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Evaluation

Practice Management

(MO22) Using Technology to Reduce Hospital Admissions from Nursing Homes: Promises and Pitfalls

Monday, March 11, 2024
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Room: 225CD
CMD Management Credit Recording
CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Management: (1.5) NP Pharmacology Hours ()

    Session Chair/Speaker(s)

  • Joseph G. Ouslander, MD (he/him/his)

    Professor
    Schmidt College of Medicine Florida Atlantic University
    Boca Raton, Florida

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationships.

    • Speaker(s)

  • Heidi Wold, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC (she/her/hers)

    Chief Population Health Officer
    Longevity Health Plan
    Fountain Hills, AZ

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

  • David Chess, MD

    Chief Health and Policy Officer
    Tapestry Health
    Stratford, Connecticut

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure(s):
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD: No relevant financial relationships.
Heidi Wold, MSN, APRN, ANP-BC: No financial relationships to disclose.
David Chess, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.
The goals of this session are to:1) Educate nursing home professionals about the potential for effectively using various types of technology in efforts to reduce avoidable hospital transfers (PAH); 2) Discuss the promises of using specific technologies as well as potential pitfalls and unintended consequences. The following will be discussed: virtual telehealth visits for off hours and specialist consultations; artificial intelligence derived algorithms to predict falls before they occur; embedding decision support, communication, and documentation tools into the electronic health record in an efficient way; and passive remote monitoring of vital signs to detect changes in condition that require nursing and/or medical intervention early before hospital transfer is needed.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
  • Gain perspective on the promises of the various technologies in helping to reduce potentially avoidable hospital transfers, their complications and costs.
  • Describe specific technologies that might be helpful in achieving these goals.
  • Review the potential pitfalls and unintended consequences of specific technologies in efforts to reduce avoidable hospital transfers.
  • Summarize next steps in effectively and efficiently incorporating these technologies into multifaceted quality improvement programs.