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You Can’t Have Good Health if You Have Bad Teeth
26th Annual Midwest Stream
FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKER HEALTH
November 1, 2016
Irene V. Hilton, DDS, MPH
NNOHA Dental Consultant
Objectives
Explain why oral health should be integrated into primary care
Determine organizational readiness for engaging in integrating oral health into primary care practice
Understand the systems that must be created to successfully integrate oral health into primary care practice
Describe solutions to common challenges in integration
Why Integrate Healthcare Disciplines? Triple Aim
Increase communication and collaboration
Improve quality
• Better health outcomes
• Increased patient satisfaction
Reduce costs
20 months
9 months
Diabetes
Adverse
Pregnancy
Outcomes
Coronary Heart
Disease
Respiratory
Infections
Periodontitis
Periodontal Disease Associations
Pregnancy Presents an Opportunity
Introduce risk reduction & self management strategies
Stabilize maternal periodontal status & lower transmission of cavity causing bacteria
Only time some women have dental coverage
Our Goal
Undiagnosed Diabetes
Prevalence diabetes U.S. adults 12-14 %
Prevalence pre-diabetes 37-38%
Half U.S. adult population either diabetic or pre-diabetic [JAMA, 2015; 314 (10)]
27.8% of people with diabetes are undiagnosed
Periodontitis and…
Cardiovascular Disease
Many studies show known periodontal pathogens found in coronary & carotid artery walls (Ford 2006, Lalla 2003,
Dorn 2001)
Respiratory Disease
Oral bacteria found in lower airways
Oral Manifestations of Treatment
Xerostomia (dry mouth from lack of saliva)
Common drug side effects (HTN, DM, asthma, psychotropic)
Oral Manifestations of Treatment
Mucositis
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
Gingival Hyperplasia
• Dilantin
• Ca+ blockers
Reduced Cost & Improved Outcomes
Recent study compared medical costs of diabetic patients who received periodontal treatment vs. no treatment over three years
Commercial medical and dental insurance
Periodontal treatment was associated with a significant decrease in hospital admissions, physician visits and overall cost of medical care in diabetics. Savings averaged $1,814 per patient in a single year independent of age and sex
Jeffcoat M, Blum J, Merke F. Periodontal Therapy Reduces
Hospitalizations and Medical Care Costs in Diabetics. J Dent Res 91(Spec Iss A):753, 2012
Tooth Loss Older Adults: Detrimental Changes in Food Choices
Fruits
Vegetables
Dietary and crude fiber
Carotene
Saturated fat
Cholesterol
Integration in Health Centers
2000 Surgeon General & 2011 IOM Reports:
2005- Oral Health Disparities Collaborative Pilot
2011- Oral Health & the Patient Centered Health
Home: Action Guide
2014 HRSA Integration of Oral Health and Primary Care Practice (IOHPCP) Initiative
Develop oral health core clinical competencies for primary care clinicians
Translate into primary care practice in safety net settings
Goal:
Improve access for early detection and preventive interventions leading to improved oral health
2015- A User’s Guide for Implementation of Interprofessional Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies
PCPs deliver oral health interventions
Standardization of training, clinical protocols
Measures/QI
Primary Care Providers
MD/DO
Certified Nurse Midwives
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Oral Health Core Clinical Competency Domains
1. Risk assessment
2. Oral health evaluation
3. Preventive interventions
4. Communication & education
5. Interprofessional collaborative practice
Clinical Practice
Primary care providers perform oral health assessments, apply FV, screen for depression, refer patients
Dental providers screen for HIV, diabetes, depression, BP, monitor child immunizations
Behavioral health providers screen for obesity, BP, perform oral health assessments
Readiness Assessment
Characteristics of Success
Leadership Vision & Support
Integrated HC Executive Team
Co-location
Organizational Culture of Quality Improvement
Staff Buy-in: Understanding the “Why”
Champions
Bonus: Integrated EHR system
Leadership Vision & Support
Starts with ED/CEO
Insure same message throughout organization
“Treating the patient as a whole is part of the mission and culture of the Health Center”
Integrated HC Executive Team
Not personal relationships- part of organizational structure
Included in all operations team meetings, committees and communications
Present when planning and clinical policy and protocol decisions made to advocate and give input and perspective
Co-location
Bi-directional referral
“warm hand-off”
Positive attributes of having multiple services in one location.
Organizational Culture of Quality Improvement
In-depth user’s knowledge of the terminology and methodology of quality improvement
Culture permeated all levels of the Health Center- part of how dental conducted daily functions
Focus on outcomes - of using outcome measures to drive change, of improving from a baseline
Staff Buy-in: Understanding the “Why”
Continuous process
Resistance to change addressed not by telling staff what to do, but rather explaining the "why”
Champions
Proactive, sure of the importance of their discipline in improving the health status of patients
Confidence to advocate
Long-term vision, taking time to develop influence, relationships and grow credibility
“Remember the reason for doing this is not for a piece of paper of recognition but to better serve our patients and improve their quality of life.”
Turn & Talk: Where is your Organization?
What characteristics of early adopter are present in your organization?
What characteristics of early adopter are not present in your?
Discuss how you might develop one missing/low level characteristic at your organization?
Steps to Success for Integration Project
Planning
Training system
Health information system
Clinical care system
Evaluation system
Planning
Establish a Team
Select a population of focus
Create timeline
Figure costs
Gear up test cycle process
Identify champions
Training Systems
Online training
In-person training (interdisciplinary collaboration opportunity)
On-boarding new health professionals
Health Information Systems
EHR revision
To implement the core competency domains, an EMR must be able to:
• Provide screening tool—ideally one that automatically scores risk level for individual patients
• Document evaluation, interventions, self-management goals, and education
• Print educational handouts and post-visit instructions
• Refer the patient for care
• Collect data
EMR-EDR relationship
Clinical Care System
Workflow
• Who & during what part of the care visit?
Screening/Risk assessment
Evaluation
Interventions
Communication & education
• Take home materials
• Motivational interviewing
Interprofessional collaborative practice
• Referral & follow-up
Evaluation Systems
Number screenings/assessments performed
Number of interventions for high-risk patients.
Number patients linked to definitive care and treatment
Changes in quality of care/outcome indicators
Knowledge and skills of providers
Patient experience and knowledge
Turn & Talk: Where is your Organization?
What integration projects has your organization implemented?
What might be the first/next integration project your organization could implement?
Challenges & Strategies
Competing Needs/Resistance to Change
Competing needs/issues- existing practice management issues
“One more thing”
Normal resistance to change
Reimbursement Issues
Unable to bill same day medical/dental/behavioral FQHC visit- varies by state
Not able to capture FFS enhancements for PCP delivering OH prevention
State Medicaid not covering dental treatment, especially periodontal treatment for adults
Capacity & Co-location
Norm is to not have dental co-located with medical at the same site
2015 UDS data
• 1.5 million behavioral health users
• 5.2 million dental users
• 20.6 million medical users
Dental capacity for 25% of medical users
Strategies
Pilot integration at one co-located site
Develop systems
Expand to non-co-located sites
Training System
Time
Incentive
Standardized content
Supervised clinical practice
Self-paced online curricula
Free CE units
Use endorsed, recognized curricula
Interprofessional collaboration
Health Information Technology Systems
All Paper
Electronic Medical Record
Only
Electronic Dental Record
Only
Separate Electronic Medical
and Dental
Records
Electronic Medical Records
with Dental
Templates
Home Grown
Electronic Medical &
Dental Records
Interfaced Electronic Medical &
Dental Record
Fully Integrated Electronic Medical &
Dental Record
Fully Integrated Electronic Medical &
Dental Record +
Electronic Health Record
No integration Full integration
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Strategies
Use Excel/Access/i2i for databases
Fax alternative to eReferral
Extra resources must be allocated to develop work-arounds
Clinical Care System
Implementation
Forms/templates
Data entry
Clinic flow
Use QI/PDSA to test
Develop written clinical protocols/policies
Incorporate into orientation/on-boarding/clinical mentoring
Turn & Talk: Where is your Organization?
What challenges to integration are present in your organization?
What is going to be your first Action Step next week to works towards increasing integration in your organization?
Conclusion
YOU CANNOT HAVE GOOD HEALTH IF YOU HAVE BAD TEETH
Interdisciplinary Collaboration…
Is the future
Creates access to oral health services
Improves health status
Contributes to Triple Aim
The right thing to do
Medical Assistant & Dental Assistant Providing Education in Waiting Shared Room
Contact Us!
Irene V. Hilton, DDS, MPH, FACD NNOHA Dental Consultant [email protected]
National Network for Oral Health Access 181 East 56th Street, Suite 501
Denver, CO 80216
Phone: (303) 957-0635
Fax: (866) 316-4995