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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

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Use of a report card to implement a network-based palliative care program.

Joan D Penrod¹, Therese Cortez, Carol A Luhrs

¹Program of Research on Serious Mental and Physical Illness, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA. joan.penrod@mssm.edu

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|September 7, 2007

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Implementing a standardized palliative care (PC) program within the Veterans Affairs (VA) network significantly increased patient consultations and improved end-of-life care. The PC Report Card effectively monitored and enhanced program performance across multiple sites.

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A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

A Novel Digital Platform for a Monitored Home-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program

Published on: April 19, 2019

Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Palliative Care Delivery
Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Background:

The Veterans Affairs (VA) network sought to standardize and enhance its palliative care (PC) program.
A need for robust performance monitoring and improvement tools was identified.

Purpose of the Study:

To detail the implementation of a network-wide, standardized palliative care program.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a Web-based PC Report Card for performance monitoring and improvement.

Main Methods:

Establishment of interdisciplinary palliative care teams at acute care and nursing home sites.
Quarterly training sessions for PC teams.
Implementation of a Web-based PC Report Card for monthly performance data reporting.

Main Results:

Palliative care consultations more than doubled within the first 4 years.
The percentage of deaths with PC consultation increased from 23% to 57% (FY02-FY06).
Average days between PC consultation and patient death increased from 23 to 106 days.

Conclusions:

All participating sites successfully established PC teams.
A sustained increase in PC consultations was observed.
Key process measures, tracked by the Report Card, showed significant improvement across all sites.