Fall Winter 2017

www.ohca.com Fall/Winter 2017 The Oregon Caregiver 11 multiple disciplines including direct provider, patient safety, geriatrics, dementia, data in quality reporting, and regulatory compliance. HB 3359 further requires the council, in consultation with DHS, to establish a uniform system for communities to report the quality metrics. The bill requires that the system for reporting allows for electronic reporting and the utilization of existing reporting systems. One existing system is the National Center for Assisted Living’s online data collection tool, LTC Trend Tracker. Trend Tracker for assisted living includes three of the five Oregon measures. This tool is free for OHCA members, and we recommend you take a look at the tool now to become more familiar with it. Improving quality care is a journey. Although these new requirements and concepts may not be familiar to all members, OHCA will work on supporting members throughout this process. We will provide guidance, direction, resources, education, and tools to get members “data-ready” in time for the 2019 collection of the quality measures.  Linda Kirschbaum is the Senior Vice President Quality Services at OHCA. QUALITY Start Your Journey: LTC Trend Tracker for ALF/RCFs Released in late 2016 by OHCA’s affiliate NCAL, the LTC Trend Tracker for assisted living features a dynamic dashboard that can allow OHCA members to set community and organizational goals and track progress for each of the quality measures. Trend Tracker includes three of the five Oregon quality measurement requirements. If your organization is not utilizing Trend Tracker now, check out this member benefit to get your started on your quality measure journey. Visit ltctrendtracker.com to register for the platform, view introductory on demand videos, and learn more about the system. Watch for OHCA educational opportunities on best practices for using Trend Tracker coming soon. 100 % 77 % 60 % 49 % 35 % 25 % 20 % 15 %