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Telepsychiatry in the Emergency Department Setting Improving Care for Vulnerable Populations in Rural Communities Institute on Psychiatric Services Washington, DC October 7, 2016 Sonia Tyutyulkova, MD

Telepsychiatry in the Emergency Department Setting.Improving Care for Vulnerable Populations in Rural Communities

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Telepsychiatry in the Emergency Department Setting Improving Care for Vulnerable Populations in Rural Communities

Institute on Psychiatric Services

Washington, DC

October 7, 2016 Sonia Tyutyulkova, MD

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure

No financial or intellectual conflicts of interest

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Acknowledgements

Roanoke-Chowan Triage Team Greg Riley, RN, Program Director Behavioral Health Marvalette Bradley, RN, Nurse Triage Supervisor Louisa Ayafor, MD Stephanie Hill, MD Rich Rutz, NP Kevin Stewart, RN Shannon Pittman, RN William "Bill" Lidster, RN Rhonda Flythe, RN Marci Martin, RN Jennifer Anderson, RN

Data Analytics Team

Michael Barnes, Performance Improvement Coordinator Stephanie Plumb-Maxwell, RHIA, MBA

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Telepsychiatry consult (NC-STeP)

Daily Leadership Huddle Discontinue Telepsychiatry Consult Pilot Tele-team

Improvement Initiatives 2012 - 2016 Regional Emergency Departments Vidant Health

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Data Analysis

Source of data – EPIC EHR

Data Sample. 60, 242 ED visits with ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnostic code related to mental health, substance abuse, intellectual disabilities diagnosis, and behavioral health related problems.

Timeframe. January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016

Data Analysis Behavioral vs medical reason for visit Length of stay for admitted and discharged patients Length of stay by reason for visit and ED discharge diagnosis Median vs average length of stay

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Vidant Health System Overview

A regional health system serving 1.4 million people in 29 counties in eastern North Carolina

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Vidant Health System Overview

Eight hospitals, physician practices, home health, hospice, wellness centers, ACO, CIN

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Regional ED Services for Behavioral Health Patients

Telepsychiatry Consult 8AM-6PM, 7 days/week

Evaluation by a psychiatrist

NC-STeP – North Carolina state subsidized program established in 2013

Placement service 8AM-6PM, 7 days/week

Placement for involuntary patients in need of an inpatient bed

After hours outreach 6:30PM to 7AM

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ED LOS Trends Regional EDs 2012 - 2015

2012 2013 2014 2015

Inpt Unit, Low Telepsych Utilizer 8.97 9.90 8.69 11.87

Inpt Unit, High Telepsych Utilizer 17.57 17.99 18.43 25.11

Inpt Unit, Nurse Triage 8.26 7.85 8.56 9.31

No Inpt Unit, High Telepsych Utilizers 14.52 17.40 19.14 23.82

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Roanoke Chowan Hospital ED Triage Team

24/7 service

Collaborative team staffed by dedicated RNs, LCSW from inpatient psychiatric unit and a psychiatrist on call

Initial assessment by RN, presents to psychiatrist for disposition decision and treatment recommendation

Patient placement, coordination of care

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ED Nurse Triage Team Rapid Improvement Event July 2015

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ED Nurse Triage Team Rapid Improvement Event July 2015

Gaps Root Cause

Incomplete referral Information Lack of communication

Inconsistent presentation to provider No standard process

Inconsistent admission acceptance No clearly defined acceptance criteria

Inconsistent referral documentation No standardization for referral

documentation

Inconsistence among providers Lack of standard presentation

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ED Nurse Triage Team Rapid Improvement Event July 2015

Solution (If We...): Expected Outcome (Then We Expect...):

Better communication with our referral resources

Complete referral information the first time

Standard procedure for presenting information to the

providers Consistent information to make decision

Clearly defined acceptance criteria

Standardized process, better communication, clear data collection and will decrease

repetition and reduce wait time for patient and staff

Standardized presentation process

Consistent acceptance /denial rate amongst providers based on providing the same data to

every provider, every time

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Current State - Outcomes ALOS Behavioral Health Reason for ED Visit

Hospital ALOS in h (FY15) ALOS in h (FY14)

Bertie 25.03 20.51

Chowan 21.44 23.81

Edgecombe 27.77 23.31

Outer Banks 15.11 13.84

Duplin 18.43 14.41

RCH 8.93 8.05

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Pilot Expansion of Triage Tele-team – Results

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

BRT 12.69012346 17.30140562 20.94503817 20.17114286 10.9165

CHO 11.31659808 18.45624143 22.73681086 22.52842409 16.1245045

HET 9.773857302 15.29848856 22.05704182 24.97737048 19.3045809

RCH 6.417151163 7.324983498 7.647149123 9.22530253 9.18064877

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Pilot Expansion of Triage Tele-team - Results

Site ED LOS in hours 2015

ED LOS in hours 2016

% Change

BRT (test site) 20.17 10.92 - 45.86 %

CHO (test site)

22.53 16.13 - 28.41 %

HET (test site) 24.98 19.3 - 22.74 %

RCH (Nurse Triage Team Originating Site)

9.23 9.18

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ED LOS Pilot Expansion of Triage Tele-team

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Change in LWOT and AMA Discharges in 2016 Compared to 2015

Variance from Baseline (%)

Nurse Triage Tele-Team Pilot Sites

- 23.52

Control Site - Discontinued Tele-psychiatry Consult

- 14.30

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ED LOS Pilot Expansion of Tele-team – Controls

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Inpt Unit, Low Telepsych Utilizer 8.97 9.90 8.69 11.87 10.52

No Inpt Unit, High Telepsych Utilizers 14.52 17.40 19.14 23.82 19.18

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ED LOS Pilot Expansion of Tele-team – Controls

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Inpt Unit, Low Telepsych Utilizer 8.97 9.90 8.69 11.87 10.52

Inpt Unit, High Telepsych Utilizer 17.57 17.99 18.43 25.11 23.76

No Inpt Unit, High Telepsych Utilizers 14.52 17.40 19.14 23.82 19.18

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Site continued telepsychiatry consult

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System-wide Daily Leadership Huddle

Goal – alignment, accountability for results Metric of success – decreased ED LOS 7 days/week, 9:15AM Led by the Regional Medical Director All sites participate Program Directors/Nurse Managers, Medical Directors

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System-wide Daily Leadership Huddle

Goal – alignment, accountability for results Metric of success – decreased ED LOS 7 days/week, 9:15AM Led by the Regional Medical Director All sites participate Program Directors/Nurse Managers, Medical Directors

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Effect of Huddle on ED LOS

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ED LOS Comparison January – June 2015 vs 2016

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Change in ED LOS for Pilot vs All Other Sites January-June 2016

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Service Models Comparison

Service Elements Tele-psychiatry Consult Nurse Triage Tele-Team

Basis for decision-making Psychiatric Interview Record, RN triage assessment

Type of service Consult Consult

Visit structure Videoconferencing Videoconferencing

Care coordination Absent Embedded

Management Centralized, state entity Decentralized to end-user

Service model Fragmented, multiple

services

Collaborative team model

Funding Provider billing, public funds,

contract fees

Hospital funded

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In Conclusion

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In Conclusion