This document discusses key measures and analytics for improving outcomes in orthopedics. It recommends measuring alignment of surgeons and hospitals, clinical and operational outcomes, as well as change management capabilities. The document outlines various stakeholders' influences on healthcare costs and quality, including regulations, payers, and consumerism. It provides examples of measures tracked by CMS and other organizations, and recommends a balanced framework across patient demographics, financial impact, quality/outcomes, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction. The document emphasizes using consistent, substantiated data to engage physicians and staff in achieving long-term success through continuous process improvements.
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Key measures in orthopedics
1. Key Measures and Analytics in
Orthopedics
Mary Ann Clark, MHA
SVP Intralign
2. • Alignment of surgeons and
hospitals, clinical and operational
outcomes
• Integration of tools and
strategies in TJA to enhance
transparency and accountability
• Change Management -
Strength and capability to affect
lasting change for systems
seeking lasting change
Bending the cost curve
Intralign’s innovative approach
3. Pre-OP
Care: 3 -
30 Days
(eg.)
Acute
Phase*
Post-Acute: 30 - 180
Days (eg.)
Payer, Consumer, Employer Perspective
of Health Care Costs = Reimbursement
Intraoperative
Rest of
Acute
Phase
2% 35% 38% 25% = 100%
* Acute Phase includes both facility and physician costs.
Implant = 60% of
OR Costs
Total Episode Costs =
$22,000 - $32,000
6. Addressing Drivers of OR Costs can Produce
‘Quick Wins’…
Rectifying Operational and Clinical
Inefficiencies
Hospital Cost Drivers
• Implant Cost
• Cutting Accessories
• Cement Accessories
• PAT and SPD
• Environmental Protection
• Patient-Specific Cutting
Blocks
• Navigation
• Device Complexity
Process transformation
and supply chain
solutions add efficiencies.
Highly qualified clinical
staff increases
throughput, reduces costs
and increases quality.
7. The Role of the Sales Rep
• Lack of price
transparency and rep
presence leads to
unnecessary up-sell
• Rep or multiple reps
in OR slows room
turnover
• Clinical support
provided by the rep is
not free – charged
through hefty SG&A
implant cost
Influencing the Cost of Orthopaedic Implants
The result: Loss of control, reduced
efficiency and higher supply costs.
8. Intralign’s Rep-less Assessment
Identify where Hospital is on the “Rep-less
Roadmap” related to:
Reliance on the sales rep
Surgeon alignment
Staff capabilities
Implant and supply management
Vendor contract management
Quantify the potential benefits (financial
and operational) of adopting a Rep-less
model
Potential dollars saved per procedure
Financial benefits resulting from
standardized processes
Objectives
9. Session Overview
• Why Measure?
• What to Measure?
• Resources, Tools, Measure Alignment/harmonization
• Measure development
• A Framework for Performance Measurement in
Orthopedics
• Measure Development and Implementation
• Managing Change and Improving Performance
in the Orthopedic Service Line – Case Studies
11. CMS Program # Measures in FY 2015 Measure Types
Value-Based Purchasing 23 (# related to TJA = 15) Process, Outcomes, Patient
Experience, Efficiency
Readmission Reduction 5 (1 pertinent to TJA) All-cause TJA readmissions
within 30 days
Hospital Acquired Conditions
(HAC)
3 (All pertinent to TJA) CLABSI, CAUTI, Patient Safety
Composite Measure
CMS - Monitoring and Managing Key TJA
Cost, Quality, Operational and Patient
Satisfaction Measures to Achieve Value
Many more measures for quality reporting.
12. How does VBP impact hospital reimbursement?
25%
45%
30% 30%
20%2…
30%
Outcomes
(Mortality)
Process Measures
Patient
Experience
(HCAHPS)
REIMBURSEMENT
Process Measures
(New) Efficiency
(Medicare
Spending)
REIMBURSEMENT
Outcomes Measures
• i.e. Acute Myocardial Infarction
Process Measures
• i.e. Prophylactic antibiotics given 48 hrs. before
surgery
Patient Experience Measures
• i.e. Communication with nurses
Efficiency Measures
• i.e. Medicare spending per beneficiary
2014 2015
Patient
Experience
(HCAHPS)
Outcomes
(Mortality)
Outcomes Measures
• i.e. Acute Myocardial Infarction
Process Measures
• i.e. Prophylactic antibiotics given 48 hrs. before
surgery
Patient Experience Measures
• i.e. Communication with nurses
Shifting focus on outcomes
and efficiency measures
13. Clinical and Operational Improvement
“It’s not a matter of whether orthopaedic surgeons want to have
measures of accountability and improvement in defining their
performance,” he said. “Orthopaedic surgeons are being rated
today by a number of different stakeholders.” – Kevin Bozic, MD,
MBA – Orthopedic Surgeon and Health Policy expert, UCSF
“We’ve been doing performance measures in a way for many
years, beginning with process measures on issues such as
antibiotic administration…. The trend now, as propelled by CMS
and other payers, is toward use of subjective patient-
reported outcomes. They want to know how the interaction
with the doctor or surgeon went and how the surgery went.” –
David A. Halsey, MD.
14. Identifying Key Measures
• Processes, utilization, and outcomes
• Target audiences/Users?
• Importance to measure and report
• Ability to interpret and act on findings
• Feasibility to measure
• Identifiable and measurable denominators
15. Example Resources for Orthopedic Measures
CMS/Commercial Payers – Quality – process of care
reporting; Outcomes – complications, readmissions,
mortality, hospital acquired conditions; patient satisfaction;
volume thresholds
Registries – AHRQ-FORCE Registry – clinical outcomes,
PROs, costs; California Joint Replacement Registry
Societies/Associations – AAOS (outcomes), HFMA (financial,
revenue cycle)
Research Groups – AHRQ, Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation, NQF – outcomes, cost (payer perspective),
quality
Literature – Operating Room efficiency measures
Other Hospitals – internal efficiency
Create your own, tailored to your institution’s needs
16. A Framework for Key Measures in Orthopedics – Balance
is Key
• Procedure Volume
• Avg. Age, Age Distribution, Sex
Distribution, Ethnicity Distribution
• Avg. Charlson Score
• ASA Category Distribution
• Payer Mix
• DRG Mix
• Surgeon Mix, Others
Patient
Demographics
• Avg. Cost
• Avg. Reimbursement
• Avg. Net Revenue
• Procedure Volume
• Supplies, implantables Costs,
Others
Financial Impact
• Composite Event Rate
• Joint/Wound Infection Rate
• DVT/PE Rate
• Mechanical Complication Rate
• ALOS
• % Admitted to ICU
• % Discharged to Home/Self Care
• % with Spinal Anesthesia, Others
Quality and
Outcomes
• Overall Efficiency Score
• Contribution Margin per OR Hour
• Avg. Case Duration
• Avg. Case Duration Prediction Bias
• Avg. Turnover Time, Others
Operational
Efficiency
Patient
Satisfaction
18. Example Key Measure Specification
Measure Name: #358 Patient-centered Surgical Risk Assessment and
Communication
Description: Percentage of patients who underwent a non-emergency
surgery who had their personalized risks of postoperative complications
assessed by their surgical team prior to surgery using a clinical data-based,
patient-specific risk calculator and who received personal discussion of
those risks with the surgeon
Numerator: Documentation of empirical, personalized risk assessment
based on the patient’s risk factors with a validated risk calculator using
multi-institutional clinical data, the specific risk calculator used, and
communication of risk assessment from risk calculator with the patient
and/or family
Denominator: The total number of adult patients (age 18 and over) having
had non-emergency surgery
Exclusions: None
Measure Type: Process
Measure Steward: American College of Surgeons
http://riskcalculator.facs.org/
19. Potential data needed for Key Measure Calculations
UB-04 Scheduling OR-Anesthesia Log
Operative
Note/Implant Log
Cost Accounting/
Supply Chain
• Unique Patient Billing
Identifier
• Unique Patient Medical
Identifier
• Hospital Admission
Date
• Hospital Discharge
Date
• ICU Admission Date
• ICU Discharge Date
• MS-DRG
• ICD-9 Diagnosis
Codes 1 - XX
• ICD-9 Procedure
Codes 1 - XX
• Admission Source
• Discharge Destination
• Payer
• Total Charges
• Total Reimbursement
• Patient Responsibility
• Revenue Center Code
• Charge Code
• HCPCS Code
• OR / Room
Identifier
• Case Identifier
• Block Allocation
• Cancellation
Status
• Cancellation Date
• Scheduled Case
Start (Wheels In)
• Scheduled Case
End (Wheels Out)
• Unique Patient Billing Identifier
• Unique Patient Medical Identifier
• OR Suite / Room Identifier
• Primary Surgeon
• Anesthesiologist
• Number of RNs
• Number of Surgical Technicians
• Sales Representative
• Surgical First Assist
• Operative Date
• Anesthesia Induction
• Anesthesia Ready
• Wheels In - Actual
• Surgeon In
• Surgical Incision
• Surgical Close
• Patient Wake
• Surgeon Out
• Wheels Out - Actual
• Start Clean
• End Clean
• Admission to PACU
• Tourniquet Time
• ASA Score
• Unique Patient
Medical Identifier
• Procedures
Performed
• Implants used
• Cement Fixation
• Antibiotic Cement
• Bone Morphogenic
Protein
• Anesthesia Type
• Estimated Blood Loss
• Complications
• Surgical Approach
• Operative Site
(right/left)
• Infection Prophylaxis
Protocol Followed
• DVT Prophylaxis
Protocol Followed
• Patient Surgical Prep
Protocols
• Unique Patient
Billing Identifier
• Cost
• Contract Status
• Contract Initiation
• Contract Renewal
• Internal
Identification Code
• Manufacturer
• Manufacturer
Catalog Number
• Vendor
• Vendor Catalog
Number
• Description
• Quantity
21. Post-op discharge
Surgeon’s Office Scheduling
Pre-Reg
PAT
Pre-Op OR PACU
Inpatient
Discharge
Post-acute
care
Process of Care Transformations to Improve
Outcomes and Costs
Risk assessment and pre-admission
Scheduling and block time Surgical patient through-put
Communication hand-offs
Instrument flow
23. Summary
• Consistent, substantiated data is a key factor in
engaging physicians and staff to achieve success
• Plan for the long term
• Success doesn’t happen overnight
• Build relationships with people who can help you
• Many people are there to assist (both internal and
external), but you may have to search for them
• Communicate results regularly with front-line staff
• They will be very engaged in the process
• They can have a big impact on achieving positive
outcomes
• Don’t overlook small successes
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