CORE Strategies for Managing CABP: Optimizing Clinical Resources and Evidence to Meet Joint Commission/CMS Quality Measures
Initial Release Date: July 25, 2012
Last Reviewed Date: July 3, 2012
Expiration Date: July 25, 2014
Time to complete activity: 1.5 hours
*This activity expired for credit on July 25, 2014 and is no longer available for credit
Faculty
Thomas M. File, Jr, MD, MSc, MACP, FIDSA, FCCP
Professor, Internal Medicine; Master Teacher
Chair, Infectious Disease Section
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH
Chair, Infectious Disease Division
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Dale P. Murphy, MD
Vice President, Medical Affairs
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Target Audience
This educational initiative is intended for infectious disease specialists, emergency medicine physicians, hospitalists, internists, pulmonary and critical care physicians, clinical department heads, and hospital administrators. It may also be of benefit to other healthcare professionals interested in the treatment of infectious disease and/or involved with decision making at the institutional level.
Statement Of Need
Community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) leads to significant morbidity, mortality, and cost burden to the healthcare system. Data indicate that providing evidence-based care, according to guidelines, leads to improved patient outcomes and decreases healthcare costs. Therefore, with the goal of improving quality of care for patients, the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed Core Measures for CABP, and recently updated them to include specific recommendations for antibiotic use.
Hospitals are mandated to meet these measures, first and foremost, to improve patient outcomes. Meeting these standards is also critical to achieve Joint Commission accreditation and to obtain maximum reimbursement from CMS. Earning these incentives will be key for hospital financial viability because under the new reimbursement system, a hospital’s baseline DRG payments will be reduced by increasing amounts between 2013 and 2017. Hospitals must therefore develop effective programs to ensure that clinicians manage patients with CABP according to these established quality standards.
Educational Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Apply evidence-based strategies into clinical practice to ensure that management of patients with CABP is consistent with current clinical evidence and clinical practice guidelines.
- Describe actions that can be taken at the institutional level to help ensure that care for patients with CABP is consistent with Joint Commission/CMS Core Measures.
Agenda
The content of this webinar is viewable on-demand, and participants may navigate through the chapters at their own pace and in any order of their choosing.
| Chapter 1 | Incidence and Impact of CAP Thomas M. File, Jr | 6 Minutes |
| Chapter 2 | Causative Pathogens Thomas M. File, Jr | 4 Minutes |
| Chapter 3 | Diagnosis and Severity/Risk Assessment Thomas M. File, Jr | 5 Minutes |
| Chapter 4 | Site-of-Care Decisions and Principles of Therapy Thomas M. File, Jr | 9 Minutes |
| Chapter 5 | Focus on Newer Antibiotics Approved for CAP/CABP Thomas M. File, Jr | 4 Minutes |
| Chapter 6 | Joint Commission/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Core Measures Thomas M. File, Jr | 10 Minutes |
| Chapter 7 | Real-World Strategies for Meeting Joint Commission/CMS Core Measures: Focus on Pneumonia Dale P. Murphy | 19 Minutes |
| Chapter 8 | Q&A: Focus on Taking Action to Improve Clinical Practice Thomas M. File, Jr Dale P. Murphy | 21 Minutes |
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Disclosures
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Thomas M. File, Jr, MD, MSc, MACP, FIDSA, FCCP
Grant/Research Support: Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; The Medicines Company; Pfizer Inc.; Tibotec Pharmaceuticals
Retained Consultant: Astellas Pharma US; Bayer AG; Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd; Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc; GlaxoSmithKline; Rib-X Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals
Dale P. Murphy, MD
No financial conflicts to disclose.
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Independent peer reviewer has no financial conflicts to disclose.
Disclosure Of Commercial Support
This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from Forest Laboratories, Inc.
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