Creating a model for improved chronic kidney disease care: designing parameters in quality, efficiency and accountability
Background. Observational and randomized controlled studies suggest that patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) derive morbidity and mortality benefit from being followed up in multidisciplinary, allied health clinics. It remains unclear how these clinics should be structured in or...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:ndt:gfq244v1 2023-05-15T16:17:03+02:00 Creating a model for improved chronic kidney disease care: designing parameters in quality, efficiency and accountability Collister, David Rigatto, Claudio Hildebrand, Ainslie Mulchey, Kimberley Plamondon, Joanne Sood, Manish M. Reslerova, Martina Arsenio, Jeff Coudiere, Romain Komenda, Paul 2010-05-12 21:23:28.0 text/html http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/gfq244v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfq244 en eng Oxford University Press http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/gfq244v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfq244 Copyright (C) 2010, European Renal Association - European Dialysis and Transplant Association Original Article TEXT 2010 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfq244 2013-05-26T14:16:41Z Background. Observational and randomized controlled studies suggest that patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) derive morbidity and mortality benefit from being followed up in multidisciplinary, allied health clinics. It remains unclear how these clinics should be structured in order to optimize an efficient use of resources. The objectives of this study are (i) to describe ‘human’ resource utilization in an established ‘traditional’ multidisciplinary CKD clinic and (ii) to optimize efficiency and accountability of this multidisciplinary CKD clinic while maintaining or improving delivered quality of care. Methods. We conducted a prospective, cohort, intervention study in the multidisciplinary CKD clinics at a university-affiliated hospital in Winnipeg, Canada. There were 480 patients identified as requiring multidisciplinary care (68% male; 32% female; 64% Caucasian, 25% First Nations, 7% Asian; mean age 61), and the majority of these were in stages 4 and 5 CKD (80%). The aetiologies of CKD included diabetes (53%), hypertension (10%) and glomerulonephritis (GN) (19%). At baseline, process engineering analyses were conducted on resource use and workflows within the clinics. The intervention entailed clinic restructuring including changes to scheduling templates and documentation format as well as standardization of practitioner roles. Cross-sectional data to serve as surrogates for quality of care and efficiency were collected 1 year pre- and post-intervention. Results. Optimization of clinic structure did not significantly change the cycle times among nurses, dieticians and pharmacists, but nephrologists’ cycle time decreased from 13.8 min [interquartile range (IQR) 8–17] to 10.0 min (IQR 10–15) with P < 0.001. Patient throughput time decreased from 73 min (IQR 51–95) to 68.5 min (IQR 55–80). Compliance with established practice guidelines prior to clinic restructuring was 61% for BP (<130/80); 69% for haemoglobin (110–120 g/dL); 69% for ASA use; 63% for beta-blocker use; 43% for ... Text First Nations HighWire Press (Stanford University) Canada Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 25 11 3623 3630 |
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Background. Observational and randomized controlled studies suggest that patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) derive morbidity and mortality benefit from being followed up in multidisciplinary, allied health clinics. It remains unclear how these clinics should be structured in order to optimize an efficient use of resources. The objectives of this study are (i) to describe ‘human’ resource utilization in an established ‘traditional’ multidisciplinary CKD clinic and (ii) to optimize efficiency and accountability of this multidisciplinary CKD clinic while maintaining or improving delivered quality of care. Methods. We conducted a prospective, cohort, intervention study in the multidisciplinary CKD clinics at a university-affiliated hospital in Winnipeg, Canada. There were 480 patients identified as requiring multidisciplinary care (68% male; 32% female; 64% Caucasian, 25% First Nations, 7% Asian; mean age 61), and the majority of these were in stages 4 and 5 CKD (80%). The aetiologies of CKD included diabetes (53%), hypertension (10%) and glomerulonephritis (GN) (19%). At baseline, process engineering analyses were conducted on resource use and workflows within the clinics. The intervention entailed clinic restructuring including changes to scheduling templates and documentation format as well as standardization of practitioner roles. Cross-sectional data to serve as surrogates for quality of care and efficiency were collected 1 year pre- and post-intervention. Results. Optimization of clinic structure did not significantly change the cycle times among nurses, dieticians and pharmacists, but nephrologists’ cycle time decreased from 13.8 min [interquartile range (IQR) 8–17] to 10.0 min (IQR 10–15) with P < 0.001. Patient throughput time decreased from 73 min (IQR 51–95) to 68.5 min (IQR 55–80). Compliance with established practice guidelines prior to clinic restructuring was 61% for BP (<130/80); 69% for haemoglobin (110–120 g/dL); 69% for ASA use; 63% for beta-blocker use; 43% for ... |
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