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1. GFR Implementation & CKD Program at Southern California Kaiser Permanente Peter Crooks, M.D.
Physician Director, Renal Program
Southern California Kaiser Permanente
4 October 2005
2. Kaiser PermanenteSouthern California Structure 3 legally independent entities
Kaiser Health Plan (non-profit)
Kaiser Foundation (np - owns facilities)
Southern California Permanente Medical Group (for profit)
Kaiser pays SCPMG PMPM
SCPMG financially responsible for Medical Care, including care at non-Kaiser Facilities
Some risk sharing for good or poor financial outcomes Kaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD programKaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD program
3. Kaiser PermanenteSouthern California (KPSC) 3,100,000 Members
90,000 CKD 1-5, 4500 ESRD
3300 Full-time Physicians
58 Nephrologists
12 Geographic Areas
Bakersfield to San Diego
11 Medical Centers
100+ Medical Offices
1200 per diem Physicians
30,000 Employees Kaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD programKaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD program
4. Kaiser PermanenteSouthern California Structure Impact of Structure
Linkage of payer and provider
All in it together
Drives integration of services
Full-service Medical Centers/Hospitals
Pharmacy & DME
Lab & Imaging
Consultative Services
Drives internalization of care
Drives information sharing & QI
Drives proactive care
Disease & population management Kaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD programKaiser Permanente (KP) is an example of a health care system with vertical integration, where the Kaiser Health Plan and the Permanente Medical Groups work together to directly provide most health care services. Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) has 11 full-service medical centers and many smaller facilities serving approximately 3 million members. There are over 3000 physicians, including 55 nephrologists. In addition to physician services, nearly all other medical services are provided at the medical centers and offices, including laboratory, diagnostic and pharmacy services. This setting is ideal for proactive disease management activities such as a CKD program
6. Why use an Estimated GFR? Medical evidence (EBG)
Intervention can reduce ESRD and reduce CVD
Permits Identification
PCP recognition of CKD
Permits patient to learn of condition, become educated and take action
Permits Staging/Stratification
Stage-specific intervention
7. Why use MDRD equation 7? Compromise of accuracy & ease of use
Doesn’t require urine
Only 4 variables
Serum creatinine level, age, gender, black or non-black race
Good fit with data at lower GFR
Hope for better equation in future
9. Practical Implementation Issues Apply only to age > 18
If not provided by lab, GFR calculation not easy
Report normal values as ‘> 90’
Race is often not available in IT systems
Report both B & NB result, clinician interprets
GFR requires interpretation
Acute vs. chronic renal insufficiency
Age-adjusted interpretation
Stage 2 in elderly
Stage 3: GFR + 1/2AGE < 85 ? higher risk
Accuracy of serum creatinine measurement
10. GFR Table Example
13. Comparison with Cleveland Clinic
14. Inter-Laboratory Comparison Testing for Creatinine (mg/dL)
15. CKD Staging Algorithm To automate CKD staging , need algorithm
Compare recent GFR to GFR 3+ mos prior
‘Lock in’ CKD Stage until two GFR >3 mos apart are both out of range in same direction
q3mo GFR: 31, 35 (Stage 3), 29, 34, 26, 31, 22, 26 (Stage 4)
Lag behind current GFR and provides ‘baseline’
Urine ignored if GFR > 60
If GFR < 60, must decide urine and anatomic criteria (not simple)
Need more than one abnormal urine result
Focus on protein, ignore hematuria, etc.
16. CKD Staging Algorithm Kaiser Permanente So California
17. CKD Staging AlgorithmAll Possible Outcomes Not determined - no serum creatinine available
At Risk - age > 65, HTN, DM, Family History
No CKD - 1 or more serum creatinine available, GFR > 90, U/A OK
Chronically Reduced GFR stage 2
GFR 60-89 3+ mos, urine/anatomy normal
Chronicity Unknown Reduced GFR 2 -5
low GFR not meeting 3+ mo criteria
CKD Stage 1
CKD Stage 2
CKD Stage 3 High-risk ESRD/Low-risk ESRD
CKD Stage 4
CKD Stage 5 Future renal replacement/No future renal replacement
CKD Stage 5 Hemodialysis
CKD Stage 5 Peritoneal Dialysis
CKD Stage 5 Transplant
CKD substage 1-5
19. PERCENTAGES POPULATION GFR
>90 or no CR
60-89
30-59
15-29 NHANES III
64%
31%
4.3%
0.2%
20. Modified Stage 3 High-risk if GFR + ˝ Age < 85
21. CKD Staging Results Kaiser Permanente So California
24. Fax messages at point of careKaiser Permanente So California
27. CKD 4 & 5 (GFR < 30)
unless other terminal disease/co-morbidity Nephrology Referralis strongly encouraged for all patients with...
28. For patients CKD 1-3,consider Nephrology referral if …. Proteinuria > 1000 mg/day
~random microalbumin 1000
especially if persists despite control of DM, HTN, and use ACE I/ARB
Clarification of CKD diagnosis
Very difficult to control Blood Pressure
Suspected EPO-deficiency anemia
Unexplained acute fall GFR > 25-50%
29. WHO ARE KP NEPHROLOGISTS SEEING?
31. CKD Education Kaiser Permanente So California Education: defined Classes
Kidney Class: any CKD Stage
Choices Class: Stage 4-5pre
Group Visits
Individual Counseling
Social Worker, Care Manager, Nutritionist
33. Hospital Days, Nephrologist Visits& Modality EducationKaiser Permanente So California CKD 4 & 5pre: 4263 Patients
34. CKD and CVD CKD patients = highest CVD risk category
CVD risk factors accelerate CKD
CKD uniquely exacerbates CVD
Most CKD patients die of CVD before ESRD
Majority of new ESRD patients have CVD
CKD need treatment for CVD risk reduction
35. CVD Risk vs. GFR in ARICManjunath et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41: 47–55
36. When you see this...
37. GFR Implementation & CKD Program at Southern California Kaiser Permanente Thank you!
And over to SCPMG colleague,
James Dudl, M.D.