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Journey to Quality
New Mexico Department of Health
Developmental Disabilities Supports Division Betsy Finley, RN
Clinical Services Bureau ChiefFebruary 13, 2006
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The journey isn’t always easy
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New Mexico History
n Driven by Jackson lawsuit early 1990’s n De-institutionalization finalized 1997 n DD Waiver- Currently 3600 individualsn Large, rural multicultural state
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Ongoing DOH Quality Assurance and Improvement Activities
n QI Steering Committeen Developmental Disabilities Supports Division (DDSD)n Division of Health Improvement (DHI)n Medicaid
n Quality Coalition n DOH staff, stakeholders and HSRIn Developing Quality Indicator system
n National Core Indicators PLUSn Additional indicators from other sources
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NM Department of Health
n Mortality Review Committee since 1998n Review deaths of all DDW participants n Data since FY 1999
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MRC Membership
n Chair- Dr. Carol Merovkan Physicians, nurses, attorneys, social
workersn DOH, Health Improvement, DDSD,
Medicaid, Office of General Counsel
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Mortality Review Committee Process
n Meet monthlyn Review reports on all cases
n DHI mortality report n Class members: external mortality review
n Identify systemic quality issuesn Refer to DDSD for follow up
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Deaths per 1000 DDW participants
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Deaths 10 12 10 10 8 11 12
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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Top Causes of DeathFY- 1999-2005
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Cancer
Seizures
Pneumonia/AspirationSepsis
Cardiacarrest/CADPancreatitis
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Aspiration Prevention Program
n Initiated in 1998n Policies and Procedures n Aspiration Risk Screening Tool n Protocol
n Evaluation: Multidisciplinary Swallow clinic (SAFE) n Meal time plan-SLP n Health and crisis prevention plans n Monthly follow up and reporting by case manager
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CSB- Aspiration Program Management
n Maintain Aspiration Risk List n Monitor CM reporting n Training and educationn Resources:
n Assistive Technology n Specialized Seating Clinic n Staff therapists at SAFE clinic
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Mortality Follow Up
n MRC refers cases to DDSDn Providers notified case and the issuesn DDSD staff assigned as resources to
follow up on quality improvement plansn 90 day plan
n Cases closed or reported to a sanctioning body
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Retrospective Analysis of Systemic Issues
n Identified causative and contributing systemic issues deaths 2002-2005
n 18 Broad Categoriesn 140 subsets
n Data base tracks providers/case/issues
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Top Systemic Issues n Nursing Oversight
n Assessmentn Chronic health issuesn Planning with COC
n IDT/ISP n Lack of knowledgen Lack of planning n Management of health issues n Dissent
n Med Administrationn Documentation errors
n PEG administration
n Documentationn Not presentn Not adequate
n VS, weights, seizures
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So now what do we do???
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CSB Plan
n Strengthen the Aspiration Programn Adult Preventive Health Care Screening
n New Mexico Medical Society-Dr. Merovkan University of New Mexico DD Specialists n Regional Nurses technical support
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CSB Plan
n Trainingn Projects
n Updating DD Waiver healthcare standardsn Developing guidelines, policies and procedures
n Routine feedback of data to the providers
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The journey isn’t always easy
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You may end up far from where you started…
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But it is worth it !
Ms. Marilyn MartinezSelf Advocate
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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