General Board Meeting - United Medical Center
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General Board Meeting - United Medical Center
General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS C. Matthew Hudson Jr., D. Min, Chairman David Small, Interim CEO Girume Ashenafi Dr. Cyril Allen Dr. Ricardo Brown Dr. Konrad Dawson Chris Gardiner Maria Gomez Steve Lyons Robert Malson Dr. Julianne Malveaux Virgil McDonald Prepared and Filed by: Yolanda Raine, Administrative Assistant Office of the Secretary of the Corporation UMC UNIT ED MEDICAL CENTER our mission United Medical Center is dedicated to the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. our vision UMC is an efficient, patient-focused, provider of high-quality of healthcare the community needs. • UMC will employ innovative approaches that yield excellent experiences. • UMC will improve the lives of District residents by providing high value, integrated and patient-centered services • UMC will empower healthcare professionals live up to their potential to benefit our patients • UMC will collaborate with others to provide high value, integrated and patient-centered services. THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The monthly Governing Board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation, an independent instrumentality of the District of Columbia Government, will be held at 9:00am on Thursday, March 26, 2015. The meeting will be held at 1310 Southern Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20032, in Conference Room 2/3. Notice of a location, time change, or intent to have a closed meeting will be published in the D.C. Register, posted in the Hospital, and/or posted on the Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation’s website (www.united-medicalcenter.com). AGENDA I. II. CALL TO ORDER DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA IV. BOARD EDUCATION Population Health: UMC’s Vision, Strategy, and Tactics – Jim Hobbs, VP of Business Development and Physician Recruitment V. CONSENT AGENDA A. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. February 26, 2015 – Board of Directors General Meeting B. EXECUTIVE REPORTS 1. Dr. Cyril Allen, Chief Medical Officer 2. Thomas E. Hallisey, Chief Information Officer 3. Jim Hobbs, VP of Business Development & Physician Recruitment 4. Jackie Johnson, VP of Human Resources 5. Pamela Lee, EVP of Hospital Operations & CQO 6. David Thompson, Interim Director of Public Relations and Communications 7. Maribel Torres, Chief Nursing Officer Page 1 of 2 8. Charletta Washington, VP of Ambulatory & Ancillary Services VI. NONCONSENT AGENDA A. CHIEF EXECUTIVE REPORTS 1. David Small, Interim CEO 2. Barbara Roberson-Thomas, Interim CFO B. MEDICAL STAFF REPORT 1. Raymond Tu, Vice Chief of Staff C. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Governance Committee Report 2. Patient Safety and Quality Committee 3. Finance Committee Report D. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Old Business 2. New Business E. ANNOUNCEMENT Next Meeting – Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 9:00am in Conference Rooms 2/3. F. ADJOURNMENT NOTICE OF INTENT TO CLOSE. The NFPHC Board hereby gives notice that it may close the meeting and move to executive session to discuss collective bargaining agreements, personnel, and discipline matters. D.C. Official Code §§2 575(b)(2)(4A)(5),(9),(10),(11),(14). Page 2 of 2 General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Reading and Approval of Minutes • February 26, 2015 Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Board of Directors Meeting Minutes February 26, 2015 Present: Excused: Others: Bishop Hudson, Chris Gardiner, Virgil McDonald, Maria Gomez, Steve Lyons, Dr. Ricardo Brown, Girume Ashenafi, David Small, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Dr. Konrad Dawson, Dr. Cyril Allen, Dr. Raymond Tu, Kai Blissett (General Counsel), Yolanda Raine (Administrative Assistant) Robert Malson Ellen Goitia (KPMG), Xiaolei Wang (KPMG), Tingting Chen (KPMG), Christian Barrera (Special Assistant, Health Policy) Agenda Item Call to Order Determination of a Quorum Approval of the Agenda Approval of Minutes Consent Agenda Discussion Discussion The meeting was called to order at 9:22am Quorum determined by Kai Blissett (General Counsel) Action Item The Board moved to approve the agenda. The Board moved to approve the following minutes: January 22, 2015 – General Board Meeting N/A 1 Executive Reports Board moved to accept and approve the following Executive reports. Second. Passed Unanimously. Dr. Cyril Allen, Chief Medical Officer Thomas E. Hallisey, Chief Information Officer Jim Hobbs, VP of Business Development & Physician Recruitment Jackie Johnson, VP of Human Resources Pamela Lee, EVP of Hospital Operations & CQO David Thompson, Interim Director of Public Relations and Communications Maribel Torres, VP of Nursing Charletta Washington, VP of Ambulatory & Ancillary Services Chief Executive Reports David Small, Interim CEO, presented CEO Report. (Report presented to Board Members and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Board moved to accept and approve the CEO report. Second. Passed Unanimously. David Small/Barbara Roberson to provide rational and/or goals for key financial metrics. Barbara Roberson-Thomas, Interim CFO, presented CFO Report. (Report presented to Board Members and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Board moved to accept and approve the CEO report. Second. Passed Unanimously. Chief Medical Report Dr. Raymond Tu, Vice-Chief of Staff, presented the Credentialing report. Board moved to accept and approve the credentialing report. Second. Passed Unanimously. (Report presented to Board Members and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Audit Committee Report Chris Gardiner, Committee Chair, presented the Audit Committee report. Moved. Second. Passed Unanimously. 2 Finance Committee Report Steve Lyons, Committee Chair, presented the Finance Committee report. Moved. Second. Passed Unanimously. Governance Committee Report Virgil McDonald, Committee Chair, presented the Governance Committee Report. Moved. Second. Passed Unanimously. Patient Safety and Quality Maria Gomez, Committee Chair, provided an overview of Delmarva agreement. Other Business Board suggested reports be highlighted to better show trends in hospital budget. Motion was made to accept recommendation for Maria Gomez to sign Delmarva agreement on behalf of the Board. Moved. Second. Passed unanimously. Next meeting will be held on April 23, 2015 at United Medical Center in Conference Rooms 2/3 at 9:00am. Adjourned 10:54am. 3 General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Executive Mgt. Reports Presented by: Dr. Cyril Allen, CMO Thomas Hallisey, CIO Jim Hobbs, EVP Jackie Johnson, EVP Pamela Lee, EVP David Thompson, Director Maribel A. Torres, CNO Charletta Washington, EVP General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 CMO REPORT Prepared by: Dr. Cyril Allen, Chief Medical Officer Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH Board Report March 2015 Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 2 Chief Medical Officer Report The beginning of spring ushers in new challenges for the Medical Staff at United Medical Center. It is this time of year that many Medical Staff members begin taking their vacations and deserved time off. In addition, continuing medical education requirements, extended family duties and other responsibilities begin to assert themselves. As the hospital continues to operate, the time management and patient care requirements are properly addressed. Call schedules, inpatient and outpatient scheduling and all of the activities normally associated with spring and summer, out of necessity, must be addressed by all members of the Medical Staff. Whereas most nonmedical disciplines associate vacation time or education time as time off, the Medical Staff must be cognizant of the responsibilities of their calling and adjust their plans accordingly. As always, as the Medical Staff reports to the Board, this report emphasizes the essential element of the new paradigm UMC has been undergoing for the past two years. That is that “Quality and Patient Safety are Job One.” During every Medical Executive committee and Medical Staff committee meetings, quality and patient safety concerns of this facility are discussed, dissected and evaluated. The Board should be aware that the quality department of this institution is intricately and intimately involved with the Medical Staff on a daily basis in meetings, initiatives and assessments regarding our quality initiatives. On March 30 of this month the Medical Staff holds its Quarterly Staff meeting and doctor’s day celebration. It is during this time that the medical staff assesses its past quarter performance and evaluates all opportunities for continued improvement. The Doctors Day celebration honors particularly significant achievements of Medical Staff members as well as the Medical Staff membership in general. All Board members are welcome and encouraged to attend this special day. Finally let me welcome new Medical Staff members (see Chief of Staff Report) and refer the Board to the announcements that accompany this report. Cyril A. Allen, M.D., M.S.P.H. Chief Medical Officer Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 3 MEDICAL STAFF SUMMARY MEDICAL STAFF COMMITTEE MEETINGS Medical Executive Committee Meeting, Dr. Victor Nelson, Chief of Staff The Medical Staff Executive Committee (MEC) provides oversight of care, treatment, and services provided by practitioners with privileges on the UMC medical staff. The committee provides for a uniform quality of patient care, treatment, and services, and reports to and is accountable to the Governing Board. The Medical Staff Executive Committee acts as liaison between the Governing Board and Medical Staff. Peer-Review Committee, Committee Chairman The purpose of peer review is to promote continuous improvement of the quality of care provided by the Medical Staff. The role of the Medical Staff is to provide evaluation of performance to ensure the effective and efficient assessments and education of the practitioner and to promote excellence in medical practices and procedures. The peer review function applies to all practitioners holding independent clinical privileges. Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Dr. Mina Yacoub, Committee Chairman The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee discusses all policies, procedures, and forms regarding patient care, medication reconciliation, and formulary medications prior to submitting to the Medical Executive Committee for approval. Credentials Committee, Dr. Barry Smith, Committee Chairman The Credentials Committee is comprised of physicians who review all credential files to ensure all items such as applications, dues payment, etc. are appropriate. Once approved through Credentials Committee, files are submitted to the Medical Executive Committee and the Governing Board. Medical Education Committee, Dr. David Reagin, Committee Chairman The Medical Education Committee was formed to review all upcoming Grand Rounds presentations. The committee discusses improvements and new ideas for education of clinical staff. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 4 Performance Improvement Committee, Dr. Gilbert Daniel, Committee Chairman The Performance Improvement Committee is comprised of 1-2 representatives from each department who report monthly on the activity of each department based on standards established by the Joint Commission, the Department of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Bylaws Committee, Dr. David Reagin, Committee Chairman Members include physicians who meet to discuss implementation of new policies and procedures for bylaws, as it pertains to physician conduct. The Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations have been revised in preparation for the upcoming Joint Commission inspection. The changes were reviewed, discussed and approved by the Bylaws Committee and will be forwarded to the Medical Executive Committee and then the Board of Directors for review and approval. Physician IT Committee, Members include physicians who meet to discuss the implementation of the new hospitalwide Meditech upgrade, as well as the physician documentation for ICD-10. Physician Champions Meditech Program Cyril Allen, MD Julian Craig, MD Mina Yacoub, MD Russom Ghebrai, MD Raymond Tu, MD Cynthia Morgan, MD Gilbert Daniel, MD Deborah Wilder, MD Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 5 DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS Anesthesiology .............................................................. Dr. Amaechi Erondu (Medical Director) Critical Care ........................................................................................................ Dr. Mina Yacoub Emergency Medicine ..................................................................................... Dr. N. Adam Brown Medicine .............................................................................................................. Dr. Musa Momoh Obstetrics and Gynecology................................................................................ Dr. Victor Nelson Pathology ............................................................................................................. Dr. David Reagin Pediatrics ....................................................................................Dr. Marilyn McPherson-Corder Psychiatry ............................................................................................................. Dr. Lisa Gordon Radiology ............................................................................................................. Dr. Raymond Tu Surgery .......................................................................................................... Dr. Gregory Morrow Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 6 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 7 ANESTHESIOLOGY Dr. Amaechi Erondu For the month of February 2015, the Anesthesia Department performed 171 procedures, intubations and OB cases. Special Projects/Joint Commission Projects The Anesthesia Department continues to emphasize compliance with Core Measures. We have developed a Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP). Changes in Department All Anesthesia providers are now proficient with the UMC EMR (Electronic Medical Record). The Department continues with the transition to improve the efficiency and utilization of the service. We have reduced the number of non-emergent after hour elective cases as we increase the service utilization. We are increasing the number of anesthesia providers to support growth of the Department. We have added two (2) additional full-time Anesthesia providers. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Dr. Mina Yacoub For the month of February 2015, the ICU census had slowed down compared to the prior month. ICU length of stay continues to be an area we are working on to improve. February ICU length of stay has decreased from the prior month and we are working to continue the downward trend and monitor performance closely. For February 2015, the ICU had 295 patient days and 64 admissions. Average ICU length of stay was lower in February at 4.6 days. For the month of February, there were no central line associated blood stream infection rates and no ventilator associated pneumonias. We are continuing to implement safe practices and monitoring performance with Infection Preventionist. Results and findings are reported regularly to National Healthcare Safety Network. ICU had two cases of successful organ donations for transplant. We worked in close collaboration with the Washington Regional Transplant Consortium. Multiple patients on transplant lists received life-saving organ transplantations. ICU continues to monitor performance and report on Rapid Response Team interventions throughout the hospital. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 8 Plans for placing doors on ICU rooms are in place. We are looking forward to implementation soon. This would improve on infection control, patient privacy and patient satisfaction. EMERGENCY MEDICINE Dr. Norman Brown, M.D. For the month of February 2015, the emergency department at United Medical Center had the following metrics: Total Volume: 3845 % Left without Being Seen: 3.7% Average Admission: 11% Ambulance Traffic: 1091 % of Ambulance Traffic Total Volume: 28.4% Updates: On May 15th, 2015, EmCare will end their relationship with the emergency department at United Medical Center. Despite the change in management and leadership in the ED, we are proud of the many positive changes made in our department over the past few years and wish the new management group well in their endeavors. PATHOLOGY Dr. David Reagin The laboratory continues to make progress in implementation of two instruments. The I-STAT is on schedule for a May start date. Testing on the Panther by Gen Probe is slated start on March 16, 2015. PEDIATRICS Dr. Marilyn McPherson-Corder For the month of February the Department saw 24 babies. Dr. Corder met with the Nursing and Pediatric staff regarding WIC (women infant children) program’s daily presence here at UMC. Instead of the limited once a week visit from the van, Dr. Corder emphasized that it is important for the pregnant patients and their babies to have improved access to this most necessary program. Both the WIC representative and the Nursery staff are excited about the improved collaboration. The training of the nursing staff to become certified lactation specialist is in progress. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 9 The month of February was filled with reports of the measles outbreaks. Dr. Corder spoke on the measles topic as the medical expert on TV One with Roland Martin, WHUR on the Daily Drum, WOL Radio One. She was asked to speak to various groups in the community about measles. The physicians and the nursery staff continue to educate the mothers on the importance of On Time vaccinations starting with the Hep B at birth here at UMC. The Department continues to meet 100% of its common core goals. PSYCHIATRY Dr. Lisa Gordon For the months of February, the Behavioral Health Department admitted 90 patients. Of these, 48 were involuntary. There were 33 patients accepted from CPEP and 47 from the UMC ED. Five patients were transferred to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital for longer term inpatient treatment. We participated in two court cases out of 10 Probable Cause Hearings called. Our average length of stay for February was 5.38 days. We continue to see patients as consults on other units including follow-up and new residents on the Skilled Nursing Facility. We welcomed Mrs. Sandra Williams, RN to our team as the new Nurse Manager. She brings with her 25 years of experience in the Behavioral Health field, over 10 of which have been in a managerial capacity. We look forward to all she will contribute to our program. We have hired one Counselor and one Tech and are awaiting the arrival of two Social Workers and one Psychiatrist to round out our staffing. We strive to continue to add to our therapeutic programming to provide our patients with the best experience possible. We continue to work on positive and productive working relationships with outside agencies and our patient’s families as this promotes continuity of care for our patients. We recently received an email from a patient’s lawyer, thanking us for the high quality care that patient received. RADIOLOGY Dr. Raymond Tu For the month of February 2015 the Radiology Department performed 3608 procedures. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 10 The department is currently working on transition to a modern PACS system. We were selected by the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health for a site visit, chosen for our excellence and most experience with MicroDose mammography in the US. Dr. Tu is working on radiology quality enhancements. Dr. Tu presented to Quarterly Staff on Quality. Performance improvement initiatives have been met with 100%. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 11 CARE MANAGEMENT Adam Winebarger, MSN, RN, CCM UMC Care Management Monthly Report February, 2015 AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (Based on acute care discharges and does not include BHU or SNF) 7.0 6.0 6.6 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.4 Oct Nov Dec 5.6 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 June July Aug Sept Jan Feb February continued to be a challenging month for the team, especially related to patients with complex discharge planning needs. To highlight a few, 6 patients had lengths of stay > 20 days because they were new guardianship cases. Also, we had several patients that required out-ofstate facility referrals based on either comorbidities or substance abuse issues, thus delaying the approval process. While an overall positive metric for the hospital, increases in acuity (case mix index) often translate into higher lengths of stay. CMI rose favorably from 1.15 in January to 1.21 for February. We continue to work with our physician partners to increase communication and collaboration regarding these complex patients in an effort to transition them to a more appropriate level or care sooner in the hospital course where appropriate. Additional emphasis has been placed on the need to provide appropriate discharges with social issue awareness. DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS Worked closely with the Diabetic Center in establishing partnership with Food and Friends, an organization with multiple non-profile DC partners to ensure diabetic patients receive proper nutrition, ultimately leading to better health outcomes Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 12 We are in the initial design phase of implementing Meditech’s utilization review module. This new module will help to automate some of our manual processes, allow for better tracking of utilization trends, allow for more comprehensive analysis of denials and help to standardize UM documentation. Also, we were excited that Midas/Xerox’s Care Management platform was approved as a capital expense, which will allow us to automate Interqual criteria and provide real-time metrics to more efficiently transition patients. This is a shared platform that Quality Management will also use. During February, we met with two larger Medicaid HMO payers – MedStar Family Choice and AmeriHealth DC. Both were very productive conversations and were an opportunity for both parties to share feedback to ultimately manage resources more effectively and help to ensure our mutual customers receive the right care in the right setting at the right time. We have also clarified utilization management requirements for both payers, and will be sending fewer reviews, ultimately allowing for more effective use of the CM team’s resources. We have met with the new SNF Administrator, Ms. Dale, and look forward to once again referring appropriate patients to the SNF. Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 13 ANNOUNCEMENTS Medical Staff Meetings March April 6, 2015 at 12:30 pm Peer Review Committee April 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm Critical Care Committee April 9, 2015 at 1:00 pm Credentials Committee April 10, 2015 at 12:30 pm Prevention & Control of Infections Committee Meeting April 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee Meeting April 20, 2015 at 12:00 pm Medical Executive Committee Meeting April 27, 2015 at 2:00 pm Utilization Review Committee Chief Medical Officer Cyril Allen, MD, MSPH | 14 MEDICAL STAFF ACTIVITY REAPPOINTMENTS Assefa Gebreselassie, M.D. (Pediatric/Neonatology) Mohammad Ghandi, M.D. (Emergency Medicine) Tamara Kellogg, M.D. (Emergency Medicine) Deborah Wilder, M.D. (Obstetrics and Gynecology) NEW APPOINTMENTS Ker-shi Wang, M.D. (Anesthesiology) Nithin Prabhu, CRNA (Anesthesiology) VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS Melissa Block-Menshik, M.D. (Radiology) Teleradiology Dierich Kaiser, M.D. (Psychiatry) Qing Li, PA-C (Medicine) Allied Health Stephen White, PA-C (Surgery) Allied Health CHANGES IN STAFF CATEGORY Zaim Bulent, M.D. (Cardiology) Provisional to Courtesy General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 CIO Report Prepared by: Thomas E. Hallisey Chief Information Officer Information Technology and Systems Board Report – March 2015 Current or Completed Initiatives: ICD-10 The committee to meet these requirements has restarted and is creating the final work plan for reviewing previous work and finishing any business left from last year’s team. We will be retraining, reviewing financial impacts and making the necessary changes in MEDITECH. Paperless Pay This system will allow us to have all pay stubs online only, saving printing and distribution expenses. Files have been sent to the vendor and testing has begun. Plans are to have this system Live in May. Information Technology Service and Project Management Redesign Work continues on the process redesign and the HelpStar system is planned for upgrade in April. We have also sent a survey to department heads to gauge the current service provided to assist in improving the service in the future. New/Upgraded PACS System We plan to upgrade the Merge PACS system to the latest version. This requires a complete system overhaul and all new hardware installation. Work is underway to prepare our infrastructure to complete this project in May. Infrastructure Updates The IT team is reviewing proposals to install a new storage system and virtual server cluster that will allow us to much more quickly meet hospital needs as they arise. This system is called a private cloud and will allow us far greater flexibility in increasing storage or computing capacity as required by our expanding services and new systems. MEDITECH EMR System The IT Application Support team in coordination with the HIM department continues to work thorough live issues and expand and improve the use of the new Scanning and Archiving MEDITECH EMR system. We are currently expanding the use to find and bring into the electronic record all paper forms remaining in any areas. Integration Updates We have started a team to look at the different vendors for a complete Interface Engine that will allow us to put most of our integration initiatives in one manageable system. We are also reviewing systems to integrate Patient Monitoring equipment into the MEDITECH EMR. Ideally these systems will share the same backplane for future updates and expansion ease. The Application Support, Help Desk, and Infrastructure teams continue to provide ongoing operational support of UMC’s systems. The team had 403 help desk requests and closed 387 in February 2015. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Business Development & Physician Recruitment Report Prepared by: Jim Hobbs VP, Business Development & Physician Recruitment Business Development & Physician Recruiting Board Report – February 2015 AREAS OF FOCUS OVERVIEW AND RESULTS Physician Development /Recruiting Plan: The chart below provides an update regarding physician recruiting based on the board approved plan: Physician Recruiting Update Specialty Status Next actions_____________ GI Sourcing additional candidates Internal Medicine Accepted Contract execution Neurology Accepted Contract execution General Surgery Accepted Contract execution Orthopedic Changes in clinic, call & surgery coverage Locum Tenens to begin on March 30, 2015 Vascular Surgeon Initial discussion with a local candidate Candidate applying for Med. Staff privileges Grants The board approved strategic plan included the objective of building capabilities to pursue grants. We were recently notified that another year of funding for Ryan White Part A Grant was approved. The funding level is $803,000 The graph below indicates current grant status. The area in white indicates grants that have been awarded, ongoing or closed and not funded. The yellow shaded area indicates proposals, pending awards or proposals under development. Grant Name Amount *Equiv. Gross Revenue Ryan White Year 2 - $703,000 $93.5M Part A HIV Year 3 - $703,000 $93.5M Ryan White -Award Increase $92,500 $12M Gilead (Focus) $287,406 $38M Diffusion $148,750 $20M Expand PCC hours, increase linkage capacity Ongoing Effective 3/1/2015 Purpose Supports the operations of the Care Center which primarily provides HIV clinical care and psychosocial support. Supports a program within the Care Center to improve retention of patients in care Supports HIV and Hepatitis C testing and linkage to care within the emergency room and outpatient primary care clinic and other parts of the hospital. Status Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing CDC HIV Testing $185,000 $22M Supports rapid test HIV testing and linkage to care within the emergency room and the Care Center. In addition, it supports the position of reimbursement specialist. Innovation $495,200 $66M Diabetic Management- "Meeting those living with diabetes where they are;, improving health status Not Funded Not Funded Proposal Submitted Pending Award Build Health Challenge $250,000 $ TBD Advisory board, RWJ, Kresge-Planning and implementation grants75K/100K, 250K -focus on population health Million Hearts Strategy Grant Program Requested $102,000 $ TBD Hypertension and BP management Business development areas of focus In support of the strategic plan, work is underway on several different services. As we have discussed previously, we have adopted the 6 key DOH health issues identified as a result of the Community Health Assessment. Cancer Hypertension Diabetes Cardiovascular disease HIV/Aids Infant mortality As a part of our overall efforts to tailor services and approaches to our PSA (Primary Service Area), we use these 6 priorities to inform our decision making and areas of development. Also, at the monthly board meeting, I will be presenting our approach to population health and the strategies and tactics we are implementing. In accordance with the strategic plan, several areas are currently under development, revision, or expansion. Over the next few months, we will highlight selected areas: Cardiovascular Services Wards 7 & 8 have the highest incidence of cardiovascular disease in DC. UMC began diagnostic cardiac catheterization last year and has expanded some additional diagnostic modalities. With the addition of another cardiologist, we have the opportunity to develop a more comprehensive and robust cardiovascular service line. Work is beginning on the development of an integrated service line including diagnostics and interventions, both for cardiac disease and peripheral vascular disease. Stroke Care Wards 7 & 8 and adjacent areas in PG County have the highest incidence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease in DC. Wards 7 & 8 have the highest incidence of stroke in DC. With the successful recruitment of a Neurologist (he will join us in July), we will be positioned to focus on the development of stroke protocols and stroke care to become a “Acute Stroke Ready” Hospital. Discussions have already begun for program development. Outpatient Pharmacy Currently, an outpatient/private pharmacy leases space in the UMC MOB. The pharmacy does not offer full services and many of over the counter products one typically finds in a retail pharmacy associated with a hospital and MOB. The pharmacy operates as a cash business; therefore it is of minimal use for patients being seen by physicians in the MOB. The pharmacy does not accept our health insurance; therefore, our employees do not have the convenience of being able to have their prescriptions filled on site. Research and discussions regarding alternatives are underway. The contemporary model of retail pharmacy can have a significant impact on several areas of the care process. We are researching the potential of developing a contemporary retail pharmacy that can also have an impact on care as well through: o Bedside delivery of prescriptions prior to discharge o Follow-up at day 3 and 30 to insure appropriate medication usage o Reducing readmissions o Linking to the discharged ED patient for prescription prior to departure from the ED Obstetrical Services Currently, there are 500 deliveries per year.(FY 14) Our market share for OB Services is 15% (below our overall market share of 20%). Our services are currently delivered in a contemporary well-appointed space. The physician model used is 2 employed OBs and 3 OBs contracted for call. The OB/GYN clinic sees on average 250 visits per month. Part of our growth plan is to grow this service. A strong OB service including clinic and delivery services will be important to the health priority of infant mortality. It will also be an important aspect of being able to contract with and provide services through commercial payors. Research has begun on how we elevate the standard of women’s healthcare by delivery services that improve the quality of care and positively impacts lives of women, their newborn and their family. Additional information will be provided over the coming months regarding the direction and work in this area. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Human Resources Report Prepared by: Jackie Johnson EVP, Human Resources Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation HUMAN RESOURCES REPORT TO Board of Directors Submitted By: Jackie W. Johnson Executive Vice President Human Resources March 2015 HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT March 2015 The Human Resources Department welcomes a new addition to the department, Eric M. Johnson. Eric joins the UMC team in the role of Human Resources Manager. He will couple his unique blend of Human Resources and Engineering skills to assist in building a better UMC. Eric will provide support in building key business processes, driving organizational change and delivering cutting edge business solutions that empower employees, minimize risk and promote employee engagement and ownership. Prior to joining UMC, Eric’s served in the role of Sr. Human Resources Manager at Ameritox, Ltd in Baltimore, MD. Additionally, his human resources experience and background has been shared with Alliedsignal, Inc., GE Capital Market Services and BHU, Inc. On March 12th, Quintina Johnson, Administrative Coordinator and I had our kickoff call with Aimee Tefft, Project Manager of Benefitfocus. Benefitfocus, in 2014 was selected as our Third Party Administrator, for the implementation of the online automation of our employee benefits. The kickoff addressed and identified responsible parties on each team (UMC and Benefitfocus), details of each phase, steps and data required to implement, timelines and completion. The implementation of Benefitfocus will provide our employees with a paperless 2016 Open Enrollment process. o Benefitfocus is a cloud-based HR management portal that streamlines online enrollment, employee communication and benefits administration year-round. The program has the ability to support more than 100 types of benefits and enforce business rules at all levels, allows UMC to present employees with the benefit plans for which they are eligible in one cohesive, engaging flow. They are the leading provider of benefits technology programs. As part of our strategic initiative No. 3, the program will assist us in leveraging technology to streamline HR service processes and improve access to employee information through a paperless process. Our efforts to transition UMC into a state-of-art organization continues with the March 12th kickoff training for the SWANK Healthcare Learning Management System. Maribel Torres, Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Tonya Ross, Nurse Educator, Janice Akintewe, Sr. Director of Information Technology and I, attended a training session on the SWANK e-learning system. The training addressed roles and responsibilities, employee communications, and management/employee training, all customized on the SWANK/UMC website. SWANK will provide training to our Executive Team and specific system educator users onsite on April 1st. o The Swank HealthCare Learning Management System provides a comprehensive solution that achieves continuing education and training objectives for healthcare professionals. The system has over 500 new accredited courses per year and a broad curriculum across 14 distinct disciplines and professions. The curriculum, in part, is designed to: help maintain annual regulatory compliance, meeting the toughest standards of patient care and regulatory requirements tailor the training to meet the needs of UMC time-saving service that integrates content with tracking and assessment tools Key management recruitment efforts are as follows: o o o o Corporate Compliance Officer Corporate Secretary Director of Admissions Director of Supply Chain Interviews underway Interviews ongoing Advertisement and sourcing begun Interviews and Search ongoing PERB has provided notification to OLRCB/NFPHC that, as of, March 11, 2015; they have appointed David Vaughn as the arbitrator for the NFPHC/1199 SEIU arbitration. We are awaiting a formal date to resume the discussions. Contract negotiations with DCNA were held on Monday, March 16th. The discussions continued with the non-economic terms and conditions. Our next scheduled meetings will be held • April 1st, 7th and 21st During the first quarter of FY 15, Renaissance Unemployment Insurance Consultants, Inc., our unemployment representative handled 23 claims submitted by former employees. RUIC was successful in obtaining disqualifications in 12 of those claims. The Hospital was protected against $51,871.00 in liability charges. The Employee Advisory Committee suggestion boxes were well received by our employees. The EAC is currently collecting the employee suggestions on a weekly basis. The committee will review the suggestions; select the top 3-5, present to the CEO with recommendations and the best approach to accomplish. Employees will be provided an update of suggestions not selected via various forms of communication (i.e., employee newsletter, town hall meetings, etc.). We are thankful for the EAC and employees assisting with building a better UMC. United Medical Center has participated in the 2015 Healthcare Council National Capital Area Wage and Salary Survey. This survey provides market data from hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area. Survey participants include Inova Health Systems, Providence and Sibley Hospitals in addition to the MEDSTAR facilities operating in our area. The Human Resource Department is committed to establishing a competitive edge in today’s market place by attracting and retaining the most talented healthcare professionals. The survey addresses compensation practices and the types of benefits offered by healthcare facilities in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Survey results will be available in May 2015. The completion of a mandatory labor market assessment for the D.C. Department of Employment Services is underway. The survey provides occupational wage information on a national, state and metropolitan scale. As we continue to strive for excellence in the healthcare arena, Human Resources will continue to seek out and participate in surveys that provide valuable information to assist in expanding our recruitment efforts and focusing future training initiatives. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Hospital Operations Report Prepared by: Pamela Lee EVP, Hospital Operations & CQO Governing Board Report Hospital Operations / Quality & Compliance March 26, 2015 Quality Management The Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee (“GBPSQ Committee or Committee”) established and approved its charter and 2015 work plan that are now being used to drive clinical and operational performance. The purpose of the Committee charter is to define performance expectations for carrying out its duties of providing oversight and guidance for the delivery of high quality, safe, costeffective health care at Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation, while the 2015 Committee Work Plan will be used to monitor performance throughout the year. Plan components incorporate the hospital’s quality and patient safety strategic goals, “Top 10” priorities, and staff performance goals. In addition to approving guidance documents, the Committee reviewed the hospital’s key performance indicators against organizational goals and industry benchmarks and endorsed management-approved tactics aimed at sustaining current success levels and improving other key performance metrics. Overall, significant gains were evidenced throughout calendar year 2014. See the GBPSQ Committee Report for more information. Operational Improvements To better facilitate provision of clinical care, the following recent activities have occurred: Environmental Services—In addition to stabilizing Environmental Services (“EVS”) leadership and workforce, several actions are being taken to promote hospital cleanliness. To promote consistency, managers and staff are geographically assigned. Low-maintenance flooring is being installed throughout the hospital where renovations are occurring, resulting in the ability to shift resources from extensive floor care to point-of-care cleaning. A High-Profile Cleaning (“HPC”) technician has been assigned to work directly with staff to role model and reinforce cleaning expectations. Cleaning schedules are being refined to better coordinate cleaning activities. EVS managers are routinely rounding with department, unit and executive leaders to assess performance and respond to organizational needs. Telecommunications—Use of hands-free Vocera communication technology has been expanded to the Division of Patient Care Services and the Department of Facilities. The technology facilitates immediate staff communication needed for provision of patient care and support services. Health Information Management—Electronic health record scanning and archiving functionality was recently implemented. Emergency Management—Staff has collaborated with the District of Columbia Healthcare Emergency Management Coalition (“DCHEC”) to obtain additional Ebola-related equipment and supplies. Ebola preparedness drills and other preparatory activities continue. Safety & Security—Several safety and security enhancement projects are in process or have been completed over the past several months: (1) Implementation of an electronic visitor management system to enhance visitor screening and issue temporary identification badges; (2) Installation of LED lighting throughout the hospital campus; (3) Installation of Code Blue communication devices in strategic locations throughout the hospital campus to alert Security of patient, visitor or staff emergency situations (in process); (4) Upgrade of campus-wide security camera system; and (5) Expansion of elopement detection technology within the skilled nursing facility. Food Service—Various programs have been initiated to improve the health of patients, visitors and staff: (1) Increased “better for you servings” within the cafeteria retail area to 50% of food 1 served (goal = 100%); (2) Implementation of a new retail menu; (3) Implementation of “Always Available” menu sampling to SNF residents to better obtain input into meals served; and (4) Reconfiguration of work flows to improve efficiencies with serving patient meals. Biomedical Engineering—Clinical equipment have been added to the existing fleet to enhance patient care (EKG machines, defibrillators, interventional radiology light source and steam sterilizers). Admitting & Registration—Continued efforts are being made to improve service and efficiency within the Department of Admitting and Registration: (1) Improved registration efficiency by implementing Meditech scanning functionality to input demographic and other data; (2) Expansion of Centralized Scheduling to include physical therapy and cardiology; and (3) Transition to a new insurance verification and authorization system (Relay Health) (in process). Facility Enhancements—Progress continues to be made with hospital renovations and enhancements. The Memorandum of Understanding between the hospital and DCHCF was signed and therefore the required paperwork to begin budgeted capital projects has now been processed. Project schedules have been updated to reflect new timelines since MOU process delays. See Attachment I (Project Status). Supply Chain—The GPO contract with MedAssets will be finalized soon. Contract deliverables will enhance staff access to technological tools that will be used to enhance visibility into spending patterns, better identify cost savings, more effectively control expenditures and facilitate use of additional resources for managing the hospital’s supply chain process. Most Recent Facility Enhancements Project Status 1. Pipe insulation project Complete 2. Compression of Purchasing space to accommodate relocation of Centralized Scheduling and re-opening of the Gift Shop 3. Enhanced parking signage In progress 4. Replacement of elevator flooring 5. Steam valves & pipe repairs and replacements 6. Building automation system 7. Creation of space for Purchasing staff 8. Creation of SNF annex space 9. Creation for locker room for SNF staff 10. Replacement of blow down tank 11. Cooling tower cleaning 12. Repairs to domestic hot water circulating pumps Complete In progress Complete In process Benefit / Result Reduction of ceiling leaks & stained tile. More efficient HVAC system. Cost savings. Improved patient experience with access to a first floor gift shop. Additional parking signage added to recognized high performing staff (“Employee of the Year”, “Manager of the Year”), and to better control facility access in restricted areas. Improved hospital image. Reduced maintenance activities. FTE reduction. Greater efficiencies. Cost savings. Complete Better temperature controls throughout the facility. Energy cost savings. Interim space planning moves to increase operational efficiency Created space for SNF residents’ medical records, physical therapy and storage of personal belongings. Reduced clutter within the nurses’ station Complete Increased efficiency with boiler functionality Complete Complete Increased HVAC efficiency Increased efficiency and backup to circulating hot water Complete In process 2 UMC 2015 Projects Status As of March 17, 2015 Project Current Status Construction Start Complete Behavioral Health (4th Floor Renovation) Design & Engineering May 15, 2015 August 6, 2015 Patient Refresh 5th & 8th Floor, ICU Doors and Exterior Windows Design & Engineering May 15, 2015 August 6, 2015 Programming June 24, 2015 October 6, 2015 Operating Room Renovation (4 OR’s) Interim Projects: 1. Centralized Scheduling/Employee Health Design/Permitting April 21, 2015 June 1, 2015 2. QC, Risk Mgmnt, Comm, ICRA, Case Mgmnt, Design/Permitting May 19, 2015 July 13, 2015 3. Emergency Department Behavioral Health Suite Design/Permitting May 19, 2015 July 13, 2015 4. Patient Experience 5. Patient Accounts 6. Healing Garden and SNF Lounge Design & Engineering June 24, 2015 August 18, 2015 Design/Permitting June 24, 2015 August 18, 2015 Design & Engineering July 23, 2015 September 29, 2015 ATTACHMENT i General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Public Relations and Communications Report Prepared by: David Thompson, Interim Director, Public Relations and Communications Communications and Public Relations Board Report EXTERNAL Communications ADVERTISING: Radio ads are currently airing to promote the United Medical Center and the launch of the first of two mobile health clinics that will be providing services to the community. :60 second radio ads are airing on 93.6 WHUR, Magic 102.3 WMMJ, Praise 104.1 WPRS, and all news 99.1 WNEW. A new “Did You Know” print ad with important information about the hospital will begin appearing in the Washington Informer and East of the River community newspapers this week. A special “Staying Healthy” segment will air twice a month on Magic 102.3 WMMJ featuring a physician from United Medical Center who will provide health information to the public. COLLATERAL MATERIALS: New brochures and other collateral materials are being designed for the Care Center, Radiology, Cardiology and other departments at the hospital to provide individuals and their family members with information about the various specialty areas. A general brochure about the hospital is now available including phone numbers for the various departments. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: The hospital has begun a series of community outreach events initially focused on the faith community to provide residents with information about the hospital and conduct high blood pressure, diabetes and other tests. To date, UMC has conducted events at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church on Minnesota Avenue in Ward 8. Some of the upcoming outreach events with churches planned for Ward 7 and Prince George’s County will include the mobile health clinic. In addition to the churches, the hospital will also conduct outreach events with the ANCs and other community organizations in the District and Prince Georges County. Future radio ads and newspaper ads will promote the events. MEDIA RELATIONS: The Washington Informer developed a news story with photos about our outreach to the community that appeared in last week’s newspaper. East of the River is holding its feature story on the hospital and will be publishing it in the April issue which will be distributed on the 10th of the month. There were a number of news stories that appeared in the press following yesterday’s launch of the mobile health clinic. We are planning follow-up interviews about UMC and the mobile health clinics on WHUR radio, WMMJ, radio, and the local television stations over the next few weeks. INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: The hospital’s newsletter, UMC Pride, has been well received by UMC employees. The newsletter provides noteworthy developments and news about hospital programs and services. UMC Pride also highlights an employee in each issue. In addition to the newsletter, the Communications and PR Department also publishes News Pulse, a weekly compilation of news stories that have appeared in USA Today, the New York Times, CNN and other major media news outlets. News Pulse is distributed to UMC’s Management Council and the Executive Team to keep them abreast of breaking healthcare news. The communications team continues to support or manage various events for the hospital’s employees. Recent events supported include the National Nutrition Month event, Patient Safety Awareness Week, and the event in February for American Heart Month. SOCIAL MEDIA: United Medical Center has launched a Facebook Page for the public to provide comments and feedback about the hospital and the services that are provided to the community. The site contains information about the hospital and medical news about topics that are trending. To visit UMC’s Facebook page, go to www.facebook.com/unitedmedicalcenterdc The hospital also utilizes Twitter, primarily to keep the news media aware of UMC developments. UMC’s Twitter handle is Twitter: @UMC_DC SURVEY: UMC is currently conducting a survey with residents in Wards 7, 8, and Prince George’s County to determine what they know about the hospital to help gauge how we should tailor our services to meet their healthcare needs. The surveys are being conducted at community outreach events at the churches and at Giant and Safeway grocery stores and shopping malls. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 CNO Report Prepared by: Maribel Torres, Chief Nursing Officer BOARD REPORT PATIENT CARE SERVICES MARCH, 2015 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES / THROUGHPUT As indicated in the Hospital’s strategic plan, our goal is to decrease the Left Without Being Seen (LWBS) rate to 2.5%. While we have not yet achieved that goal, the LWBS rate has been steadily decreasing. New initiates have been put into place to achieve the strategic goal and have proven to be successful thus far. Emphasis on Communication Safety huddles have been reintroduced, twice daily, during the beginning of the morning shift (0700) and the beginning of the night shift (1900). The huddle last approximately three to five minutes. While our first priority is always the safety of our patients, this initiative will also assist our strategic mission to improve the overall patient experience Staff meetings, EMS communication meetings, charge nurse meetings, staff nurse meetings and Emergency Department technician meetings have been scheduled for the 2015 calendar year. These communication channels are very important to our department to provide consistent and up-to-date information to our staff and respective counterparts. Caring for our community does not just begin when the patient walks or travels thru our doors, it begins on the journey to United Medical Center, whether it consist of private transportation, the District of Columbia Emergency Medical Service or the Prince George’s County Emergency Medical Service. We feel that regular communication with our transport system is necessary to provide our expectations in safe and proper delivery and treatment prior to arrival to our facility. Community Outreach In alliance with the Hospital’s strategic plan, the Nursing Department will participate in community outreach initiatives which include health fair and community education. Currently, we are evaluating community needs, with our goal to target prevalent health issues such as diabetes, hypertension and teenage pregnancy. Page 1 of 4 ED METRICS ED Metrics Empower Data Jan-15 Feb-15 2015 YTD Avg Visits 4487 3845 4166 Change from Prior Year (Visits) ↓239 ↓457 ↓348 ↓5.06% ↓10.6% ↓7.83% LWBS 4.6% 3.7% 4.2% Ambulance Arrivals Ambulance Patients Admission Conversion % of ED patients arrived by Ambulance 1221 1092 1156.5 283 246 264.5 27.2% 28.4% 27.8% % of Ambulance Patients Admitted 23.2% 22.5% 22.8% % Growth *As of Sept. 2014 data is derived from the ED Meditech System. X-see the data below ER LWBS (Left Without Being Seen) Average for Jan and Feb. 2015 Percentage 4.6% 4.2% 3.7% 2.5% ER LWBS Average for Jan & Feb 2015 Page 2 of 4 Jan-15 Feb-15 Goal 2015 2015 YTD Average UNIT-SPECIFIC HIGHLIGHTS: UNIT(S) HIGHLIGHTS AND INITIATIVES 8-West Med/Surg & 5-West Telemetry Cohort of new graduate nurses are scheduled to be hired this spring. Education is developing curriculum. Throughput: o Implemented “bed ahead” system so that supervisors can autoassign rooms based on information provided from charge nurse o Bed analysis at the beginning of each shift o Daily automatic downgrade of telemetry patients based on MECapproved policy o RN and Tech shift assignments are being standardized on both units to ensure consistency Women and Infant Health Created a “BRAVO” box for staff, visitors, family members and patients to leave comments to recognize outstanding staff Continue to be on-target with goals related to the Baby Friendly Hospital initiative. The development phase has been completed and are currently beginning the third (Dissemination) phase A postpartum hemorrhage task force is being developed to review current evidence and develop and review our postpartum hemorrhage guidelines Perioperative 2015 goals include: Services Decrease turnover time to 15 minutes Comprehensive, evidence-based “time-out” created by multidisciplinary team and approved by HIM Committee Increase number of “tracers” to ensure that safety and quality metrics are met consistently Professional Academic affiliation agreements with Radians College; students to Development begin clinical rotations starting Spring, 2015 and Similar agreement with UDC currently being negotiated Education Developing comprehensive curriculum and on-boarding process for new graduate nurses for Spring on-boarding Critical Care The ICU recently received an award for outstanding quality, and Center remains the only hospital in the DC metro area, and one of very few ICUs across the country, that continues to have zero cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and zero central line acquired bloodstream infections (CLABSI). We are very proud of this accomplishment, which ultimately speaks to our ongoing commitment to quality care and evidence-based practice to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. All rapid responses and ‘code blue’ emergencies resulted in a 100% patient survival rate for the month of February Page 3 of 4 A team of clinicians is being developed to move forward with the implementation of a PICC (Peripheral Inserted Central Cather) team. This will allow us to provide optimal medication delivery to patients requiring long term therapy. In addition, having this team in place will facilitate faster discharges to outside facilities. OTHER NURSING-RELATED INITIATIVES AND HIGHLIGHTS: Clinical Practice Council An evidence-based best practice, the clinical practice council committee is anticipated to bridge the communication and ethics gap within our department. This forum will provide for multi-disciplinary decision making amongst the department. By implementing this committee, staff will have a say in rebuilding and restructuring the department. Voices will be heard, changes will be implemented with the assistance of new and seasoned staff and professionalism with be built and/or mended. SUBMITTED BY: Maribel A. Torres, MSM, RN-BC Executive Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer Page 4 of 4 General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Ambulatory & Ancillary Services Report Prepared by: Charletta Washington VP, Ambulatory & Ancillary Services Division Ambulatory and Ancillary Services March 2015 Goal 5: Contribute to overall health within the communities that UMC serves Mobile Health As part of achieving Goal 5 of the Board of Director’s approved strategic initiative, “to contribute to the overall health within the communities that UMC serves” the Hospital will commence offering outpatient care directly to the community via a mobile health clinic. Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) have become a key source of health care for underserved populations, because they provide care in a way that makes healthcare more accessible. The majority of MHCs have grown out of a specific community need defined by the health care disparities of that community. In 2013, the District of Columbia’s community needs assessment revealed that there were six health care disparities: Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, Infant Mortality, HIV/AIDS, and Oncology. The Mobile Health Center will allow UMC to positively impact the morbidity and mortality rates by providing increased and direct community access to primary care and specialty physicians, increase health education, health maintenance, public awareness, and linkage to other health care and social services. The implementation of UMC’s Mobile Health Unit will: Reduce non-emergent Emergency Department visits by approximately 22% Allow for additional resource programming through a reallocation of a $1.1 million of avoidable Emergency Department Cost Eliminate the need for transportation Provide direct access to health screenings, wellness/sick visits and linkage coordination Remove a key barrier to health care access by offering a low cost option to emergency room utilization Represent a trustworthy source of health care because it becomes part of the community. 2 Goal 2: Achieve financial Stability Goal 4: Achieve Superior quality and patient safety outcomes Laboratory Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Each year there are over 3 million new cases annually, and worldwide the World Health Organization estimates the annual incidence of chlamydia to be 105.7 million and 106.1 million for gonorrhea. These staggering statistics have a direct impact on laboratory testing at United Medical Center resulting in an approximate $800,000 annual spend to an outside vendor to obtain the results of these frequently ordered tests. Looking to the Board approved strategic plan to achieve financial stability and achieve superior quality and patient safety outcomes, the hospital completed capital equipment purchased of the GenProbe Panther. The GenProbe Panther (pictured below) provides the latest technology to control workflow, driven by random-access, and continuous loading of molecular samples, reagents and consumables. This innovative design enables the lab to improve productivity and accelerate results, ultimately helping enhance patient care, while reducing lab costs. The GenProbe Panther Pictured with from Left to right: Trevail Stokes, John Izuegbu, and Florentino Solanzo Division of Ambulatory and Ancillary Services Primary Care Center October November December January February PCC 531 493 538 608 473 ORTHOPEDICS 200 195 204 190 189 GI 60 31 12 28 33 UROLOGY 26 55 34 26 42 OB/GYN 329 281 293 279 267 CARDIOLOGY 29 37 12 29 37 CARE CENTER 106 107 124 139 121 PRIMARY CARE TOTAL 1281 1199 1217 1299 1162 March April May June July August September 4 General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Chief Executive Reports Presented by: Barbara Roberson-‐Thomas, Interim CFO David Small, Interim CEO General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 CFO Report Prepared by: Barbara Roberson-‐Thomas Interim Chief Financial Officer General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 CEO Report Presented by: David Small Interim CEO NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL CORPORATION Executive Management Report To Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Board March 26, 2015 Meeting Submitted by David R. Small, FACHE Chief Executive Officer 1|Page OPERATIONS SUMMARY THROUGH FEBRUARY, 2015 The month of February was a very soft month for UMC in terms of hospital admissions and Emergency Room visits, with admissions coming in at almost 15% below expectations and the ER visits being 14% off budget. One of the reasons for the lower admission numbers is clearly the hard winter weather with several storms experienced in the month. Another key driver is that we had budgeted positive inpatient impact from the first community-based ambulatory center that was planned to be in operation in November, which of course did not occur. While we are still working on the development of such a site for this fiscal year, we hope to achieve some of that intended “downstream” benefit from the commencement of the mobile health clinic van at the end of this month. On a Year-to-Date basis, our admissions are about 5% below budget and the ER visits about 4%. Both of these trends will continued to be closely monitored with any necessary adjustments to operational costs made to compensate should we continue to see slower growth than planned. Case Mix Index (CMI), the measure for severity of patient illness for our inpatients, for the month of February was above budget which goes to a slightly higher than budgeted Length of Stay for the month, but again the CMO, Dr. Allen and the Medical Staff is focused on achieving appropriate performance in this area against national benchmarks by diagnostic related groups (DRGs). In the ambulatory arena, our goal of creating more access to appropriate and timely levels of outpatient care continues to be met as overall clinic visit totals were 26% ahead of plan for the month and over 30% for the fiscal year. Again this is all additional volume for patients served on the UMC campus and will be rapidly augmented with the commencement of mobile services. On the expense side, we continue to see our Salary, Wages, and Benefits expenses come in below budget, with the month of February at approximately $400K below expected putting us $2M below budget for the fiscal year thus far. Medical supply expense was below budget for the month; Purchased services expenses were over budget for the month but largely one-time in nature such as the expense payment associated with the large Rural Floor Settlement (Medicare group case) which yielded additional revenues to the hospital as a result and was previously reported to the Board and Finance Committee, or Meaningful Use associated costs that resulted in reported Incentive payments to UMC. Overtime ran over budget as we are in the recruitment mode, particularly for the SNF, but still need to ensure required nursing staffing schedules are maintained on the units. For the fiscal year through the first five months, our Net Patient Service Revenue is ahead of budget by $800K, the Total Operating Revenue is ahead of budget by $1.7M, Total Operating Expenses are below budget by almost $400K, and Net Income from Operations (Margin from Operations) stands at $2.674M (against a planned result of $620K). 2|Page OTHER INFORMATIONAL MATTERS OF NOTE SERVICE EXPANSION UPDATE: The first of our planned two Mobile Health Clinic Vans is scheduled to arrive this month and the schedule for neighborhood visits throughout Wards 7 & 8 and Prince Georges County is rapidly filling up for the month of April. A public ribbon cutting event is planned for the 25th of this month to formally announce the launching of this new service for our local residents. The second such van will be ordered within the next month with an expected delivery of the middle of the summer for operation commencement. New physicians in the areas of cardio-vascular, orthopedics, and general surgery (specialty in liver and abdomen) have contractual agreements for review and execution, with expected start dates over the coming weeks and months. We have continued to experience some challenges with the identification of a suitable site for our Ward 8 Community Ambulatory Healthcare Center, and the Department of General Services (DGS) has not indicated any action on their part that might suggest immediate success. Our staff has located one or two potential locations and has forwarded that information to DGS; we are awaiting further response. As a reminder we must be operational to comply with the time frame associated with the CON exemption granted to us for this purpose by the Council in January, by the end of this calendar year. We continue to look for shared sense of urgency and of course are pursuing any and all other creative solutions that will result in increased community-based access to primary and urgent care within our primary service areas. We also continue to seek opportunities within Ward 7 as well as Prince George’s County. SKILLED NURSING FACILITY: While we have received confirmation from the Department of Health that they have evaluated UMC as being in compliance with local regulations and Conditions of Participation under CMS program requirements, we remain focused on delivering on continued improvement of services and performance for the SNF. New admissions have begun to commence and as part of our targeted growth strategy in the area of more complex, short -term skilled nursing care delivery for our units, we have begun conversations with other local hospital and community providers, as well as our own Medical Staff on the identification and referral for admission of new patients for our SNF. Our established target for this fiscal year is to see approximately 25% of our daily SNF census maintained for these types of patients. LABOR RELATIONS: I am pleased to report that the Council earlier this month, gave final approval to the two new Collective Bargaining Agreements (IUOE and UFSPO) that your Board had approved. We are very happy to have finally concluded all of the steps and planned compensation and other contract provisions for our staff can now move forward and be immediately implemented. 3|Page An Arbitrator has been selected for our CBA impasse with SEIU; the management along with OLRCB is busy preparing the hospital’s formal statement of position and supporting documentation in preparation for this next step in the process. We hope to hear of a date for the arbitration hearing(s) in the very near future. Negotiations with DCNA continue with discussion now moving to economic issues. Again, all are working to bring this negotiation to a successful conclusion as rapidly as possible so that staff compensation levels can be adjusted and other significant changes contained within the Board’s adopted Strategic Plan can be implemented. CAPITAL FUNDING FOR FY2015: We are still waiting for a bit over $5M of approved capital funds to be “reprogrammed” by the budget staff downtown; these were dollars originally thought to be expended through access to the Districtwide master lease program but it has been determined that the best course is for the hospital to not utilize that program. Once the dollars are reprogrammed to “PayGo” dollars which carry greater flexibility in use criteria, purchases against those dollars will be initiated. In the meantime purchase orders are rapidly being issued to utilize the other capital dollars for this year’s capital investment program (patient care area repairs and upgrades, new equipment, program expansions, deferred maintenance, improvements to our ORs, and information technology). As stated within Ms. Lee’s report, a significant number of facility upgrade projects are commencing with the goal of all being completed by the end of this current fiscal year. NURSE QUOTA BILL: On March 3rd, Chairman Mendelson introduced a “nurse quota bill” now titled the Safe Working Conditions for Healthcare workers Amendment Act of 2015. This a bill largely pushed by the Nursing Unions that calls for mandated nurse/patient staffing ratios, or nurse quotas. The legislation was introduced last year as the Patient Protection Act (and did not receive a committee hearing) is very similar to numerous other pieces of legislation introduced across the country (and with the exception of the very first one in California in 2001 none being passed). This year’s sponsors are Mendelson, Orange, Bonds, Silverman, and Allen. Councilmembers who were sponsors last year but are not this year are Alexander, Evans, McDuffie, and Mayor Bowser. The hospitals have successfully argued that there is no empirical research data that supports the premise that mandated staffing ratios lead to better patient care perhaps that is why this newly introduced bill has a different title. We at UMC have long employed staff scheduling methodology that is typical throughout the industry and is predicated on the fact that staffing should be adjusted in accordance with individual patient needs (which of course change throughout a patients course of illness or hospital stay) rather than mandated simply based upon a ratio of nurses to numbers of patients in beds. Our staffing patterns are based upon schedules that are in line with best practices and were confirmed during Huron’s two years of assistance and consultation on labor and productivity. We have estimated that quotas called for within such legislation would require an approximate $4+M of fixed staffing costs on an annual basis, with no correlation to evidence that proves greater quality and outcomes for those additional dollars. Such additional expense would not be covered by continuing reductions in governmental reimbursements. The DC Hospital Association, in its representation of all of the district hospitals, has been lobbying and educating the Council members and continues to do so. We will keep the Board apprised of any developments regarding this Bill. 4|Page LETTER OF INTENT AND PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP: Finally, due diligence work continues as called for under the Letter of Intent related to the proposed sale of the hospital’s operations and lease from the District of the current facilities. Information continues to be exchanged and analyzed/reviewed, while the development of the definitive documents (operations sale transaction and facilities lease) by the “sellers” (represented by NFPHC Counsel and Baker Donaldson, OAG, OCFO, and Mayor) continue toward completion. It is anticipated that those documents will be approved and subsequently shared within the next several weeks with the “buyers” for next steps of the anticipated review, discussion, and negotiation process. Further information will be shared within the Board’s deliberative process of the scheduled closed session. 5|Page General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Governance Committee Report Virgil McDonald, Chair • Meeting Minutes – Mar. 10th • February 26th Evaluation Summary Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Governance Committee Meeting Minutes March 10, 2015 Present: Virgil McDonald (Chair), Steve Lyons, Maria Gomez, Bishop Hudson, David Small, Kai Blissett (General Counsel), Yolanda Raine (Administrative Assistant) Excused: Others: Agenda Item Call to Order Determination of a Quorum Approval of the Agenda Approval of Minutes Consent Agenda Discussions Discussion The meeting was called to order at 8:08am Quorum was determined by the Committee Chair Action Item Agenda was approved by committee with necessary changes. Minutes from the January 13, 2015 Governance meeting were approved. N/A Highlights include: Board Member Self-Assessment Status Virgil McDonald led discussion on 2015 Board Member Self-Assessment to be completed online by Board members. Yolanda Raine to contact Board members individually to provide a reminder to complete the Board assessment. Board Meeting Education Sessions for 2015 David Small led discussion on schedule of Board Education Sessions for March – December 2015. 1 Update on MOTA Nominations to the UMC Board Kai Blissett provided a status update to committee members on nominations/appointments to the NFPHC Board. Standing Committee Monitoring Procedures of CEO 2015 Goals Virgil McDonald led discussion on Standing Committee Charges. Work Plans Maria Gomez and Steve Lyons provided an update on the development of Patient Safety and Quality and Finance committee work plans in comparison to the CEO 2015 goals. AHA Annual Meeting Other Business David Small to send AHA Annual Meeting materials and invitation to the full Board for consideration. February 2015 Board Meeting Evaluation Summary Virgil McDonald led brief discussion on the February 2015 Board Meeting Evaluation Summary. Email Access Virgil McDonald led discussion on issues with accessing UMC email. Yolanda Raine to contact UMC’s IT department for troubleshooting information. 2015 Board Retreat Virgil McDonald led brief discussion on the planning of a Board Retreat later in 2015. Next meeting date – April 14, 2015 at 8:00am Adjourned at 9:10am 2 Board of Directors Evaluation Summary February 2015 Areas of Evaluation Average Response Rank Proper notice was given to Board Members & community The Board packet was received in a timely manner The majority of Board Members were present The meeting agenda is appropriate. The Board packet provided the appropriate information to support solid discussions and decisions Executive reports were concise, yet informative Directors’ discussions were on target and focused Directors were prepared and involved All recommendations and decisions made by the Board are documented and monitored to ensure implementation Appropriate Board and staff assignments were made Board Members’ conduct was business-like, cordial, results-oriented and respectful of diversity Meeting ran on time I am satisfied with this meeting 4.6 4.2 3.6 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.6 5 4.6 4.6 In the evaluation form, the board members were invited to provide feedback on three specific questions. Some of the comments received are summarized below. What aspects of this meeting were particularly good? Did not run too long It was very professional with appropriate questions and discussions What aspects of this meeting were particularly bad? Late start and poor attendance in person Difficult with so many people on the phone. Understand the weather issues. Do you have any suggestions or comments about this meeting? Thank you everyone for providing such valuable feedback. We can assure you that we will take your feedback in consideration in planning our next board meeting to increase overall productivity. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Finance Committee Report Steve Lyons, Chair • Minutes – Mar. 10th • Meeting Materials Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Finance Committee Meeting Minutes March 17, 2015 Present: Excused: Public: Steve Lyons (Chair), Virgil McDonald, Dr. Konrad Dawson, Bishop Hudson, David Small, Barbara Roberson, Diji Omisore, Andrew Nowake, Yolanda Raine(Administrative Assistant) Darrin Shaffer, Agency Fiscal Officer (District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance) Agenda Item Call to Order Discussion The meeting was called to order at 2:41pm Determination of a Quorum Quorum was Determined by Steve Lyons (Chair) Approval of the Agenda Approved Approval of Minutes Minutes from February 24, 2015 meeting approved with necessary corrections. Consent Agenda Review of Prior Meeting Action Items N/A None Action Item Financial Statement Review FINANCIAL REPORT Barbara Roberson, Interim CEO, presented Summary of Operating Results for the onemonth period ending February 28, 2015. (Attachments presented to Committee members and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Discussion Highlights (Please refer to financial statements provided in Finance materials): For the quarter ending January 31, 2015, the hospital is ahead of budget and is performing better than in the same period in the prior year. o Net Income – $1.1M o Net Operating Income - $1.7M o Operating Expenses - $9.1M o Net Patient Revenue - $9.5M o DSH Revenue - $244 thousand Operating Expenses o SWBCL accounted for 60.6% of the total operating expenses for the month. The total SWBCL expenses totaled to $5.5 million, which were $402.1 thousand or 6.8% lower than budget. Paid FTEs for the year were 859 (3 FTEs above budget). Hospital FTEs – 763 (7 FTEs above budget). SNF FTEs 96 (4 FTEs below budget). o Overtime accounted for 36.57 FTSs or $253 thousand of total salary expense; this was 17.5% higher than expectations. Overtime as a percent of total salary expense was 6.5% compared to a budgeted 4.4%. Professional Fees The total Professional Fees expense was $596.7 thousand, which was 15.6% below budget. Purchased Services The Purchase Services expense of $1.1M was 62.9% above budget. Other Expenses The total expense in this line item was $867.1 thousand for the month which was 81.1% higher than budget. Cash Flow On February 28, 2015, NFPHC held $12.7 million of cash, a decrease of $1.6 million over prior month. o Day’s cash on hand (including reserve) was 43.1 days (decrease of 5.3 days from the previous month). o $584 thousand in Cash was provided by Operations in February 2015. o $977.2 thousand has been used capital additions thus far. Collections Total cash collections for the month were 20.8% below budget. Accounts Receivable Net patient accounts receivable totaled $14.5 million as of February 28, 2015 and was up by $3.4 million from the prior month. Aged Trade Payable As of February 28, 2015, trade accounts payable (APs) totaled $4.6 million, which was $1.0 million higher than the AP balance for the prior month. Liquidity As of February 28, 2015, net working capital was $11.7 million an increase in net working capital of approximately $1.0 million compared to the prior month. Volume – Inpatient Total admissions for the reporting period were 516 which were 90 admissions lower than the budgeted admissions of 606. Hospital admissions – Hospital admission was below budget by 13.4% for the month. Med/Surg admissions – Admissions to the Medical/Surgical unit were 9.5% lower than the budget. Medical/Surgical admissions account for 72.3% of the total hospital admissions. Psychiatry admissions – Admissions to this unit were higher than budget by 3.7% for the reporting period. Nursery/OBGYN admissions – Admissions to Nursery/OBGYN were below budget by 45.8% for the period. SNF admissions – Admissions on SNF were below budget by 100.0% for the reporting period due to DOH imposed restrictions. Case Mix Index – The Hospital Case Mix Index was at 1.2070 for the month. The Medicare Case Mix Index was at 1.6800 for the month. Volume – Outpatient Outpatient Visits – Outpatient visits were below budget by 4.8% primarily driven by clinic and ED activity ED Volumes – ED visits trailed the budget by 14.3% Radiology Visits – Radiology visits were 4.5% above budget. Clinic Visits – Clinic visits were up 25.1% compared to budget. Same Day Surgery – The actual number of visits in this category was 30.0% below budget. Observation admissions – There were 150 observation admissions, trailed budget by 8.9% ER visits – For the current month, ER visits were 14.3% below budget. o 449 admissions from ED, represents 87.0% of total admissions and 11.8% of total ED visits. o 3.3% of ED visits has zero charges applied. Other Business Any expected financial issues/pressures Brief discussion was held by the Committee on any expected financial issues/pressures. Revenue Cycle Report Andrew Nowake presented update on the Revenue Cycle Committee. (Attachments presented to Committee members and filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Update on Potential DSH Funding Recoupment Darren Shaffer, Agency Fiscal Officer (District of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance) provided an update on potential DSH funding recoupment. Monitoring the CEO’s Objectives Virgil McDonald provided an overview of ensuring the committee monitors the CEO’s Objectives for the 2015 fiscal year. Announcements Next Finance Committee conference call is Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 2:30pm Adjourned at 3:53pm. General Board Meeting Date: March 26, 2015 Location: Conference Rooms 2/3 Patient Safety & Quality Committee Report Maria Gomez, Chair • Minutes – Mar. 10th • Meeting Materials Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Patient Safety & Quality Committee Meeting Minutes March 10, 2015 Present: Excused: Others: Maria Gomez, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Pamela Lee, David Small, Dr. Raymond Tu, Maribel Torres, Stanley Pierre, Yolanda Raine Girume Ashenafi, Dr. Cyril Allen N/A Agenda Item Call to Order Determination of a Quorum Approval of the Agenda Approval of Minutes Consent Agenda Discussion Discussion The meeting was called to order at 11:38am Quorum determined by Committee Chair Action Item Approved N/A N/A Highlights include: (Discussion materials have been filed in the Office of the Secretary of the Corporation) Old Business UMNC Skilled Nursing Facility Follow-Up Survey Maribel Torres provided an update on the UMNC Skilled Nursing Facility Follow-Up Survey. UMNC is back to full standing with new leadership. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – 11th Scope of Work Pam Lee provided an update on the next steps to complete the Memorandum of Agreement with Delmarva. Maria Gomez to provide signed MOU agreement to Pam Lee. 1 The following New Business topics were discussed: New Business Draft Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Charter Pam Lee led discussion and provided highlights from the Draft Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Charter. Draft Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Priorities Pam Lee led discussion and provided highlights from the Draft Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Priorities. Incorporating initiatives related to employee recruitment and retention as a priority was discussed. Pam Lee to provide updated Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Priorities. Pam Lee to work with Jackie Johnson (VP of Human Resources) to provide an update at the next Patient Safety and Quality meeting in April. Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Work Plan Pam Lee led discussion and provided highlights from the Draft Governing Board Patient Safety & Quality Committee Work Plan, current status, and upcoming deadlines. 2014 Year End PI Summary Dashboard Pam Lee provided an overview of the metrics for the 2014 Year End PI Summary Dashboard which shows progress in several areas over the last year. Committee to perform an effective review (via conference call) to approve the following: - GPPSQ Charter - 2015 PI Priorities - 2015 GBPSQ Work Plan 2015 Reportable PI Process & Outcomes Measures Pam Lee led discussion on the 2015 Reportable PI Process and Outcome Measures and indicators that will be monitored, measured, and improved upon. 2015 Performance Improvement Tactics Pam Lee provided an overview of the 2015 Performance Improvement tactics that are being implemented to ensure improved performance. The tactics will be incorporated 2 into a comprehensive action plan. Medical Staff Leadership, Quality, and Patient Safety Dr. Raymond Tu provided an update on Medical Staff Leadership, Quality, and Patient Safety with the following highlights: - Core Measures: Each department to focus on 1 core measure each week to ensure patients are receiving quality care. - Incorporation of an education center in the Physician’s Lounge to provide resources for medical staff to stay abreast with recent news and developments in healthcare. Other Business Announcements Next meeting will be held on April 14, 2015 at 11:30am Adjourned: 12:32pm 3