INTERACT in Action! QualitySync II, April 9, 2013

1. INTERACT in Action!QualitySync II, April 9, 2013

2. What is INTERACT? Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers is a quality improvement program that focuses on the management of acute change in resident condition. It includes clinical and educational tools and strategies for use in everyday practice in long term care facilities.

3. INTERACT Goal The overall goal of INTERACT “is to improve care and reduce the frequency of potentially avoidable transfers to the acute hospital.”

4. http://interact2.edu/

5. What are the Tools ? Four Basic Types • Communication Tools • Decision Support Tools • Advanced Care Planning Tools • Quality Improvement Tools

6. Tools Listed with Every Day Care

8. For INTERACT Assistance Carla Thomas, MS, CQIA, CPHQ Director, Care Transitions 804-289-5318 804-873-1553 - Cell cthomas2@vaqio.sdps.org Catherine Bumgarner RN, MSN Area Manager, Care Transitions 804-289-5320 cbumgarner@vaqio.sdps.org This material was prepared by VHQC, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Virginia, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. VHQC/ICPC/3/26/2013/1569

9. INTERACT in Action Panel Melissa Clark, RN - Fauquier HRNC Sue Ayscue, RN –VMRC Karen Loveland, RN – Golden Living