Introduction to Using CRSfor GPRA & PART Reporting

Stephanie Klepacki, CRS Federal Lead, IHSStephanie.Klepacki@ihs.gov

Agenda

• Introduction to CRS• Demonstrations• Hands-on Session• Question and Answer

Session

User Manual Help• The CRS 2009 User Manual

contains information on GPRA and complete instructions for using CRS

• In today’s presentation, this symbol on the lower right side of a slide indicates information for this subject is available in the CRS 2009 User Manual– The numbers indicate the

sections of the User Manual

4.3.2.14.3.2.14.3.2.24.3.2.2

INTRODUCTION TO THE CLINICAL REPORTING SYSTEM

(CRS)

Relationship Between GPRA & CRS• The IHS Director has designated the Clinical Reporting System

(CRS) as the national tool for reporting of all GPRA clinical measures– Federal (IHS) facilities are required to use CRS for GPRA

reporting– Urban facilities are required to use CRS for GPRA

reporting– Tribal facilities are not required to use CRS but are

encouraged to use it• 4th quarter report is used to compile IHS’ national performance

measure rates for all clinical GPRA measures in the Annual Performance Report

CRS GPRA Reporting ProcessCompilation of

IHS AnnualPerformance Report

NGST(Francis Frazier,

Diane Leach,Elaine Brinn

Christine Brennan, Wendy Blocker,Amy Patterson)

Area NationalGPRA Report

Area A GPRACoordinator

Area NationalGPRA Report

Area B GPRACoordinator

Area NationalGPRA Report

Area C GPRACoordinator

Local NationalGPRA Report

Facility A

Local NationalGPRA Report

Facility B

Local National GPRA Report

Facility A

Local NationalGPRA Report

Facility B

Local NationalGPRA Report

Facility A

Local NationalGPRA Report

Facility B

CRS (Clinical Reporting System)

• A component of RPMS

• An automated reporting system used for tracking clinical quality measures and GPRA measures

• Intended to eliminate the need for manual chart audits

• Awarded 2005 Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence by the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

• Available in both GUI and roll-and-scroll versions

CRS (Clinical Reporting System)

From Where Does CRS Gets its Data?

Clinical Reporting System (CRS)• Based on software developed by Aberdeen

Area in 2000• Provides automated local, regional (Area)

and national tracking of clinical performance on demand

• Uses identical logic, thus ensuring comparable performance data is reported across all facilities

• Updated annually to reflect changes in the logic descriptions and to add new topics

3.23.2

CRS Mines its Data from RPMS• Resource and Patient Management

System (RPMS)– IHS’ Health Information Solution since 1984– Comprised of over 50 component

applications

RPMS Integrates MultipleClinical Systems into One Database

PCCPCCPatientPatient

DatabaseDatabase

Case ManagementCase Management Data EntryData EntryReferred CareReferred Care

Diabetes ManagementDiabetes Management

Elder CareElder Care

Patient RegistrationPatient Registration

LaboratoryLaboratory

Emergency RoomEmergency Room

Public Health NursingPublic Health Nursing

PharmacyPharmacy Appointment SystemAppointment System Occupational MedOccupational Med

CHRCHR

RadiologyRadiology

ImmunizationsImmunizations

Women’s HealthWomen’s Health

DentalDental

Behavioral HealthBehavioral Health

RPMS Applications that CRS Mines• CRS mines data from these RPMS applications:

– Majority of the Data• PCC (Patient Care Component)

– Other Data• Behavioral Health (looks for BHS problem codes)

• Women’s Health (looks for Pap Smears & Mammograms)

• Immunization (gets children 19-35 months who are active in the Immunization Package)

• All RPMS applications have a link from the application to PCC – If that link is turned on, the data is passed from the application

to PCC, where CRS will find it. (Default setting for these links is “on.”)

What About the RPMS EHR?• Since the Electronic Health Record (EHR)

updates the PCC database and other applications that pass data to PCC (e.g. Immunizations, Lab, Pharmacy), CRS will find that data in PCC

CRS Data

CRS does not update the PCC database; it reports on data it

mines from PCC and the Behavioral Health, Women’s

Health, and Immunization packages.

Types of Data CRS Mines • Patient Demographic Data

– Name– Age– Sex– Community of Residence– Chart Number

• Patient Health Data– Standard Codes– Site-Populated Codes

Types of Data CRS Mines (cont’d) • Standard codes, which are written into the CRS

programs and may not be edited– Industry-standard Codes

• ICD-9 codes (diagnosis and procedure)

• CPT codes (billing)

• CVX codes (immunizations)

• LOINC codes (standard coding for lab tests)

– IHS-exclusive Codes• Exam codes (e.g. 03 Diabetic Retinal Exam)

• Patient Education codes (e.g. DM-M: Diabetes Mellitus – Medications education)

• Health Factors (e.g. Alcohol or Tobacco User)

Types of Data CRS Mines (cont’d)

• Site-populated codes, which are stored in taxonomies that are maintained by each site

• Lab Tests– Examples: Hemoglobin A1c, LDL Cholesterol, Pap Smear,

FOBT

• Medications– Examples: Beta-blockers, ACEIs/ARBs,

Aspirin, Statins– Most medication taxonomies are pre-

populated either by NDC or VA Drug Class codes

– Sites need to update their taxonomies in CRS periodically to add new lab tests and medications

Example of CRS Mining the Data

PCCPCCPatientPatient

DatabaseDatabase

CRSCRS

Report DenominatorHow many patientsare Active Diabetic

in 2009?

Report NumeratorOf those patients, how

many had an A1cthis year?

Looks for Active Clinical patients with Dx250.00-250.93 prior to the Report Period, 2 visits ever with 250.00-250.93, and 2visits for any Dx during Report Period

Returns number of patients& their data

Looks for site-populated A1c lab tests,LOINC codes, or CPT 83036

Returns number of patients& their data

Report & Patient List

CRS Lingo

What is a Performance Measure Topic?

• Performance Measure Topic: An overarching clinical topic (e.g., pneumococcal immunization rates)

• Each topic has one or more:– Denominator: definition of the total population

that is being reviewed– Numerator: the number of patients from the

denominator who meet the criteria identified

Performance Measure Topic Example

Topic:Topic:PneumovaxPneumovax

Immunization RatesImmunization Rates

Denominators:Denominators: GPRA: Active Clinical 65+GPRA: Active Clinical 65+ User Pop 65+User Pop 65+ Active DiabeticsActive Diabetics

Numerators:Numerators: GPRA: Pneumovax ever orGPRA: Pneumovax ever or refusal during Rpt Periodrefusal during Rpt Period Refusal during Rpt PeriodRefusal during Rpt Period Pneumovax past 5 yearsPneumovax past 5 years

What is a Performance Measure?

• Performance Measure: The combination of one denominator and one numerator

• GPRA Measure: The performance measure defined by the agency as a specific performance measure to be reported to Congress

Example: CRS GPRA MeasureActive Clinical patients 65 or older (denominator) with Pneumococcal vaccine documented at any time before the end of the Report Period, including refusals in past year (numerator).

User Population Denominator• For GPRA, defined as:

– Must be Indian/Alaska Native, based on Beneficiary classification 01, and

– Must reside in a community specified in the site’s GPRA community taxonomy, and

– Must be alive on last day of Report Period, and– Must have 1 visit to any clinic in the past 3

years

3.2.3.33.2.3.3

Key Denominator: Active Clinical• Developed specifically for clinical measures

to identify more representative “active” population than User Pop

• For GPRA, defined as: – Must be Indian/Alaska Native, based on Beneficiary

classification 01, and– Must reside in a community specified in the site’s

GPRA community taxonomy, and – Must be alive on last day of Report Period, and– Must have 2 visits to defined medical clinics

in the past 3 years3.2.3.13.2.3.1

Active Clinical Denominator (cont’d)

0101 GeneralGeneral 2424 Well ChildWell Child

0606 DiabeticDiabetic 2828 Family PracticeFamily Practice

1010 GYNGYN 5757 EPSDTEPSDT

1212 ImmunizationImmunization 7070 Women’s HealthWomen’s Health

1313 Internal MedicineInternal Medicine 8080 Urgent CareUrgent Care

2020 PediatricsPediatrics 8989 EveningEvening

One of the patient’s visits must have been to one of the core medical clinics below.

Active Clinical Denominator (cont’d)

02 Cardiac 37 Neurology03 Chest and TB 38 Rheumatology

05 Dermatology 49 Nephrology

07 ENT 50 Chronic Disease08 Family Planning 69 Endocrinology

16 Obstetrics 75 Urology

19 Orthopedic 81 Men’s Health Screening23 Surgical 85 Teen Clinic25 Other 88 Sports Medicine

26 High Risk B8 Gastroenterology – Hepatology

27 General Preventive B9 Oncology – Hematology

31 Hypertension C3 Colposcopy

32 Postpartum

The second visit must be to one of the core clinics (previous slide) or to one of the clinics listed below.

CRS Access &

Security Keys

Who Should Have Access to CRS? • Anyone who will perform any of the following

functions:– Set up the Site Parameters– Edit the site-populated lab or drug taxonomies– Run the National GPRA & PART Report and

generate export files– Run other CRS reports– Run patient lists

• Access to the above functions should be limited to the needs of the user

CRS Security Keys– BGPZ MENU: Enables user to run all reports except

the CMS Report. Does not give user any of the functionality listed below.

– BGPZ PATIENT LISTS: Enables a user to run lists of patients that contain patient identifiers and medical information.

– BGPZ SITE PARAMETERS: Enables a user to edit the site parameters.

– BGPZ TAXONOMY EDIT: Enables a user to edit the site-populated lab and medication taxonomies.

– BGPZAREA: Provides a user with access to the Area Office menu, where Area Aggregate reports may be run.

3.2.23.2.2

Standard Codes Usedin CRS Logic

Standard Codes• Hard-coded in CRS program logic; users cannot

change the codes• Types of Standard Codes

– CPT: to report diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for billing

– ICD: • Diagnoses (POV, Problem List) • Procedure codes

– LOINC: for laboratory tests, etc.– IHS National Patient Education Codes– IHS Health Factors (e.g. tobacco or alcohol user)– IHS Exam Codes (e.g. dental exam, diabetic foot exam)

Example of Standard Codes in CRS Logic• To define Pap Smear (past 3 years):

– V Lab: Pap Smear (standard test name), OR– Site-populated taxonomy BGP PAP SMEAR TAX, OR – LOINC taxonomy, OR – V POV: V67.01, V76.2, V72.31, V72.32, V72.3 (old

code), V76.47, 795.0*, 795.10 – 16, 795.19 OR– V Procedure: 91.46, OR– V CPT: 88141-88167, 88174-88175, G0123, G0124,

G0141, G0143-G0145, G0147, G0148, P3000, P3001, Q0091, OR

– Women’s Health procedure called Pap Smear, OR– Refusals in past year

10 Minute Break

Taxonomies

Taxonomies• Groupings of similar things

– Lab Tests– Drugs– CPT codes– ICD-9 codes– Others

• Used by RPMS applications, including CRS, to find data items in PCC

4.34.3

Taxonomies

• 2 Types of Taxonomies in CRS– Hard-coded

• Users cannot update• LOINCs are included in these

– Site-populated• Users update with System Setup menu

option• All non-LOINC lab tests are included in

these

4.3.14.3.14.3.24.3.2

Site-Populated Taxonomy Examples

TESTTEST VARIATIONSVARIATIONS

DM AUDIT HGB A1C TAX All Hemoglobin A1C lab tests used in Diabetes: Glycemic Control

HgbA1C A1C HbA1c Hemoglobin A1CGlycosylated hemoglobin Glycohemoglobin A1c

BGP GPRA FOB TESTS All fecal occult blood tests used in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Occult BloodFecal Occult BloodFOBT

4.3.34.3.3

4.3.24.3.24.3.34.3.34.3.44.3.4

Taxonomy Tips• You must work with your Lab & Pharmacy

staff to identify all test and drug names– Run the Lab & Medication Taxonomy Reports

and give to your Lab & Pharmacy Supervisors

• Include ALL test names used by your facility since 1995, even if codes are currently inactive– GPRA reports use a baseline year of 2000 and

some measures look back 5 years– Must include tests that were active at that time

if you want good baseline data

Taxonomy Tips (cont’d)

• Do not include names of lab panels in taxonomies for specific tests that look at results (e.g., “Lipid Panel” should not be included in LDL taxonomy)

– For LDL cholesterol, include a lipid panel if it is the test that is normally performed for diabetes patients instead of an LDL cholesterol test

– Panels do not report the test result, only that the test was done

Reports and Patient Lists

Report Parameters• Report Period

– 1-year time period (e.g. July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010, Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009)

• Baseline Year– 1-year time period (e.g. July 1, 1999 – June 30, 2000)

• Patient Population– AI/AN patients only– Non-AI/AN patients only– Both AI/AN and non-AI/AN

• Community Taxonomy– All of the communities included in the report

• Patients must reside in one of these communities; otherwise, they are not reported

Types of CRS Reports• National GPRA & PART Report

– GPRA measures, GPRA developmental measures (e.g. measure counts excluding refusals) and several non-GPRA measures included for context, preset to current GPRA year. Breastfeeding Rates are included as a PART measure in this national report.

• GPRA & PART Performance Report– Same as National GPRA & PART except users can choose

the report parameters

• Other National Measures (ONM) Report– 20 non-GPRA topics reported nationally.

• Executive Order Quality Transparency Reports– 11 non-GPRA topics reported nationally. 5.05.0

Types of CRS Reports (cont’d)• Selected Measures Report

– 61 topics available• Users may choose any or all topics

• HEDIS Report– 22 HEDIS-based performance measure topics

• Elder Care Report– 27 performance measure topics

• Patient Education Report– 7 topics providing information on types of education provided to

User Pop patients

• CMS Report– Patient lists for 21 inpatient measures relating to Heart Attack,

Heart Failure, Pneumonia, and Surgery

CRS Patient Lists• Show the detail behind the report• List options

– Random sample (10%)– By designated provider– All patients

• Display information about the patient– Patient’s name, chart number, gender, etc– Denominator(s) and numerator(s) the patient is included in

• Available for all reports– National GPRA & PART Report & ONM Report: User

chooses to include patients who met or did not meet a measure

– All Other Reports: Patient lists are predefined

5.05.0

Patient Lists Can Be Used For...

• Verifying RPMS data against patient’s chart info

• Identifying patients who need certain screenings/procedures– e.g., tobacco screening, flu shot

• Identifying “at risk” patients– e.g., high LDL, high BP, obese

• Delimited files are most useful output for patient lists!

Review of Sample National GPRA & PART

Report

Review ofSample Patient Lists

10 Minute Break

Demo of Site Parameters Setup

CRS Hands-On Scripts

CRS Disclaimer• CRS is not a workload application, nor is it intended for

managing patient care

• Its purpose is to report on the quality of care IHS is providing to its patient population as defined by specific performance measures

• Unless specifically stated in the logic, the test found (i.e. numerator value) does not indicate the most recent test

– If the date of the most recent test is needed, check PCC

• Cannot compare CRS results with results of a QMan search unless the EXACT SAME LOGIC is used!

CRS Disclaimer (cont’d)• Software is notnot a solution• Software is a tooltool to assist users in identifying and

aggregating comparablcomparable clinical information• Software can helphelp identify problems

– with data– with clinical documentation process– with clinical care

Bottom Line:Bottom Line: CRS cannot fix a facility’s problems; an active QI program is needed. Users must run and review the CRS reports to see if the rates are reasonable. If they are not, need to research the patient’s data and get the patient the needed test/screenings/care.

QUESTION &

ANSWER SESSION

Optional Discussion: Tips for Improvement

Report Results• Low or “incorrect” results on your CRS

reports does not necessarily mean that you are not performing the appropriate procedures, screenings, etc

• It does mean that the data cannot be located in RPMS

• First, check what’s in the chart against what’s in RPMS– Use Patient Lists

Tips for Improvement• Ensure Data Entry is up-to-date

– Final GPRA reports normally are due to CAO the first week of August. The end of the GPRA report period is June 30.

– Reports at local facilities will be run in July.– If data entry is >4 weeks behind, none of the data that

is entered after July will be counted in your GPRA report!!!

Tips for Improvement (cont’d)• Review your GPRA community taxonomy

– Ensure all communities assigned within your service area are included in the GPRA taxonomy

• Your site or Area Planning Officer or Statistician should be able to assist in defining appropriate communities

• Only Area Planning Officers should edit the GPRA community taxonomy

– Removing or adding taxonomies could have a negative impact on the GPRA & PART measures

– If you want to add or delete communities for testing purposes, then create a new taxonomy but leave the GPRA taxonomy as is

– Find out if any name changes have been made to communities in your taxonomy

• If yes, need to change taxonomy to delete old community and add new community

Tips for Improvement (cont’d)• Document and enter refusals

– Refusals count toward meeting many measures

• Pap, mammogram, immunization, diabetic eye exam, CRC screen, etc.

– Providers: document on PCC• Write in POV section “Refused ___”

(depending on test, IZ, or other procedure)

OR• Write “Refused” in appropriate

Order Box at right

– Data Entry: use REF mnemonic

Tips for Improvement (cont’d)• Document historical lab tests and procedures

– Providers: Ask about and record historical information on PCC

• Ask patients about common off-site procedures (e.g., IZ type, date received, location)

• Document telephone visits• Verbal or written lab or other referral reports

– Data Entry: Use Historical MnemonicsHIM (Immunization) HPAP (Pap Smear)HRAD (Radiology) 76090-76092 for mammogramHBE (Barium Enema) HCOL (Colonoscopy)HFOB (FOBT, guaiac) HSIG (Sigmoidoscopy)

Tips for Improvement (cont’d)

• Download the Clinical Cheat Sheet from the CRS web site (Performance Improvement Toolbox page)– Contains detailed instructions for providers and

data entry on documenting and entering information for:

• Historical Data• Refusals• Exams

Tips for Improvement (cont’d)• Include all relevant lab tests for taxonomies

– Update taxonomies at least annually because the Lab updates lab profile and codes periodically throughout the year

– Include changed, inactive, deleted and current tests in your taxonomy because CRS looks at tests as far back as 1995

– Coordinate with lab tech to assure ALL codes identified. They may know names of tests you wouldn’t know.

• Document reference lab results– If labs are sent out, ensure that test completion and

result are entered in PCC when returned

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CRS ContactsGPRA Lead Francis Frazier FNP, MPH

(301) 443-4700

Francis.Frazier@ihs.gov

OIT Clinical Lead

Chris Lamer (828) 497-9163

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OIT Federal Lead

Stephanie Klepacki (505) 821-4480

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