Aug 26, 2019

Patient Quality Measurement

Within any healthcare organization, patient satisfaction surveys are critical for obtaining meaningful feedback to help identify areas in need of improvement. The Compliance Team created its own database, the Patient Quality Measurement™ (PQM) Satisfaction Portal, over 21 years ago and offers it to all Exemplary Providers, at no additional fee. When you use our service, you will benchmark your patient care services and practices against thousands of other provider surveys in our database. We currently have over two million HIPAA-compliant questionnaire results.

In the past, business owners had to log into our website and manually enter patient satisfaction data. Now, The Compliance Team offers two new features that make patient satisfaction surveys easier for both the patient/client AND the business, clinic, or pharmacy. The Patient Survey Invite Emails allows you to send a time-sensitive email to your patients.  The Patient Survey Kiosk options lets you set up an on-site customer area in your office, so that patients can easily enter their satisfaction data at time of service. In both options, the data is automatically saved to our database. In all cases, you can run customized Excel-formatted reports of the data.

If you are not currently using The Compliance Team’s Patient Quality Measurement tool, please contact us so we can help you get started. Email rdunning@thecomplianceteam.org or call 215-654-9110.

PCMH as a path to value-based care – A grant opportunity

From the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program

For providers looking for assistance to pay for PCMH, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced a grant opportunity under the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (Network Planning). The purpose of the grant is to assist in the development of an integrated health care network. Estimated program funding is $2 M and the application closing date is November 29, 2019. For details, click here.

The program is competitive every year and assists rural health care networks increase the use of health information technology, transition from volume-based to value-based care and explore alternative health care delivery models.

In previous newsletters, we have talked about the value of PCMH and the path to Value-Based Care. The Compliance Team’s PCMH program was focused on Safety-Honesty-Caring Quality® standards and patient centeredness long before it became a CMS talking point. The Compliance Team puts special emphasis on health maintenance, preventative screening, multi-specialty medical services, patient experience reporting, and benchmarking.

Contact The Compliance Team for more information. khill@thecomplianceteam.org.

Upcoming Clinic Events

 

September 2019

9/17 – 9/18
NRHA, National Rural Health Association –  Rural Health Clinic
Sheraton Kansas City at the Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services

9/18 – 9/20
NRHA, National Rural Health Association –  Critical Access Hospital Conference
Sheraton Kansas City at the Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
Attending: Steve Simmerman, Executive Vice President

9/18 – 9/20
MARHC – Missouri Association of Rural Health Clinics – 2019 Fall Conference
Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage, MO
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services
Attending: Christy Stewart, Accreditation Advisor

9/23 – 9/24
CSRHA – California State Rural Health Association – 2019 Rural Health Conference
Fall Events Center, Roseville, CA
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services; Attending: Lesa Merchant, Vice President Field Operations

October 2019

10/7 – 10/9
NARHC, National Association of Rural Health Clinics – 2019 Fall Institute
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch, St. Louis, MO
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services
Attending: Christy Stewart

10/16 – 10/17
NOSORH, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health, 2019 Annual Meeting
Double Tree by Hilton Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services

10/24
IRHA-Idaho Rural Health Association-2019 Annual Meeting & Awards Reception
The Riverside Hotel, Boise, ID
Speaking: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services

10/28 – 10/29
LRHA-Louisiana Rural Health Association-2019 Annual Conference
L’Auberge Baton Rouge Hotel, Baton Rouge, LA
Attending: Kate Hill, Vice President Clinical Services

November 2019

11/13- 11/14
ICAHN – Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network – Annual Conference
I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL
Attending: Kate Hill-Vice President Clinical Services

11/14- 11/15
KYRHA-Kentucky Rural Health Association-2019 Rural Health Conference
WKU Knicely Conference Center, Bowling Green, KY
Attending: Steve Simmerman, Executive Vice President

11/20- 11/22
MSRHA, Mississippi Rural Health Association, 2019 Annual Conference

Hilton Jackson, Jackson, MS
Speaking: Kate Hill-Vice President Clinical Services

December 2019

12/9 – 12/11
IHI , Institute for Healthcare Improvement, 2019 National Forum
Orlando World Center, Orlando, FL
Attending: Kate Hill, R.N., Vice President Clinical Services; Sandra Canally, Founder & CEO

 

“I want to personally thank you for helping me improve the care provided at my facilities. Starting the PCMH certification process has changed the environment of my two rural health clinics. We have only been on our PCMH journey for a month and a half now, but the enthusiasm and sense of providing better care is unbelievable. . . Also, since we started using the automated survey link, we have sent 668 links (in one month) and received 70 back, which is a 10.48% return. When we were completing surveys by hand, the most we ever got back in a single month was 5! This means we have had a 1300% increase in the number of surveys that have been returned to us. Thanks for all the help!

We would not have every started this journey of improvement had it not been for you.“ ~ Brandon Dees, RN, NLI Fellow, Director of Rural Health Services, Hardtner Medical Center, Olia, LA

Exemplary Provider logos

We have new Exemplary Provider digital logos that you can add to your website or to your marketing materials. You can choose between generic or custom badges that include the name of your accreditation, e.g. Rural Health Clinic and/or Patient-Centered Medical Home. Contact Marilyn, our communications advisor, for details, mbullock@thecomplianceteam.org.

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