Challenge in caring for a dying patient
[06:06] Facing mortality: getting the patient in the right place at the right time
[08:14] Mortality review: not finding fault but improving performance
[09:35] Example from mortality review: care for multiple myeloma patients
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Steve Meurer’s contact email: steve.meurer@vizientinc.com
To contact Tom regarding mortality reduction: tomas.villanueva@vizientinc.com
Mortality Measures Hospital-Specific Reports (CMS) Click here
Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement – Mortality (AHRQ) Click here
Variation in US Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients Admitted With COVID-19 During the First 6 Months of the Pandemic (JAMA Internal Medicine) Click here
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