1. Lou Diamond, MB, ChB, FACP Moderator
President, Quality Healthcare Consultants
Member, Forum Board of Directors

2. National Quality Forum Projects
Presents a 5-part Webinar Series
National Quality Forum Projects
and how they align with
ESRD Activities
Friday, September 15, 2017

3. Webinar Objective The National Forum of ESRD Networks presents
this 5-part webinar series providing members
with the opportunity to learn more about
past, current, and future NQF projects
and how they may align with our ESRD activities.
Nine (9) of the NQF projects will be highlighted in this webinar series.
For a complete listing of the NQF projects visit:

4. 5-Part Webinar Series July 21, 2017
Attributions: Principles and Approaches Project
Disparities Project
August 4, 2017
Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety
All Cause Admissions and Re-Admissions
August 18, 2017
Care Coordination Endorsement Maintenance
Renal Measures Standing Committee
September 1, 2017
Decision Aids
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
September 15, 2017
Population Health
*Webinars convene at 12:00 pm ET

5. Population Health Presented by: Stephanie Hutchinson, MBA
Victoria L. Cash, MBA, BSN, RN

6. Stephanie Hutchinson, MBA Victoria L. Cash, MBA, BSN, RN
Today’s Presenters
Stephanie Hutchinson, MBA
Board Member, Forum of ESRD Networks
Executive Director, HealthInsight Northwest
Renal Network (#16) and HealthInsight ESRD Network 18
Seattle, WA
Victoria L. Cash, MBA, BSN, RN
Executive Director, IPRO ESRD Network
of the Ohio River Valley (#9)
Beachwood, OH

7. Population Health
Population health has been defined as "health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group". It is an approach to health that aims to improve the health of an entire human population.

8. NQF Drivers Foster Healthier People and Communities Better Healthcare
More Affordable Care

9. Background Population Health not limited to Healthcare
Other contributors can include:
Business
Parents/Family
Schools
Consider financial Impact
Population Health as it relates to ESRD

10. Project Outline Multi-stakeholder Committee
10 regional and community groups
Created the “Action Guide” August with funding from the Department of Health and Human Services
For Anyone:
Community leader
Public Health professional
Employer
Healthcare provider
Health plan administrator
Policymaker
Consumer

11. Action Guide
Framework for multisector groups to work together to improve population health
Brief/written in plain language to help communities achieve shared goals
Designed for accessibility and implementation
Organized by 10 key elements

12. 10 Key Elements Collaborative self-assessment
Leadership across the region and within the organization
Audience-specific strategic communication
A community health needs assessment and asset mapping process
An organizational planning and priority setting process
An agreed upon prioritized set of Health Improvement Activities
Selection and use of measures and performance targets
Joint reporting on progress toward achieving intended results
Indications of scalability
A plan for sustainability

13. Using the Action Guide Purpose
Provides concise steps to design Population Health project
Shares useful tools that are research tested.
Discusses successes and lessons learned .
Focus on community.

14. Key Elements

15. Collaborator Assessment
CDC Partnership Evaluation Guidebook
Community Tool Box.
Improving Community Health through Hospital-Public Health Collaboration

16. Leadership
Leadership Across the Region - At a minimum, this should include representatives from public health, healthcare, and other key stakeholders who are strongly invested in the affected population.
Reports to reference:
Collective Impact
Common Table Health Alliance

17. Each element is described: what it is why it is important
Communication and Needs Assessment
Elements 3 and 4 focus on creating audience specific communications, and assessing community needs.
Each element is described:
what it is
why it is important
and how it can be done with examples and references.

18. Organization and Priority Setting
Common Criteria for Prioritizing Population Health Needs and Interventions

19. Elements 7, 8, and 9 Prioritized Set of Health Improvement Activities
Priority topic or topics are identified through shared planning, assessment, and decision making.
Measures and Performance Targets
Public health measures exist through Institute of Medicine, 100 million healthier lives etc…
ESRD measures will be more specific to population but can include important health measures for all ie smoking cessation
Joint Reporting on progress
Transparent, all stakeholders, timely, and easily accessible

20. Scalability
Scalability – The ability to expand the initiative to other regions or groups.
Assessed with project initiation, can expand with new discoveries through initiative
Example – CMS State Innovation Models Initiative fosters testing and development of state-based models for improving health system performance through multi-payer payment reform and other system changes.

21. Sustainability
Sustainability – The ability to stay productive over time.
The ability to motivate structural changes can increase the likelihood that you will sustain the gains you make
Georgia Health Policy Center Sustainability Framework - Identifies components that contribute to organizational and programmatic sustainability.

22. Following the checklist is helpful to structure your approach.
Conclusion
The NQF Action Guide – Is a valuable resource to assist the Networks in ESRD Population Health project planning.
Tools and resources provided can be adapted to fit our specific population.
Following the checklist is helpful to structure your approach.
Using tested methods and resources could add to your success

23. Population Health Framework
Resources
Population Health Framework

24. 5-Part Webinar Series July 21, 2017
Attributions: Principles and Approaches Project
Disparities Project
August 4, 2017
Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety
All Cause Admissions and Re-Admissions
August 18, 2017
Care Coordination Endorsement Maintenance
Renal Measures Standing Committee
September 1, 2017
Decision Aids
Palliative & End-of-Life Care
September 15, 2017
Population Health
*Webinars convene at 12:00 pm ET

25. Thank you for attending
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Recording, slides and supporting documents will be available at the Forum website:
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