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CRMC’s Palliative Care Program Regional Learning Collaborative. April 2014. Rural Dilemma:. Need Volume. How do we deal with it?. CRMC’s Palliative Care Program Regional Learning Collaborative. Preparation: Patient need, but no funding from Medicare/Medicaid 1115 waiver project approval
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CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative April 2014
Rural Dilemma: NeedVolume How do we deal with it?
CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative • Preparation: • Patient need, but no funding from Medicare/Medicaid • 1115 waiver project approval • Learning: • 1/13 - Organizational Meeting • 4/13 – PC conference – Austin • 5/13 – Medical Staff Education • 6/13 – Home care staff education • 7/13 – Community Outreach (Hospice volunteers, Lions, Rotary) • Program Start: September 1, 2013
CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative • Service Utilization: • 1 PC RN FTE • Social services, chaplain, and physician home visits as needed • Supply meds to those without a Rx plan or ability to pay • Supplies and labs provided • Communication/coordination with cancer treatments and local primary care physician • Time, travel, suffering, and utilization improvements
CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative • How we’re doing so far: • 10 referrals • 5 PC admissions • All cancer Dx • All male • Average age: 54 years • 2 discharges (to hospice) • Related Category 3: • 66% reduction in ER visits among PC patients (6 months prior versus 6 months following).
CRMC’s Palliative Care ProgramRegional Learning Collaborative • Thank You • Questions? • Contacts: • John Henderson – 940.937.9178 or jmh@childresshosptial.com • Denise Bentley – 940.937.9178 or dbentley@childresshospital.com