Name
Improving Care Management - Rhode Island Quality Institute's Journey in Connecting Opioid Treatment Teams
Date & Time
Tuesday, August 7, 2018, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Elaine Fontaine
Description
 
Healthcare providers’ response to the opioid crisis has been hampered in part by the lack of information sharing between organizations. Opioid treatment centers and primary care providers often have no idea that their patients have had multiple recent emergency room visits. A dashboard tool created for nurse care managers by the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) is changing that dynamic. Users of its Care Management Dashboard have seen their patients’ emergency department return visits within 30 days reduced by 16 percent. For this effort, RIQI has been named a winner of one of Healthcare Informatics’ Innovator Awards for 2018, Providers Division. The RIQI team will join us to discuss their journey in creating their program, how it's improved team communication, information sharing and improved outcomes.