8th Scope of Work Tasks MEDQIC www.medqic.org The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed this comprehensive online resource of quality improvement information for Medicare's National Quality Improvement Priority Topics. Plan of Action (POA) Tools Clinical Performance Improvement Publicly Reported Outcomes Shared Quality Improvement Tools Blank Plan of Action Form Blank POA Form Tools to Develop Plan of Action Instructions for Working with the Patient Tally Workbook Template Clinical Record Review Grand Talley Sheet Checklist: Assessing Completion of Intervention Actions CMS Tally Template Reduction in Acute Hospitalization "Three Best Practice Interventions to Improve ACH Outcomes" - A conference call on November 29, 2007 hosted by the QIOs in Indiana, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. "Reducing ACH by Decreasing Barriers to Compliance: Cultural Competency and Health Literacy in Home Health Care" - A conference call on September 25, 2007 hosted by the QIOs in Indiana, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Symptom Management in the Home Care Setting - A conference call on June 19, 2007, presented by Nancy Homburg, MD, Affinity Medical Group, Appleton, Wisconsin. Reducing Avoidable Hospitalizations: Early Intervention Techniques - A TMF Health Quality Institute conference call on October 5, 2006 presented by Dorothy Brown, Director, Rapid City Regional Hospital Home Care Effective Communication between the Physician and the Home Health Clinician - A conference call on August 22, 2006 presented by Stephen Schroeder, MD, and Dodie Brown, RN, BSN Target Outcome: Acute Care Hospitalization Chart Audit Tool: Acute Care Hospitalization Assessment of Risk Factors for Repeated Hospitalizations Reduction in Emergent Care Increase in Discharge to Home Improvement in Bathing Data Tracking Tool for Improvement in Bathing Improvement in Transferring Sherry McNulty's presentation on Improvement in Transferring Data Tracking Tool for Improvement in Transferring Improvement in Ambulation Improvement in Management Oral Medication Administration Medication wallet card shared by a South Dakota home health agency Drug Regimen Management Policy shared by St. Michael's Home Health Medication Drug Regime Log Sheet shared by St. Michael's Home Health Drug Regimen QA Monitoring Form shared by St. Michael's Home Health Improvement in Dyspnea “Implementing Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Home” - A conference call on May 15, 2007, presented by Lisa Gorski MS, APRN, BC, FAAN, and Mary Cesarz MS, PT, from Wheaton Franciscan Home Health & Hospice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dyspnea Tools developed and shared by Avera Queen of Peace Home Health Agency of Mitchell, South Dakota. The Avera Queen of Peace Home Health Agency clinicians utilize a half-page, double-sided, laminated sheet (Dyspnea Survey Tool on one side and Dyspnea Assessment Guide on the other side) at every patient admission. Patient teaching materials on inhalers and nebulizers are also included in their shared Dyspnea Tools. "Telemonitoring Interventions Shared by Three Home Health Agencies" - A conference call on November 15, 2006, presented by Mary Ann Wortmann and Lori Pietz of South Dakota, Leslie Larsen of Wisconsin, and Carolyn Goodall of Indiana "Successful Practice Strategies Shared by Top-performing Home Health Agencies" - A conference call on October 3, 2006 presented by Home Health Agencies in Indiana, South Dakota and Wisconsin "OASIS MO490 - Improvement in Dyspnea - Assessment, Scoring and Intervention Strategies" - A conference call on September 7, 2006 presented by Denise Stroud, RN, BSN, and Barb Aman, Director, Yankton Medical Clinic Home Care "Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Home Care Setting" - A conference call on July 11, 2006 presented by Lori Hansen, MD, and Jean Snyders, RRT, CPF Improvement in Urinary Incontinence Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in the Home Health Setting A conference call on October 31, 2006 presented by Kim Kram, PT, GCS, Avera St. Luke’s Home Health Agency Improvement in Urinary Incontinence project by Rapid City Regional Hospital Home Health that won the 2003 Premier Award for Quality Improvement in Pain Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity from the Alabama QIO Data Tracking Tool for Improvement in Pain Interfering with Activity Improvement in Status of Surgical Wounds Other Monitoring Tools Improvement in Cognitive Functioning POA and audit tools shared by Avera St. Luke's Home Health A Hand-in-Hand Approach: Therapy & Home Health Aides presentation by Corrie Searles, MPT Anxiety Assessment - Intervention Tool and Anxiety Plan of Care from Scotland Home Health Agency Data Tracking Tool (Stabilization of Anxiety) from Scotland Home Health Agency Data Tracking Tool for Improvement in Toileting Click here for a Text Only Version of the site © 2008 South Dakota Foundation for Medical Care, All Rights Reserved