Recent U.S. Census estimates show that the percentage of the U.S. population 65 and older increased 34% since 2010 and that 20% of the population will be 65 and older by 2030. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) establishes national health care quality goals to improve the quality of health care for all Medicare beneficiaries, most of whom are 65 and older. From August 2014 through July 2019, Stratis Health led Lake Superior Quality Innovation Network (QIN) serving Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. We were one of 14 federally designated Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) which brought Medicare beneficiaries, health care clinicians, and care delivery organizations, and communities together in data-driven initiatives to increase patient safety and improve clinical quality.
Actions
As a local change agent serving Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Stratis Health facilitated large scale improvement which:
- Increased health care quality and value through practice transformation
- Increased patient safety, including reducing health care-associated infections and opioid misuse
- Improved behavioral health outcomes, focusing on depression and alcohol use disorder
- Increased chronic disease management, focusing on cardiac/vascular health and diabetes
- Increased quality of care transitions, including reduced hospital readmissions
- Improved nursing home quality
Measurable impact from this work (2014-2019) includes:
- Medication Safety: 68,705 fewer high-risk beneficiaries are taking opioids
- Antibiotic Stewardship: 94% of participating organizations implemented an antibiotic stewardship program with all core elements
- Behavioral Health: 73% of beneficiaries in 600 primary care practices screened for depression
- Cardiac Health: 98% of participating practices using a blood pressure (BP) protocol
- Coordination of Care: 73,546 fewer unnecessary readmissions and admissions across 27 communities, with an estimated cost savings of $868.82 million
- Diabetes Care: 2,800 Medicare beneficiaries learned to better manage their diabetes
- Nursing Home Quality: 7,900 fewer nursing home residents take antipsychotic medications
- Quality Payment Program: 93% of the 7,877 eligible clinicians planned to report to the Quality Payment Program for 2018
- Quality Reporting: 65% of participating acute care and critical access hospitals achieved at least a four-star rating
We make lives better by…
Improving the quality of care and overall health of older adults across three states through a large-scale initiative:
- Assessing and meeting behavioral health needs in primary care
- Preventing hospital readmissions and keeping people healthy and at home
- Making it easier for people with chronic conditions to take care of themselves and live healthier lives
- Improving safe and appropriate use of medications for better health and a better health care experience
Contact
Kim McCoy
Senior Program Manager
952-853-8563