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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Mainehealth Medical Group Report Inventory, Holly Ward, Robin Lozinski, Stephanie Lepine, Shawn Mcglaughlin White, Tracey Shaw, Sheila Adell
Mainehealth Medical Group Report Inventory, Holly Ward, Robin Lozinski, Stephanie Lepine, Shawn Mcglaughlin White, Tracey Shaw, Sheila Adell
Operations Transformation
Variation of Epic Quality Reports being used across MHMG following the merge of Coastal, Mountain and Southern region quality departments resulting in inconsistent workflows and processes. This can lead to inconsistent care and outcomes of Quality Data we report.
Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches For Treating Psychiatric Disorders In Primary Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa
Comparing Two Telehealth Approaches For Treating Psychiatric Disorders In Primary Care, Reach Dissemination Committee, Maine, Usa
REACH: Research Evidence-to-Action for Community Health
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are community clinics that provide primary care in rural and other underserved areas. FQHCs often don’t have enough mental health specialists to treat patients with complex mental health conditions.
Patient And Provider Experience With Artificial Intelligence Screening Technology For Diabetic Retinopathy In A Rural Primary Care Setting, Brian M. Nolan, Emma R. Daybranch, Kerri Barton, Neil Korsen
Patient And Provider Experience With Artificial Intelligence Screening Technology For Diabetic Retinopathy In A Rural Primary Care Setting, Brian M. Nolan, Emma R. Daybranch, Kerri Barton, Neil Korsen
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: The development of autonomous artificial intelligence for interpreting diabetic retinopathy (DR) images has allowed for point-of-care testing in the primary care setting. This study describes patient and provider experiences and perceptions of the artificial intelligence DR screening technology called EyeArt by EyeNuk during implementation of the tool at Western Maine Primary Care in Norway, Maine.
Methods: This non-randomized, single-center, prospective observational study surveyed 102 patients and 13 primary care providers on their experience of the new screening intervention.
Results: All surveyed providers agreed that the new screening tool would improve access and annual screening rates. Some providers also identified …
Studios: New Tools At Mainehealth To Improve Research And Engage Stakeholders, Carrie Sullivan, Paige Aherns, Emma Daybranch, Lisbeth Balligan, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Susan L. Santangelo
Studios: New Tools At Mainehealth To Improve Research And Engage Stakeholders, Carrie Sullivan, Paige Aherns, Emma Daybranch, Lisbeth Balligan, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Susan L. Santangelo
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023
An introduction, description of benefits, and additional information about the new tools of the studios at MaineHealth.
Who And How: Telemedicine Eligibility And Participant Guidelines In The Ambulatory Setting, Tracy Jalbuena, Rebecca Hemphill, Megan Selvitelli, Jasmine Bishop, Adam Ouellette, Rachel Alfiero
Who And How: Telemedicine Eligibility And Participant Guidelines In The Ambulatory Setting, Tracy Jalbuena, Rebecca Hemphill, Megan Selvitelli, Jasmine Bishop, Adam Ouellette, Rachel Alfiero
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: Telehealth use has dramatically increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet there are significant gaps in evidence regarding the clinical appropriateness of synchronous visits for ambulatory telemedicine that are under the umbrella of telehealth and defined as video appointments between patients and providers. As a result, there are few sensible guidelines for day-to-day practice, resulting in a lack of standardization and risk of suboptimal care.
Methods: We developed patient inclusion/exclusion guidelines for use in ambulatory telemedicine. Complementary tools included guides on patient preparation, telemedicine physical exam, and provider etiquette. We analyzed telemedicine use by practice type and surveyed a …
Telemedicine Consultation To Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy In Rural Community Hospitals And Tertiary Care Centers, Rachel Coffey, Misty Melendi, Anya K. Cutler, Alexa K. Craig
Telemedicine Consultation To Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy In Rural Community Hospitals And Tertiary Care Centers, Rachel Coffey, Misty Melendi, Anya K. Cutler, Alexa K. Craig
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: Teleconsultation is used in tertiary care hospitals to evaluate neonatal encephalopathy. Neonates born in community hospitals, however, often experience delayed evaluation due to transport to the tertiary care center. We studied teleconsultations in community hospitals to decrease this disparity.
Methods: Prospective observational study in 9 community hospitals and 1 neonatal intensive care unit. Inclusion criteria: gestational age greater than or equal to 35 weeks and one of the following: umbilical cord pH less than or equal to 7.2, 5-minute Apgar less than 7, prolonged respiratory support, perinatal event, or abnormal neurological exam. We performed synchronized, unscheduled telemedicine consults with …
Pandemic Pearl: Innovations In Virtual Improvement Coaching, Suneela Nayak, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca Brookes, Andrew Levine
Pandemic Pearl: Innovations In Virtual Improvement Coaching, Suneela Nayak, Natalia Johnson, Rebecca Brookes, Andrew Levine
Operations Transformation
The success of local performance improvement efforts depends on the engagement of clinical care teams in a culture of continuous improvement. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many teams at Maine Medical Center (and across the globe), transitioned to remote work to stop the spread of the virus. While some are returning to office, a significant amount of work is still being done remotely. For continued success, we need to understand how we can best coach clinical care teams in a hybrid or remote environment.
The Implementation Of Telemedicine In The Covid-19 Era, Rebecca K. Bell, Katherine Badger, Kerri L. Barton Mph, Michael Kohut Phd, Michael Clark Md
The Implementation Of Telemedicine In The Covid-19 Era, Rebecca K. Bell, Katherine Badger, Kerri L. Barton Mph, Michael Kohut Phd, Michael Clark Md
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Introduction: During the COVID-19 global pandemic in 2020, social distancing policies called for health care providers to turn to telemedicine platforms for most of their patient encounters. We aimed to better understand the experiences and perspectives of patients and providers who used telemedicine in the primary care setting.
Methods: This study included semi-structured interviews with patients and providers who participated in telemedicine visits during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients (n = 14) were from a rural Maine practice and providers (n = 10) were from practices within 100 miles of a tertiary care center. The interviews were analyzed …
An Evaluation Of The Rollout Of Aunt Bertha, A Community-Centered Directory, Across The Mainehealth Network, Samantha Dinsdale, Lisbeth Wierda, Kerri Barton, Ellen Freedman
An Evaluation Of The Rollout Of Aunt Bertha, A Community-Centered Directory, Across The Mainehealth Network, Samantha Dinsdale, Lisbeth Wierda, Kerri Barton, Ellen Freedman
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
Remote interviews were conducted with community-based organizations across Maine to gain insight to their perspective of Aunt Bertha’s use and potential.
Exploration Of Telemedicine For The Delivery Of Substance Use Disorder Treatment During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Bell, Hannah Loeb, Michael Kohut, Eric Anderson, Kinna Thakarar, Rebecca Hutchinson
Exploration Of Telemedicine For The Delivery Of Substance Use Disorder Treatment During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Rebecca Bell, Hannah Loeb, Michael Kohut, Eric Anderson, Kinna Thakarar, Rebecca Hutchinson
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
No abstract provided.
Telemedicine Consultation To Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy In Rural Community Hospitals, Rachel Coffey, Misty Melendi, Anya J. Cutler, Alexa K. Craig
Telemedicine Consultation To Assess Neonatal Encephalopathy In Rural Community Hospitals, Rachel Coffey, Misty Melendi, Anya J. Cutler, Alexa K. Craig
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
We studied the feasibility of tele consults in community hospitals for neonatal encephalopathy evaluation.
Studying Emotions In Tele-Palliative Care, A Small Formative Study, Eric Anderson, Rebecca Hutchinson, Mollie Ruben, Noah Manning, Kathleen Walsh, Robert Gramling, Paul Han
Studying Emotions In Tele-Palliative Care, A Small Formative Study, Eric Anderson, Rebecca Hutchinson, Mollie Ruben, Noah Manning, Kathleen Walsh, Robert Gramling, Paul Han
Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2021
Can emotional connection be formed in virtual consults?
Strengthening The Evidence Base For Telehealth For Abortion Service Delivery, Nadi Kaonga
Strengthening The Evidence Base For Telehealth For Abortion Service Delivery, Nadi Kaonga
Journal of Maine Medical Center
Telehealth – which is the use of information and communication technology to provide clinical services to patients remotely – provides an opportunity to extend safe abortion services to women. A recent review article on telehealth for abortion service delivery found it to be acceptable, feasible and safe when compared to in-person service delivery. Despite the promising findings, the evidence base can and should be strengthened to optimize the impact of such services for women. Areas for improvement include evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of telehealth implementations in more remote settings and with women across variable levels of technoliteracy, conducting cost-effectiveness …
Improving Patient Experience And Education By Leveraging Technology, Cathy Palleschi, Wendy Osgood, Mark Parker, Cecilia Inman, Alicia Russell, Eileen Shanahan, Erin Pappal
Improving Patient Experience And Education By Leveraging Technology, Cathy Palleschi, Wendy Osgood, Mark Parker, Cecilia Inman, Alicia Russell, Eileen Shanahan, Erin Pappal
Operations Transformation
It is estimated that 65% of the population are visual learners. With that in mind, a team of cardiac nurses in a large academic tertiary hospital developed a quality improvement project to hopefully improve patient engagement as well the patients’ perception that the nurses explained things in a manner that they could understand.
Baseline patient survey scores for the question, “Nurses Explained Things In A Way That I Understand”, were under the 75thpercentile for a period of 9 months. A root cause analysis was conducted and it demonstrated numerous reasons for this score.
Several countermeasures were instituted to …
Treating Substance Use Disorders: Enhancing Attendance At The Weekly Inpatient Medication Assisted Treatment Group, Devon Gillis, Jayne Weisberg, Dena Whitesell, Amy Mcauliffe, Amy Sparks, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik
Treating Substance Use Disorders: Enhancing Attendance At The Weekly Inpatient Medication Assisted Treatment Group, Devon Gillis, Jayne Weisberg, Dena Whitesell, Amy Mcauliffe, Amy Sparks, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Stephen Tyzik
Operations Transformation
At a large academic tertiary medical center, an Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment (IMAT) program has been established for those medically stable inpatients with an addiction diagnosis. Over a four month period, this program had experienced a decline in attendance and a quality improvement project was initiated is to better understand the barriers to attendance and institute a process that would reverse the decline.
A goal was established to improve attendance by medically stable patients that have consented to participate to a minimum of 50%.
A root cause analysis outlined numerous causes for low attendance and several countermeasures were established to …
A Coaching And Team Performance Evaluation Model To Build Capacity For High-Impact Lean Improvement, Ruth Hanselman, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Amy Sparks
A Coaching And Team Performance Evaluation Model To Build Capacity For High-Impact Lean Improvement, Ruth Hanselman, Mark Parker, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
There is abundant evidence that links a strong culture of safety with improved patient and staff experience. However, there has been no clear avenue identified as to how to achieve this metric.
A team in a large academic tertiary teaching hospital set about leveraging their daily managing system (DMS) to attain improvement in their institution’s safety. The goals of this quality improvement project were to use DMS to identify and report safety concerns and increase frontline team knowledge and comfort with reporting safety concerns during Gemba walks.
A root cause analysis identified 5 areas for improvement and several countermeasures were …
Improving The Workflow And Partnership Between Registration And Clinical Staff In An Outpatient Urgent Care Center, Melissa Fairfield, Bailey Eells, Faye Collins, Joyce Cornish, Stephen Tyzik, Joy Moody, Wendy Osgood, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Improving The Workflow And Partnership Between Registration And Clinical Staff In An Outpatient Urgent Care Center, Melissa Fairfield, Bailey Eells, Faye Collins, Joyce Cornish, Stephen Tyzik, Joy Moody, Wendy Osgood, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
An outpatient urgent care unit was experiencing challenges in balancing the need to register patients and delivering care in the timeliest manner as possible. Upon examination, it was found that delays were being experienced in patient triage and discharge that resulted in low patient satisfaction scores.
A team of providers was established to review all process steps and a quality improvement project was created to attain a goal of 100% of the time discharge would not be delayed due to incomplete registration.
Baseline metrics demonstrated current numbers of delayed discharges, median time from door to triage as well as door …
Reduction Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Cauti) In A Critical Care Setting, Deborah Jackson, Lindsey Lucas, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan Archibald, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Reduction Of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (Cauti) In A Critical Care Setting, Deborah Jackson, Lindsey Lucas, Shawn Taylor, Jonathan Archibald, Stephen Tyzik, Suneela Nayak, Ruth Hanselman, Amy Sparks
Operations Transformation
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common type of healthcare associated infections. Seventy five percent are related to indwelling urinary catheters. These infections come with increased morbidity and mortality risk. A team of intensive care providers at a large academic tertiary medical center initiated a quality improvement project to reduce the number of CAUTIs.
Baseline data established the total number of catheter days and CAUTIs by month. A subsequent root cause analysis was completed and several counter measures were developed to include a KPI implementation to track that all intensive care providers are educated in CAUTI and creation of …
Effect Of A Robust Electronic Medical Record Order Set On Hepatitis C Screening Rate At A Community Hospital, Hannah Olsen, Caroline Knight, Harold Van Lonkhuyzen
Effect Of A Robust Electronic Medical Record Order Set On Hepatitis C Screening Rate At A Community Hospital, Hannah Olsen, Caroline Knight, Harold Van Lonkhuyzen
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Background:
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is a liver infection that typically begins as an acute infection and if left untreated, can become a chronic infection. One-time HCV testing is recommended by the CDC and United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for asymptomatic individuals based on evaluated exposure or other circumstances that increase HCV exposure (HCV Guidance, 2018); (CDC, 2012). Patients with severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorders are particularly at risk for HCV infection with past studies finding approximately 6.2 - 29.8% of patients with severe mental disorders having comorbid HCV (Ayano et al., 2018) …
Northern New England Palliative Care Teleconsult Research Laboratory, Ava Daruvala, Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Eric Anderson, Paul Han
Northern New England Palliative Care Teleconsult Research Laboratory, Ava Daruvala, Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Eric Anderson, Paul Han
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Introduction:
• Palliative care (PC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families.
• Delivery of PC via telehealth technology (tele-PC) has been proposed as a solution to increase access to PC in rural areas. • The feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of applying telehealth technology to PC remains unknown.
• The overarching purpose of the proposed study is to 1) evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a tele-PC intervention for seriously ill patients, and 2) generate pilot data to better understand provider-patient communication during tele-PC consultations
Clinical Documentation Received By Referring Provider, Linda Butler, Julie Plourde, Nate Fuller, Brandy Brown, Roslyn Gerwin, Alyssa Gaudette, Cheryl Wilbur, Rachel Garnsey, Jim Bailinson
Clinical Documentation Received By Referring Provider, Linda Butler, Julie Plourde, Nate Fuller, Brandy Brown, Roslyn Gerwin, Alyssa Gaudette, Cheryl Wilbur, Rachel Garnsey, Jim Bailinson
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Problem statement: At the time of follow up appointments, referring providers do not always have access to the documentation needed for continuum of care.
Improving Type And Screen Specimen Collection Prior To Elective Surgery, Nordx Blood Bank Staff, Haley Pelletier, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman
Improving Type And Screen Specimen Collection Prior To Elective Surgery, Nordx Blood Bank Staff, Haley Pelletier, Suneela Nayak, Stephen Tyzik, Ruth Hanselman
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
To avoid delays in the availability of compatible blood for elective surgery patients requiring transfusion, a type and screen specimen should be completed at least 24 hours prior to surgery. Baseline metrics in an acute care inpatient blood bank demonstrated a significant number of cases with no type or screen completed.
The objective of this KPI was to prevent any delays in providing compatible blood products to scheduled surgical patients. Several internal and external system issues were identified as a result of a root cause analysis and a number of actions were initiated.
Outcomes have been positive. Data collection post …