CRMC’s Palliative Care Program Regional Learning Collaborative

CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative

April 2014

NeedVolume

Rural Dilemma:

How do we deal with it?

Preparation: Patient need, but no funding from Medicare/Medicaid 1115 waiver project approval Learning:

1/13 - Organizational Meeting 4/13 – PC conference – Austin 5/13 – Medical Staff Education 6/13 – Home care staff education 7/13 – Community Outreach (Hospice volunteers, Lions,

Rotary) Program Start: September 1, 2013

CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative

Service Utilization: 1 PC RN FTE Social services, chaplain, and physician home

visits as needed Supply meds to those without a Rx plan or ability

to pay Supplies and labs provided Communication/coordination with cancer

treatments and local primary care physician Time, travel, suffering, and utilization

improvements

CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative

How we’re doing so far: 10 referrals 5 PC admissions

All cancer Dx All male Average age: 54

years 2 discharges (to

hospice) Related Category 3:

66% reduction in ER visits among PC patients (6 months prior versus 6 months following).

CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative

Thank You Questions?

Contacts: John Henderson – 940.937.9178 or

[email protected] Denise Bentley – 940.937.9178 or

[email protected]

CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative