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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Jaffe, Ashleea; * | Powell, Maurab | Konieczny, Tamic | Osweiler, Carlened | Kreher, Gennab
Affiliations: [a] Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA | [b] Center for Healthcare Quality and Analytics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA | [c] Center for Rehabilitation, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA | [d] Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Ashlee Jaffe, MD, MEd, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Tel.: +1 267 761 0963; E-mail: jaffea@chop.edu.
Abstract: PURPOSE:The WeeFIM is a tool commonly used in pediatric rehabilitation settings to measure objective patient progress while receiving comprehensive therapy services on inpatient rehabilitation units. This Quality Improvement (QI) project aimed for 95% of inpatients to have complete, on-time documented and displayed WeeFIM scores upon admission and discharge by 12/2017. METHODS:An interdisciplinary team examined historic WeeFIM completion rates. Using Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, a unified flowsheet was developed in the electronic health record (EHR) to revamp workflow and identify opportunities for improvement, data accuracy, and finally sustainability. Progress was monitored in real time via an automated data visualization tool which monitored score timeliness and completeness. RESULTS:On-time admission completion rates increased from 0% to 95% during the intervention period. On-time discharge completion rates increased from 0% to 89% during the intervention period. This change has been sustained over two years with on-time admission and discharge scores averaging 79.4% and 77.9% respectively, and 96.4% of scores completed. CONCLUSION:Changes in the completion rate of WeeFIMs are sustainable, evidenced by ongoing maintenance of our initial gains over the course of multiple months. The incorporation of WeeFIM documentation into the workflow increased on-time and overall completion rates. The success of this project shows that integrating new tasks into provider workflows helps drive completion.
Keywords: WeeFIM, inpatient rehabilitation, quality improvement
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-190668
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 517-524, 2021
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