Quality Improvement & Data Systems for Performance Excellence Board and Executive Learning Series June 2, 2012 Lucy A. Savitz, Ph.D., MBA Director of Research and Education Institute for Health Care Delivery Research

The Quality Challenge “the difference between the care we deliver and the care we could deliver” The Right Care For The Right Person At The Right Time

Care Delivery Falls Short of Potential Well-documented, massive variation in practices High rates of inappropriate care Unacceptable rates of preventable care- associated patient injury & death A striking inability to do what we know works Huge amounts of waste (>44%), spiraling prices, and limited access

Need for a Healthcare System that Learns We require a sustainable system That gets the right care to the right person at the right time and then Captures the results for making improvements.

Mission Critical Support for Performance Excellence Training Clinical Integration Foundation for Robust QI & Delivery Science Research Data Systems

Driving Change We combined our QUE “research” experience with Deming’s quality theory to create a series of training programs.

ATP Training, 1992-present 500+ Intermountain Staff 1,800+ External Participants Training used to drive culture change. Brent James, MD, M.Stat., Chief Quality Officer Director and Founder; Institute for Health Care Delivery Research

Clinical Integration Clinical work process-based organizational structure A fundamental idea of QI theory is to identify key work processes then organize around them. A limited number of these key processes make up the majority of services you provide to patients.

Integrated Reporting and Analysis EDW Financial Data Financial Data Clinical Data Clinical Data Claims& Eligibility Claims& Eligibility Data Systems

HELP Pharmacy Radiology Data Entry (CW) & Results Review Event Monitor Billing & Financial Medical Logic Modules Medical Dictionaries Database Research & Analysis (EDW) Patient Care Database (CDR) Database Interface Laboratory 2 Insurance Plans

Case for Continuous Improvement Incorporating Innovation Disciplined QI Research & Evaluation Critical to finding new designs/solutions for optimizing: Patient experience Health of the population Controlling cost/reducing waste.

The Problem Reducing variation in compliance with evidence- based guidelines. Care Process Models (CPMs) are narrative documents that aim at representing state-of-the-art medical knowledge. Clinical Decision Support Tools can include all ways in which health care knowledge is represented in health information systems.

Key steps in our approach… Identify problem Establish evidence base Develop, test, & implement using QI concepts and tools (define, measure, analyze, improve, control)

Institute for Health Care Delivery Research: Staffing Leadership: 3.0 FTEs Brent James, MD, M.Stat.; Executive Director Lucy Savitz, Ph.D., MBA; Director, Research & Education Todd Allen, MD; Assistant Quality Officer Support Staff: Clinical Program Analysts: FTEs Education Program Staff: 4.25 FTEs Program Support Staff: 4.5 FTEs Interns/Fellows: 3.0 FTEs

Core Functions of the Institute— supporting a Learning Commons 1.QI Training 2.Clinical Program Support, data examination to create the learning organization 3.Delivery System Transformation Support 4.Operationally Meaningful Research 5.Collaborations 6.Dissemination & Shared Learning

Scientific Approach to QI IOM: Selker, H et al., 10/11. Clear, measurable process & outcomes goals Basis in evidence Iterative testing Appropriate analytic methods Documented results

QI: Role in Driving Evidence Base QI Implementation Science Program Evaluation Qausi- experimental Intervention Studies (Trials) Clinical Effectiveness Outcomes Driving the science of change/innovation…

Selected References Wallace, J, LA Savitz: Estimating Waste in Frontline Health Care Workers, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 14: , Clark, DD, LA Savitz, SB Pingree: “Cost Cutting in Health Systems Without Compromising Quality,” Frontiers of Health Services Management, 27(2):19-30, James, BC & LA Savitz: “How Intermountain Trimmed Health Care Costs Through Robust Quality Improvement Efforts,” Health Affairs, 30(6), Selker, H, C Grossman, A Adams, D Goldman, C Dexii, G Meyer, V Roger, L Savitz, R Platt: “The Common Rule and Continuous Improvement in health Care, A Learning System Perspective, IOM, October, Luther, K & LA Savitz: “Leaders Challenged to Reduce Cost, Deliver More,” Healthcare Executive, Jan/Feb, 2012.

Thank you.