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1 Quality Assurance: Guide to Activity Professionals Health Consultants Plus Tia Hovatter MPH, NHA, AC-BC, ACC, CDP Director of Education Basics: QA Quality Assurance QAA Quality Assessment & Assurance QAPI Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement =NEW Result of Affordable Care Act Requires all nursing homes to develop such program. History: CMS completed case study of QAPI program of 17 facilities in four states. (Florida, Mass., California, Minnesota) CMS developed prototype of QAPI program end of 2011 Facilities have one year to implement after fine rule is in place 1
2 Basics -Regulations: New York Effective Date: 04/01/92 Title: Section Quality assessment & assurance Quality assessment & assurance. The facility shall establish and maintain a coordinated quality assessment and assurance program which integrates the review activities of all nursing home programs and services to enhance the quality of life and resident care and treatment. (a) Facility-wide quality assurance. Quality assurance shall be the responsibility of all staff, at every level, at all times. Supervisory personnel alone cannot ensure quality of care and services. Such quality must be a part of each individual's approach to his or her daily responsibilities. (b) Quality assessment and assurance committee. The facility shall maintain a quality assessment and assurance committee consisting of at least the following: (1) the administrator or his or her designee; (2) the director of nursing services; (3) a physician designated by the facility; (4) at least one member of the governing body who is not otherwise affiliated with the nursing home in an employment or contractual capacity; and (5) at least 3 other members of the facility's staff. (c) Committee functions Basic Regulations: New York. The quality assessment and assurance committee shall: (1) meet at least quarterly to identify issues with respect to which quality assessment and assurance activities are necessary; (2) have a written plan for the quality assessment and assurance program which describes the program's objectives, organization, responsibilities of all participants, scope of the program and procedures for overseeing the effectiveness of monitoring, assessing and problem-solving activities. Such plan shall also provide for the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives designed to advance the quality of life, care and services in the facility. (3) define methods for identification and selection of clinical and administrative problems to be reviewed. The process shall include but not be limited to: (i) the establishment of review criteria developed in accordance with current standards of professional practice for monitoring and assessing resident care and clinical performance; (ii) regularly scheduled reviews of clinical records, resident complaints and suggestions, reported incidents and other documents pertinent to problem identification; (iii) consultation on at least a quarterly basis with the Resident Council to seek recommendations on quality 1/19/2011 Viewing Section Quality asses state.ny.us/ / c00680c3e85 2
3 Basic Regulations: New York 1/2 improvements; (iv) documentation of all quality assessment and assurance activities, including but not limited to the findings, recommendations and actions taken to resolve identified problems; and (v) the timely implementation of corrective actions and periodic assessments of the results of such actions. (4) ensure that the outcomes of quality assurance reviews are shared with appropriate staff to be used for the revision or development of facility policies and practices and in granting or renewing staff privileges, as appropriate; (5) facilitate participation in the program by administrative staff and health-care professionals representing each professional service provided; (6) report its activities, findings and recommendations to the governing body as often as necessary, but no less often than 4 times a year; and (7) participate with the medical director in implementing Public Health Law 2805-k. Basics Regulations: F-520 Facilities are required to have a committee and process in place to identify quality deficiencies, develop and implement plans to correct these deficiencies, monitor the effects of the changes, and make needed revisions to the plan in order to assure ongoing compliance. Surveyors may ask for minutes and documentation of quality assurance meetings. It is at the discretion of the administrator. 3
4 QAPI Develops comprehensive, proactive performance improvement programs tailored to their own program needs. Goes beyond compliance Improve residents quality of life Resident ability to exercise choice High quality of all health care services Improve Safety Best Practices Links data from MDS 3.0 Tracking and Trending Data Determination of underlying causes of problems Root Cause Analysis QAPI (Cont.) CMS developed 5 elements for a QAPI program: 1. Design and Scope 2. Governance and Leadership 3. Feedback, Data Systems, and Monitoring 4. Performance Improvement Projects (PIPS) 5. Systematic Analysis and Systemic Action 4
5 QAPI (Cont.) 1. Design and Scope When fully implemented the program should address all systems of care of management practices and should always include clinical care, quality of life and resident choice. 2. Governance and Leadership Administrator leads the QAPI program Designation of person accountable for QAPI program, facility wide training 3. Feedback, Data Systems and Monitoring Create systems to monitor care and services Systems include staff, residents, families Identification of problem areas against state and national benchmarks Investigation QAPI (Cont.) 4. Performance Improvement Projects (PIPS) Examines and improves care in areas that are identified as problem areas. PIP project is concentrated effort on one problem area and/or deficient practice, involves gathering information systematically and creating interventions for improvement. Can have more then one PIP at a time 5. Systematic Analysis and Systematic Action In depth analysis needed to understand the problem, its causes and implications of change. Facilities are required to have policies and procedures and demonstrate proficiency in the use of a root cause analysis system. Prevention of future problems and promotion of sustained improvement. 5
6 Activities They may ask to determine... Root Cause Analysis Identified Problem Area Why? Why? Why? Root Causes: Why? 6
7 They may ask you to write SMART Plan Specific What do we want to accomplish? What is current data? Measurable What is current data? What do you want to increase/decrease? Attainable Can you reach/achieve the goal? Relevant Brief description of the goal in relevance to compliance Time What is target time frame? Review your Department: 7
8 Review your Department Review you Department 8
9 Review your Department Additional Information: OASIS = Outcome and Assessment Information Set Generates quality reports to drive performance improvement practices. Nursing Home Compare (Star rating) CASPER = Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting Online reporting through CMS on the facilities Quality Improvement and Evaluation Service (QIES) 9
10 ?? Questions?? Tia Hovatter MPH, NHA, AC-BC, ACC, CDP 10
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