Kan-ed & Rural Hospital Networks in Kansas HIE Initiatives

1. Kan-ed & Rural Hospital Networks in KansasHIE Initiatives Randy Stout R&D Coordinator, Kan-ed Presented @ Internet2 Fall Member Meeting, Raleigh, NC October 4, 2011

2. In Kansas Statute: “The purpose of this act is to provide for a broadband technology-based network to which schools, libraries and hospitals may connect for broadband Internet access and intranet access for distance learning. For that purpose, the state board of regents shall contract in accordance with this act for the creation, operation and maintenance of such network, to be known as the KAN-ED network.”

3. Kan-ed Mission Kan-ed will be the leader in facilitating statewide technology solutions for Higher Education Institutions, Hospitals, K-12 Schools, and Libraries. Kan-ed will provide resources that enable its members to collaborate, educate and enhance their information delivery services to ensure our members become part of the global technology environment.

4. Rural Hospital Networks and Broadband Connectivity • Currently there are 73 hospital and clinical sites with 104 connections to the state’s advanced research & education backbone network as a result of the Kan-ed program. • The videoconferencing endpoints at these sites serve as a collaboration platform for a wide range of health care networking initiatives.

5. Panelists • Jennifer Findley serves as Senior Director of Education for the Kansas Hospital Association. Her primary responsibilities at KHA include coordination of all education programs. • Trisha Harkness is a Practice Consultant for the Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. (KFMC) HIT Regional Extension Center (HITREC). • Kristi Gosser, Network Operations Director of Health Innovations Network of Kansas, a coalition of 19 hospitals in the state of Kansas. • Lenora Kinzie, MLS, is Director of Library Services for the Stauffer Health Sciences Library and serves as Kan-ed Administrator at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Topeka, KS. 

6. Jennifer FindleySenior Director of Education Kansas Hospital Association

7. Hospitals in Kansas 127 Community Hospitals 83 Critical Access Hospitals (CAH’s) 6 State Institutions 5 Veterans / Military Hospitals

10. Hospitals use of Kan-ed • Telemedicine services • Continuing Education • Patients and community education • EMResource • Access to meetings • Research databases • Health information exchange

11. How we have grown • 73 hospitals with 104 direct connections to network • Telemedicine use across state • Health information exchange locally • Pioneer Health Network - Video Conference Use • 10,000 staff members participated • 262 education programs • 157 meetings

12. Benefits of a “Network” • Network operations center • Centralized scheduling • Costs savings • Calendar of events

13. Lessons Learned • More than just internet • Equipment costs/decisions • Must have champions • It’s ok to start small

14. Interactive Video Conferencing and the Journey Toward Meaningful Use Presented by: Trisha Harkness, BSIT Practice Consultant tharkness@kfmc.org October 4, 2011 Internet2 Fall Member Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina This material was prepared by Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. as part of our work as the Kansas Regional Extension Center, under grant #90RC00031/01 from the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health & Human Services. RC_2011_12

15. Objectives • KFMC Background • HIT Regional Extension Center Program • HITREC Educational Objectives • Use of interactive video conferencing in educating rural Kansas providers and clinic staff • Benefits and Challenges • Workshop Planning Participants • Establishing Meeting Milestones • Measuring Success • Lessons Learned

16. KFMC Background As a non-profit organization, Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. (KFMC) was incorporated in 1972. Serving Kansas for over 38 years, we have performed multiple contracted services for the federal and state government as well as private entities with a focus on our mission – to facilitate the improvement of healthcare. • Some of our contracts include: • Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for the State of Kansas – new priorities began August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2014 • External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) • Case Review – Medicare beneficiary protection and Medicaid utilization review • HIT Regional Extension Center Contract

17. HIT Regional Extension Center Program • The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is responsible for oversight and coordination of HITREC grantees • Established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) • The REC Program goal is to assist 100,000 Priority Primary Care Providers (PPCPs) in meeting Meaningful Use (MU) • Due to our previous quality improvement work, Kansas healthcare stakeholders agreed that KFMC should apply for the HITREC grant • On February 8, 2010, KFMC was notified that they were one of thirty-two first round grant recipients • Our goal is to assist 1,200 PPCPs in meeting MU • Additionally, on September 10, 2010, we received a Critical Access Hospital/Rural Hospital (CAH/RH) Supplemental Grant • KHA/KHERF is our subcontractor for the supplemental grant

18. HITREC Educational Objectives • One of our objectives is education and outreach to all stakeholders • Information is available: • On our website (including FAQs) • From Practice Consultants • Through educational webinars • Through video conferencing • Our goals when planning the Meaningful Use workshop were to: • Provide information to both HITREC and non-HITREC participants at a nominal fee • Present via interactive video conferencing • Limit presentations to one or two sites • Broadcast to a maximum of fifteen interactive host sites • Focus (for the first meeting) on western Kansas providers

19. Benefits of Interactive Video Conferencing • Compared to traditional onsite meetings, the benefits include: • Being cost effective for participants • Allowing more productive time for participants • Typically, participants stay onsite at their facility for the meeting • Participants can attend only the sessions that are beneficial and/or applicable to them • Travel time is eliminated or reduced • The ability to reach more participants • Video conferencing is more interactive than teleconferences or webinars

20. Challenges of Interactive Video Conferencing • In comparison to traditional onsite meetings, the challenges include: • Requiring more extensive pre-meeting testing • Kan-ed’s Network Operations Center (NOC) handled testing • Technology “hiccups” • Pre-meeting testing does not guarantee success • Being an unfamiliar presentation medium for many speakers • A slightly less interactive environment than meeting in person • This was the first time KFMC provided education via interactive video conferencing

21. Workshop Planning Participants • HITREC Education Coordinator • KFMC Communications Staff • They coordinate meeting materials and speakers, process registrations and evaluations, and other behind the scenes work. • Practice Consultant • Kan-ed and KanREN NOC Staff • One of their many services is facilitating interactive video conferences.

22. Establishing Meeting Milestones • Workshop planning participants met • We secured commitments from speakers • We coordinated with speakers to set a meeting date • We selected two presentation sites • We coordinated seven interactive meeting sites • We provided meeting site demographics to Kan-ed’s NOC • We developed the meeting agenda • We distributed meeting brochures and registration forms • We processed registration forms • We gathered and distributed presentation materials to participants • We conducted the interactive video conference • We distributed and processed evaluation forms • We sent thank you notes to speakers and meeting sites

23. Measuring Success • We were able to educate 27 registered participants from 10 facilities at 7 sites • The educational session was offered at no cost to all participants • We had nominal direct expenses • Kan-ed’s video conferencing services were provided as an in-kind donation. • Indirect expenses, like workshop planning and presentation development, were not calculated. • A wide range of Meaningful Use topics were addressed • Our feedback was primarily positive but also provided some opportunities for improvement

24. Lessons Learned What We Did What We Learned It may be beneficial to determine the video equipment’s capability (such as content sharing) to ensure that it meets all speakers’ expectations. It may be beneficial to allow registering participants to indicate whether they would like to attend via video conference at their facility or in person. If video conference demand is high, sites could be combined. • We selected our primary presentation site based upon speaker availability and convenience. (They were wonderful hosts!) • We selected and coordinated interactive meeting sites so that they were spread as evenly as possible throughout western Kansas.

25. Lessons Learned (cont.) What We Did What We Learned It may be beneficial to plan for statewide meetings even if there are two or three separate locations and meeting dates. It may be beneficial to look at other marketing sources such as professional healthcare organizations and/or healthcare networks. • We focused on providers and their staff in a specific geographic area. • We relied primarily on direct marketing via email, postal mail and fax.

26. Lessons Learned (cont.) What We Did What We Learned It may be beneficial to provide a more in-depth review of specific tools as well as distributing the actual tool to HITREC participants in a separate meeting or webinar. It may be beneficial to include the program evaluation with the presentation materials. • We provided an overview of some of our tools. However, due to including non-HITREC participants, we did not provide the actual tools. • We sent the program evaluations to registered participants after the meeting.

27. Acronyms ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act CAH/RH Critical Access Hospital/Rural Hospital EQRO External Quality Review Organization FAQ Frequently Asked Questions HITECH Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act HITREC Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center HHS Department of Health and Human Services JCCC Johnson County Community College KHA/KHERF Kansas Hospital Association/Kansas Hospital Education & Research Foundation MU Meaningful Use NOC Network Operations Center ONC Office of National the Coordinator PPCP Priority Primary Care Provider QIO Quality Improvement Organization RHC Rural Health Clinic This material was prepared by Kansas Foundation for Medical Care, Inc. as part of our work as the Kansas Regional Extension Center, under grant #90RC00031/01 from the Office of the National Coordinator, Department of Health & Human Services. RC_2011_12

28. Kan-ed and the Health Innovations Network of Kansas Lenora Kinzie, MLS, is Director of Library Services for the Stauffer Health Sciences Library and serves as Kan-ed Administrator at Stormont-Vail HealthCare, Topeka, KS.  Kristi Gosser, Network Operations Director of Health Innovations Network of Kansas, a coalition of 19 hospitals in the state of Kansas.

29. Stormont-Vail HealthCare Topeka, KS

32. Videoconferencing Journey • Kan-ed Equipment Grant Program • Education • Organizational communication • Choosing locations • Deployment • Redeployment

33. Educational Uses • Maternal Child Lecture Series • Trauma education • CME / Nursing CE • Nursing Grand Rounds • Certification classes • Cancer case conferences • Organizational Uses • Right-time training • Super-users computer meetings • All Employee meetings • Human Resources meetings • Physician meetings • Depositions

34. Impact • Change in practice • Improved patient care • Cost savings • Time • Travel • Staff satisfaction • Reduces isolation in rural areas • Recruitment and retention efforts • Videoconferencing envy

35. Picture Dr. Hall

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38. Telemedicine • Endocrinology • Horton Community Hospital • Salina Regional Health Center

40. The journey continues... • Videoconferencing in every location • Telemedicine • Dermatology • Psychiatry • Cardiology • Rural Provider Coverage • Pharmacists • Emergency Room • Statewide CE Calendar