Quest for Quality What contractors should know Cady Clark, MSN, RN, Branch Manager Patricia Palm, MS, RNC Claudia Himes-Crayton, BSN, RN Emily Garrison, RN, Graduate Student

Objectives Identify elements of the Quality Management Process Identify components of the QM plan Identify continuous monitoring activities Develop a corrective action plan

Why the Quest for Quality is Necessary To improve patient care To gain an ongoing, dynamic process through program evaluations To set priorities and allocate resources based on objective information To increase job satisfaction for staff To increase team building within staff To meet regulatory and funding requirements

Elements of the Quality Management Process Agencys mission supports the QM process Multi-disciplinary committee Committee meetings and minutes Internal QM review plan Monitoring activities

Components of the QM Plan A Work Plan Audit Tools Monitoring Schedule Quality Committee Meeting Schedule and Minutes

Agency Internal Work Plan JanFebMarAprMay Eligibility Records xx Method Specific Consent xxx Referral Follow - Up xx QM Committee Meets x

Continuous Monitoring Activities Evaluate administrative areas Evaluate the eligibility and billing functions Conduct ongoing clinical record reviews Evaluate the effectiveness of corrective actions Conduct client satisfaction surveys and use results to make improvements

Process for Improvement Lean Management A systematic approach analyzing the flow of information and materials in order to eliminate waste, process variation and imbalance while striving for continuous improvement. Lean – Institute for Healthcare Improvement (curiouscat.net/library/leanthinking.cfm

Processes for Improvement Focus The FOCUS model provides a process for identifying root causes of quality problems and for planning changes to improve a process

Process for Improvement PSDA: Plan – Do – Study – Act The PDSA cycle is a process for planning and testing improvements Plan, Do, Study, Act (

Corrective Action Plans Finding Document the finding, and the criterion Internal Action Plan Explain how the issue was or will be corrected Attach revised policies, procedures, training outlines and/or list of staff who attended the training

Corrective Action Plan Timeline List the date or planned date of corrective action Staff Responsible List the staff responsible for making corrections Follow-up Indicate the method of follow-up to ensure the action taken is effective Ex. Eligibility Records are reviewed Note how often the follow-up will occur

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