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BMC Health Serv Res ; 22(1): 59, 2022 Jan 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35022053

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BACKGROUND: Veterans increasingly utilize both the Veteran's Health Administration (VA) and non-VA hospitals (dual-users). Dual-users are at increased risk of fragmented care and adverse outcomes and often do not receive necessary follow-up care addressing social determinants of health (SDOH). We developed a Veteran-informed social worker-led Advanced Care Coordination (ACC) program to decrease fragmented care and provide longitudinal care coordination addressing SDOH for dual-users accessing non-VA emergency departments (EDs) in two communities. METHODS: ACC had four core components: 1. Notification from non-VA ED providers of Veterans' ED visit; 2. ACC social worker completed a comprehensive assessment with the Veteran to identify SDOH needs; 3. Clinical intervention addressing SDOH up to 90 days post-ED discharge; and 4. Warm hand-off to Veteran's VA primary care team. Data was documented in our program database. We performed propensity matching between a control group and ACC participants between 4/10/2018 - 4/1/2020 (N- = 161). A joint survival model using Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique was employed for 30-day outcomes. We performed Difference-In-Difference analyses on number of ED visits, admissions, and primary care physician (PCP) visits 120-day pre/post discharge. RESULTS: When compared to a matched control group ACC had significantly lower risk of 30-day ED visits (Hazard Ratio (HR) = 0.61, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = (0.42, 0.92)) and a higher probability of PCP visits at 13-30 days post-ED visit (HR = 1.5, 95% CI = (1.01, 2.22)). Veterans enrolled in ACC were connected to VA PCP visits (50%), VA benefits (19%), home health care (10%), mental health and substance use treatment (7%), transportation (7%), financial assistance (5%), and homeless resources (2%). CONCLUSION: We developed and implemented a program addressing dual-users' SDOH needs post non-VA ED discharge. Social workers connected dual-users to needed follow-up care and resources which reduced fragmentation and adverse outcomes.


Asunto(s)
Veteranos , Cuidados Posteriores , Hospitales de Veteranos , Humanos , Alta del Paciente , Determinantes Sociales de la Salud , Estados Unidos , United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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BMC Health Serv Res ; 19(1): 734, 2019 Oct 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31640673

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BACKGROUND: Veterans who access both the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and non-VA health care systems require effective care coordination to avoid adverse health care outcomes. These dual-use Veterans have diverse and complex needs. Gaps in transitions of care between VA and non-VA systems are common. The Advanced Care Coordination (ACC) quality improvement program aims to address these gaps by implementing a comprehensive longitudinal care coordination intervention with a focus on Veterans' social determinants of health (SDOH) to facilitate Veterans' transitions of care back to the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) for follow-up care. METHODS: The ACC program is an ongoing quality improvement study that will enroll dual-use Veterans after discharge from non-VA emergency department (EDs), and will provide Veterans with social worker-led longitudinal care coordination addressing SDOH and providing linkage to resources. The ACC social worker will complete biopsychosocial assessments to identify Veteran needs, conduct regular in-person and phone visits, and connect Veterans back to their VA care teams. We will identify non-VA EDs in the Denver, Colorado metro area that will provide the most effective partnership based on location and Veteran need. Veterans will be enrolled into the ACC program when they visit one of our selected non-VA EDs without being hospitalized. We will develop a program database to allow for continuous evaluation. Continuing education and outreach including the development of a resource guide, Veteran Care Cards, and program newsletters will generate program buy-in and bridge communication. We will evaluate our program using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance framework, supported by the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model, Theoretical Domains Framework, and process mapping. DISCUSSION: The ACC program will improve care coordination for dual-use Veterans by implementing social-work led longitudinal care coordination addressing Veterans' SDOH. This intervention will provide an essential service for effective care coordination.


Asunto(s)
Transferencia de Pacientes , Atención Primaria de Salud/organización & administración , United States Department of Veterans Affairs/organización & administración , Salud de los Veteranos , Veteranos , Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Transferencia de Pacientes/organización & administración , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Mejoramiento de la Calidad , Estados Unidos , Veteranos/psicología
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BMC Health Serv Res ; 17(1): 123, 2017 02 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28183346

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BACKGROUND: The process of transitioning Veterans to primary care following a non-Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitalization can be challenging. Poor transitions result in medical complications and increased hospital readmissions. The goal of this transition of care quality improvement (QI) project is to identify gaps in the current transition process and implement an intervention that bridges the gap and improves the current transition of care process within the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS). METHODS: We will employ qualitative methods to understand the current transition of care process back to VA primary care for Veterans who received care in a non-VA hospital in ECHCS. We will conduct in-depth semi-structured interviews with Veterans hospitalized in 2015 in non-VA hospitals as well as both VA and non-VA providers, staff, and administrators involved in the current care transition process. Participants will be recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Qualitative data analysis will be guided by conventional content analysis and Lean Six Sigma process improvement tools. We will use VA claim data to identify the top ten non-VA hospitals serving rural and urban Veterans by volume and Veterans that received inpatient services at non-VA hospitals. Informed by both qualitative and quantitative data, we will then develop a transitions care coordinator led intervention to improve the transitions process. We will test the transition of care coordinator intervention using repeated improvement cycles incorporating salient factors in value stream mapping that are important for an efficient and effective transition process. Furthermore, we will complete a value stream map of the transition process at two other VA Medical Centers and test whether an implementation strategy of audit and feedback (the value stream map of the current transition process with the Transition of Care Dashboard) versus audit and feedback with Transition Nurse facilitation of the process using the Resource Guide and Transition of Care Dashboard improves the transition process, continuity of care, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. DISCUSSION: Our current transition of care process has shortcomings. An intervention utilizing a transition care coordinator has the potential to improve this process. Transitioning Veterans to primary care following a non-VA hospitalization is a crucial step for improving care coordination for Veterans.


Asunto(s)
Transferencia de Pacientes/normas , Atención Dirigida al Paciente/normas , Protocolos Clínicos , Retroalimentación , Hospitales de Veteranos/normas , Humanos , Alta del Paciente/normas , Readmisión del Paciente/normas , Readmisión del Paciente/estadística & datos numéricos , Satisfacción del Paciente , Pacientes , Atención Primaria de Salud/normas , Mejoramiento de la Calidad , Calidad de la Atención de Salud/normas , Salud Rural , Estados Unidos , United States Department of Veterans Affairs , Salud Urbana , Veteranos/estadística & datos numéricos
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Clin Infect Dis ; 61(9): 1421-31, 2015 Nov 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26113655

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BACKGROUND: During October 2011-December 2012, concurrent with a statewide pertussis outbreak, 443 Bordetella parapertussis infections were reported among Wisconsin residents. We examined clinical features of patients with parapertussis and the effect of antibiotic use for treatment and prevention. METHODS: Patients with polymerase chain reaction results positive for B. parapertussis reported during October 2011-May 2012 were interviewed regarding presence and durations of pertussis-like symptoms and receipt of azithromycin treatment. Data regarding acute cough illnesses and receipt of azithromycin prophylaxis among parapertussis patient household members (HHMs) were also collected. Using multivariate repeated measures log-binomial regression analysis, we examined associations of treatment receipt by the HHM with the earliest illness onset and prophylaxis receipt among other HHMs with the presence of any secondary cough illnesses in the household. RESULTS: Among 218 patients with parapertussis, pertussis-like symptoms were frequently reported. Illness durations were significantly shorter among patients with treatment initiated 0-6 days after cough onset, compared with nonrecipients (median durations: 10 vs 19 days, P = .002). Among 361 HHMs from 120 households, compared with nonrecipients, prompt prophylaxis of HHMs was associated with no secondary cough illnesses (relative risk: 0.16; 95% confidence interval, .04-.69). CONCLUSIONS: Bordetella parapertussis infection causes pertussis-like illness that might be misclassified as pertussis if B. parapertussis testing is not performed. Prompt treatment might shorten illness duration, and prompt HHM prophylaxis might prevent secondary illnesses. Further study is needed to evaluate antibiotic effectiveness for preventing parapertussis and to determine risks and benefits of antibiotic use.


Asunto(s)
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Azitromicina/uso terapéutico , Infecciones por Bordetella/epidemiología , Infecciones por Bordetella/microbiología , Bordetella parapertussis/aislamiento & purificación , Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles/métodos , Transmisión de Enfermedad Infecciosa/prevención & control , Adolescente , Adulto , Profilaxis Antibiótica/métodos , Infecciones por Bordetella/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones por Bordetella/patología , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Wisconsin/epidemiología , Adulto Joven
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J Public Health Manag Pract ; 21(3): 273-81, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25590511

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CONTEXT: Vaccination coverage rates can be improved through the application of complete and accurate immunization information systems (IISs). OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the completeness and accuracy of Wisconsin's IIS, the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR). DESIGN: Cross-sectional evaluation, comparing vaccination medical records (MRs) from provider clinics with WIR records. PARTICIPANTS: Medical records of patients born during 2009 were randomly selected from 251 Wisconsin clinics associated with the Vaccines for Children Program. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Completeness: percentage of patients with client records in the WIR, percentage of patients up-to-date (%UTD) with the 4:3:1:3:3:1:4 vaccination series, and percentage of patients' MR vaccinations matched by administration date (±10 days) and type to vaccinations documented in the WIR. Accuracy: percentages of matched vaccinations with the same administration date, same trade name (TN), and same lot number. RESULTS: Of the 1863 selected patient MRs, 98% (n = 1833) had WIR client records and 97% of their 30 899 vaccinations were documented in the WIR. The %UTD was 49.3% using the MR only, 76.5% using the WIR only, and 75.2% as estimated by the National Immunization Survey. Among matched vaccinations, 99% had the same administration date, 96% had the same TN, and 95% had the same lot number. Compared with patients from clinics that entered data into the WIR using data exchange from electronic health records, patients from clinics that entered data using the Web-based user interface were less likely to have client records in the WIR (odds ratio: 0.3; 95% confidence interval: 0.1-0.9) and less likely to have accurate TNs (odds ratio: 0.3; 95% confidence interval: 0.1-0.5). CONCLUSIONS: The WIR was complete and accurate among this sample of children born during 2009 and provided a vaccination coverage assessment similar to the National Immunization Survey. Our results provide support for the expectation that meaningful use and other initiatives that increase data exchange from electronic health records to IISs will improve IIS data quality.


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Programas de Inmunización/normas , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud/métodos , Sistema de Registros/normas , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios Transversales , Humanos , Programas de Inmunización/métodos , Lactante , Sistemas de Información/normas , Registros Médicos/normas , Registros Médicos/estadística & datos numéricos , Sistema de Registros/estadística & datos numéricos , Wisconsin
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J Infect Dis ; 210(6): 942-53, 2014 Sep 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24903664

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BACKGROUND: We estimated the vaccine effectiveness (VE) of tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) for preventing pertussis among adolescents during a statewide outbreak of pertussis in Wisconsin during 2012. METHODS: We used the population-based Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR) to construct a cohort of Wisconsin residents born during 1998-2000 and collect Tdap vaccination histories. Reports of laboratory-confirmed pertussis with onset during 2012 were matched to WIR clients. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) of pertussis and Tdap VE estimates [(1 - IRR)*100%], by year of Tdap vaccine receipt and brand (Boostrix/Adacel), were estimated using Poisson regression. RESULTS: Tdap VE decreased with increasing time since receipt, with VEs of 75.3% (95% confidence interval [CI], 55.2%-86.5%) for receipt during 2012, 68.2% (95% CI, 60.9%-74.1%) for receipt during 2011, 34.5% (95% CI, 19.9%-46.4%) for receipt during 2010, and 11.9% (95% CI, -11.1% to 30.1%) for receipt during 2009/2008; point estimates were higher among Boostrix recipients than among Adacel recipients. Among Tdap recipients, increasing time since receipt was associated with increased risk, and receipt of Boostrix (vs Adacel) was associated with decreased risk of pertussis (adjusted IRR, 0.62 [95% CI, .52-.74]). CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate waning immunity following vaccination with either Tdap brand. Boostrix was more effective than Adacel in preventing pertussis in our cohort, but these findings may not be generalizable to adolescent cohorts that received different diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccines (DTaP) during childhood and should be further examined in studies that include childhood DTaP history.


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Vacunas contra Difteria, Tétanos y Tos Ferina Acelular/uso terapéutico , Tos Ferina/prevención & control , Adolescente , Vacuna contra Difteria, Tétanos y Tos Ferina/inmunología , Vacuna contra Difteria, Tétanos y Tos Ferina/uso terapéutico , Vacunas contra Difteria, Tétanos y Tos Ferina Acelular/inmunología , Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control , Humanos , Incidencia , Sistema de Registros , Resultado del Tratamiento , Tos Ferina/epidemiología , Tos Ferina/inmunología , Wisconsin/epidemiología
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Am J Med Qual ; 36(4): 221-228, 2021.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32772849

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Veterans are increasingly eligible for non-VA care through the Veteran Health Administration (VA) Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act while maintaining care in the VA. Continuity of care is challenging when delivered across multiple systems resulting in avoidable complications. The Community Hospital Transitions Program (CHTP) intervention was developed to address challenges veterans face post non-VA hospitalization. Propensity score-matched analysis was used to compare outcomes between 334 intervention and matched control patients who were discharged from non-VA hospitals. Veterans in CHTP were more likely than matched controls to receive a follow-up appointment within 14 days (mean: 0.43 vs 0.34, P < .05) and 30 days (mean: 0.62 vs 0.50, P < .05). There were no significant differences in 30-day readmissions or 30-day emergency department visits. CHTP veterans received timely follow-up care post discharge in VA facilities. Providing quality care to dual-use veterans is dependent on coordinated transitional care.


Asunto(s)
Cuidado de Transición , Veteranos , Cuidados Posteriores , Hospitales de Veteranos , Humanos , Alta del Paciente , Atención Primaria de Salud , Estados Unidos , United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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J Hosp Med ; 15(3): 133-139, 2020 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31634102

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BACKGROUND: Veterans with healthcare needs utilize both Veterans Health Administration (VA) and non-VA hospitals. These dual-use veterans are at high risk of adverse outcomes due to the lack of coordination for safe transitions. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to understand the barriers and facilitators to providing high-quality continuum of care for veterans transitioning from non-VA hospitals to the VA primary care setting. DESIGN: Guided by the practical robust implementation and sustainability model (PRISM) and the ideal transitions of care, we conducted a qualitative assessment using semi-structured interviews with clinicians, staff, and patients. SETTING: This study was conducted at a single urban VA medical center and two non-VA hospitals. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 70 participants, including 52 clinicians and staff (23 VA and 29 non-VA) involved in patient transition and 18 veterans recently discharged from non-VA hospitals, were included in this study. APPROACH: Data were analyzed using a conventional content analysis and managed in Atlas.ti (Berlin, Germany). RESULTS: Four major themes emerged where participants consistently discussed that transitions were delayed when they were not able to (1) identify patients as veterans and notify VA primary care of discharge, (2) transfer non-VA hospital medical records to VA primary care, (3) obtain follow-up care appointments with VA primary care, and (4) write VA formulary medications for veterans that they could fill at VA pharmacies. Participants also discussed factors involved in smooth transition and recommendations to improve care coordination. CONCLUSIONS: All participants perceived the current transition-of-care process across healthcare systems to be inefficient. Efforts to improve quality and safety in transitional care should address the challenges clinicians and patients experience when transitioning from non-VA hospitals to VA primary care.

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Transl Behav Med ; 9(6): 1002-1011, 2019 11 25.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31170296

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There is consensus in dissemination and implementation (D&I) science that addressing contextual factors is critically important for understanding translation of health care delivery interventions but little agreement on which contextual factors are key determinants of implementation outcomes. We describe the application of the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM), which expands the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to identify contextual factors across four diverse programs. Multiple qualitative methods were used to collect multilevel, multistakeholder perspectives from the adopting organizations and staff. We identified measures for evaluating context through the various domains of PRISM to guide health services research across the phases of program implementation. The PRISM domains of Recipients, Implementation and Sustainability Infrastructure, and External Environment identified important multilevel contextual factors, including variability in operational processes and available resources. These domains helped to facilitate planning and implementation phases of the four interventions and guide purposeful adaptations. We found assessments of PRISM domains useful to systematically assess multilevel contextual factors across various content areas as well as phases of program implementation. Additionally, these contextual factors were found to be relevant to RE-AIM outcomes. Lessons learned can be applied to future research as there is a need to investigate the measurement properties of PRISM and continue to test which contextual factors are most important to successful implementation and for which outcomes.


Asunto(s)
Atención a la Salud , Planificación en Salud , Investigación sobre Servicios de Salud , Evaluación de Procesos y Resultados en Atención de Salud , Participación de los Interesados , Humanos , Ciencia de la Implementación , Modelos Organizacionales , Análisis Multinivel , Investigación Cualitativa
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