OPCPCC Collaborative News ISSUE 17 | SPRING 2016 The Ohio Commission COORDINATING COUNCIL on Minority Health Co-Chairs Richard Shonk, MD, PhD th Ted Wymyslo, MD Celebrates its 30 Anniversary and the MEMBERS Representing Providers 2017 Minority Health Ted Wymyslo, MD Richard Snow, DO, MPH The Ohio Patient-Centered Primary Care J. William Wulf, MD Month Expo! Collaborative (OPCPCC) is a coalition of primary Randall Cebul, MD care providers, health professionals from the medical neighborhood, insurers, employers, Representing Patients Anna Fetzer consumer advocates, government officials and public health professionals. They are joining Representing Insurers together to create a more effective and efficient Barry Malinowski, MD model of healthcare delivery in Ohio. That model of Craig Thiele, MD care is the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). Representing Employers Kevin Brinckerhoff Patty Starr IN THIS ISSUE The Ohio Commission on Minority Health Celebrates Representing RHICs its 30th Anniversary and the 2017 Minority Health Richard Shonk, MD, PhD Rita Horwitz, RN Month Expo 1 Krista Stock My Patient Had a Stroke — Now What? 2 Representing HIT OPCPCC Provider and Patient Engagement Dan Paoletti Tool Box Redesign 5 OPCPCC Membership 5 Representing Health Policy Amy Rohling McGee Announcements and Upcoming Events 5 Patient Engagement Center Angela C. Dawson By Kasey Powers, Junior, Ohio State University (Political Science) and Health Month became a national celebration. Minority Workforce Center OCMH Spring 2017 Intern Patrick Ecklar, MD Health Month was designed to: Kate Mahler The Ohio Commission on Minority Health will celebrate its • Promote healthy lifestyles; th Executive Director 30 anniversary this year. To kick off this celebration, the • Provide crucial information to allow individuals to Amy Bashforth commission is hosting two events that will take place in practice disease prevention; the final week of March. The first event will feature state agency directors along with nationally recognized Dr. • Showcase the resources for providers of grassroots Brian Smedley in a panel discussion entitled “Addressing health care and disseminate information; Health Disparities and Achieving Health Equity: Policy • Highlight the resolution of the disparate health Matters,” and the second event will highlight the conditions between Ohio’s minority and non- commission’s 2017 Minority Health Month Statewide Expo minority populations; and and 30th Anniversary Opening Ceremony. • Gain additional support for the ongoing efforts to The first Minority Health Month was held in April 1989 as improve minority health year-round. a statewide 30-day wellness campaign. In 2000, Minority Continued on page 4 OPCPCC Collaborative News | 1 My Patient Had a Stroke – Now What? By Stacy Lender, Coverdell QI Coordinator Many stroke patients require Ohio Coverdell Hospitals significant post- acute care. Adena Health System South Pointe Hospital Follow-up with Akron General Medical Center Southwest General Health their primary Ashtabula County Medical Center care provider or Center specialists facilitate Atrium Medical Center Center Springfield Regional Medical care continuity Aultman Hospital St. Elizabeth Health Center to improve Cleveland Clinic St. John Medical Center recovery and Euclid Hospital St. Luke’s Hospital reduces hospital St. Rita’s Medical Center readmissions. You St. Vincent Charity Medical can also assist Fairview Hospital Fairfield Medical Center Center them in managing Firelands Regional Medical Summa Akron City Hospital their risk factors to Center reduce recurrent strokes. Fisher-Titus Medical Center Summa Western Reserve Hospital Genesis Healthcare System Sycamore Medical Center Partner with Coverdell Hospitals Good Samaritan Hospital to Improve Care for Stroke Patients (Dayton) The Ohio State University Hospital East o Establish partnerships with stroke teams at Coverdell Grant Medical Center The Ohio State University hospitals who discharge patients to your care. Hillcrest Hospital Wexner Medical Center • Receive patient’s hospital discharge summary before Joint Township District Memorial Hospital University of Cincinnati Medical their first post-acute visit. Center Kettering Medical Center • If you would like to develop a partnership with any of University Hospitals Ahuja the Coverdell hospitals’ stroke teams and do not know Lake Health Medical Center who to contact, please e-mail Stacy Lender, Coverdell Marietta Memorial Hospital University Hospitals Bedford QI Coordinator, at [email protected]. Marion General Hospital Medical Center o Work with Coverdell hospitals to create an “expedited” Marymount Hospital University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center scheduling process for post-discharge follow-up Medina Hospital University Hospitals Elyria appointments. Mercy Medical Center (Canton) Medical Center o Know your community’s post-stroke services and resources. Mercy St. Vincent Medical University Hospitals Geauga Center Medical Center Coverdell Follow-Up Appointment MetroHealth Medical Center University Hospitals Parma Scheduling Initiative Miami Valley Hospital - Medical Center Premier Health The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is working with Coverdell University Hospitals Portage hospitals listed at the right to improve the quality of stroke Mount Carmel East Medical Center patients’ “transitions of care” (TOC) from in-hospital to post- Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital University Hospitals Richmond hospital care settings. Participating hospitals schedule and Mount Carmel West Medical Center document, prior to discharge, appointments with primary care ProMedica Bay Park Hospital University of Toledo Medical and neurology providers in order to improve patients’ care Center ProMedica Flower Hospital transitions. Coverdell hospitals’ success in scheduling follow- Upper Valley Medical Center ProMedica Toledo Hospital up appointments with primary care providers (PCPs) for stroke Wooster Community Hospital patients discharged home is shown below. Riverside Methodist Hospital 2 | OPCPCC Collaborative News Coverdell Hospital Performance Improvement Scheduling Patients’ Follow-up PCP Appointments Prior to Discharge 2013-2016 30.0% 26.6% 25.0% 24.4% 23.6% 20.0% 15.0% 13.7% 10.0% Percentage of Patients Percentage 5.0% 0.0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 Year These initiatives are improving the quality of stroke patients’ care transitions from the hospital to community care, but the Ohio Coverdell Stroke work does not stop here. Program Overview Please use the following resources/links to help guide you in optimizing your stroke The Ohio Coverdell Stroke Program at ODH is a data-driven patients’ recovery: quality improvement program for stroke treatment funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The program National Stroke Association Post-Stroke Checklist for provides quality improvement resources to hospital stroke Healthcare Professionals: https://www.stroke.org/sites/ teams and other healthcare providers to improve stroke default/files/resources/post-stroke-checklist-improving-life- patients’ quality of care and care transitions, and reduce the after-stroke.pdf number of Ohioans who die from or are disabled by stroke. Currently, 58 hospitals across the state of Ohio participate National Stroke Association Post-Stroke Checklist for in the Coverdell Stroke Program, as listed in the sidebar. For Survivors and Caregivers: http://www.stroke.org/sites/ more information, visit the Coverdell website. default/files/resources/National_Stroke_Assn_Post-stroke_ Checklist_01.pdf American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: https://professional.heart.org/professional/ScienceNews/ UCM_485187_Guidelines-for-Adult-Stroke-Rehabilitation- and-Recovery.jsp For more information about the Ohio Coverdell Stoke Program at the Ohio Department of Health, please contact Stacy Lender at [email protected] or visit http://www.odh. ohio.gov/health/hdsp/coverdell/coverdellstroke.aspx. OPCPCC Collaborative News | 3 Celebrates it 30th Anniversary continued from page 1 “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” — Martin Luther King Jr. “Ohio joins the nation in the celebration of April as Minority For this year’s expo, Director Dawson shared that, “The Commission Health Month,” stated Commission Executive Director, Angela is able to provide expanded minority health awareness Dawson. “This year’s national theme for Minority Health Month opportunities and to showcase our grantees due to the generous is ‘Bridging Health Equity across Communities.’ This theme support of our corporate sponsors.” This year’s Bronze Level Sponsor reflects the Ohio Commission on Minority Health’s continuous is Buckeye Health Plan and our Pewter Level Sponsors include and collective efforts to increase momentum toward achieving CareSource, Molina, OSU Wexner Medical Center, Ohio University a state free of disparities in health and health care.” Removing College of Osteopathic Medicine and ProMedica. Over 50 vendors health disparities and achieving health equity is at the crux of will be on site for free health screenings and information, health the commission’s work and a key message by Dr. Smedley during incentives, healthy food samples and live fitness demonstrations. the opening program. During April, there will be more than 100 events throughout Ohio The first event of the week, the panel discussion, will be held focused on the promotion of healthy