Hospital mortality reduction – Part 3
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
On this episode, we conclude our series on mortality by examining palliative care, home care and hospice care. These are underused yet better and more beneficial for end-of-life situations than traditional inpatient approaches. Guest speaker: Steve Meurer, PhD, MBA, MHS Executive Principal Data Science and Member Insights Vizient Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Show Notes: [00:28] Risk adjusted mortality: examining the most relevant hospice care approaches [01:35] Effective palliative care [01:58] Bullish on palliative care: broadening beyond the dying population [03:24] Leveraging home care and hospice approaches [05:02] Challenge in caring for a dying patient [06:06] Facing mortality: getting the patient in the right place at the right time [08:14] Mortality review: not finding fault but improving performance [09:35] Example from mortality review: care for multiple myeloma patients Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Steve Meurer’s contact email: [email protected] To contact Tom regarding mortality reduction: [email protected] Mortality Measures Hospital-Specific Reports (CMS) Click here Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement – Mortality (AHRQ) Click here Variation in US Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients Admitted With COVID-19 During the First 6 Months of the Pandemic (JAMA Internal Medicine) Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Spotify Android Google Podcasts Stitcher RSS Feed
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