Setting TargetsAchieving Results STAR Nursing Home STAR Demo

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Setting TargetsAchieving Results (STAR)Nursing
Home STAR Demo
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Presentation Goals

• After todays session, you will be able to
• Understand target setting
• Use the STAR Web site
• Create an account
• Begin setting targets!

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What is STAR? (www.nhqi-star.org)

• Setting TargetsAchieving Results (STAR)
• Web-based tool designed to facilitate target
  setting for four quality measures (QMs)
• Physical restraints,
• High-risk pressure ulcers,
• Depression, and
• Chronic care pain.
• View your trend reports set targets

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STARs Origins

• Now that nursing homes have publicly reported
  QMs,
• how can you use your QMs for internal QI?
• Targets allow you to set goals measure
  improvement
• STAR was created to help you set targets
• Developed by quality improvement organizations
  (QIO) and the Centers for Medicare Medicaid
  Services
• Clinical topics are CMSs focus topics for for
  the next 3 years

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What are STAR Targets?

• Targets concrete, measurable goals with time
  frames
• STAR targets 1 year goals for the QMs
• Your roadmap, or vision, for the next year
• Think SMART goals

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Timely (time frame)

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High-Quality Care Begins with a Vision!
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Choosing Targets

• Target selection is an individual process
• Think about your nursing homes
• Current QM scores
• Historical trend
• Resources (e.g., staff, time, money)
• Plans for the next year
• Browse the choices on the STAR site
• What makes sense to you?
• What is achievable in one year?

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Principles Purpose

• Guiding principles
• Free to all Medicare/Medicaid-certified NHs
• Confidential targets
• Targets of any value
• Only aggregate or de-identified data will be used
  by CMS
• No evaluation based on achievement of targets
• Purpose
• Internal QI
• Not public reporting, not pay for performance

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STAR Site Demo
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Welcome Page
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Create An Account
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My Profile
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Login
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Public QM Data
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How to Set Targets
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Related Links
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Help
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My Data Comparison View Graph
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My Target Setting Summary Table
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My Target Setting Set Target
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Next Steps

• Site went live June 20, 2005
• To create an account, you will need
• A computer with Internet access
• Your Medicare/Medicare provider number
• Once you create your account, begin setting
  targets!
• Want additional information? Information and
  templates are available under Help on the STAR
  site

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Further Assistance

• Your state QIO is available to help you with
  STAR.
• For your state QIOs contact information
• Visit STAR www.nhqi-star.org
• Click on Help at top right
• Choose Contact Us