"The Nuka system of care: Lessons for healthcare redesign in Wales"

Katherine Gottlieb, MBA, DPS (h.c.), President/CEO

Steve Tierney, MD, Medical Director – Quality Improvement

Michelle Tierney, MPA, MA, Vice President Organizational Development and Innovation

Kevin Gottlieb, DDS, Vice President Resource and Development and Chief of Staff

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Describe the customer-owned and relationship based Southcentral Foundation Nuka System of Care

Understand a different way of thinking about healthcare

Answer questions

Objectives

SCF Board of Directors

Government recognized that:If the people receiving the health service are involved in the decision making processes, better yet, if they own their own health care – programs and services have a potential for enhancement and the people and their health statistics will improve.

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance

Act 1975

Unfriendly and rude staffGuinea pig for new doctorsCustomers waited for everything

• Long waits for scheduled appointments• Four- to six-hour waits common Long waits on

phone, pharmacy, everywhere Inconsistent treatment Risky place to go

The Drive to Change

Customers frustrated – waiting, impersonal, paternalistic, crowded, unfriendly

Clinical staff frustrated – too many people, not enough time, no personal relationships, too many demands

Management frustrated – lots of unhappy people, hard to motivate staff, poor financial performance, challenging facilities

Everyone Was Frustrated …

Alaska Native people were given this choice and we chose to assume the responsibility for our own health care

• Change everything• Total redesign• With our choices and values

Our Choice

Southcentral Foundation uses the term customer-owner instead of:

• Patient• Client • Customer

Customer-owner

Governing board Advisory committees Elders Council Focus Groups Annual Gathering 24- hour hotline Community gatherings Personal interaction

with employees

Satisfaction surveys Comment cards

Customer Focus Key Improvements

Vision A Native Community that enjoys physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness

Key PointsShared ResponsibilityCommitment to QualityFamily Wellness

Relationships between customer-owner, family and provider must be fostered and supportedEmphasis on wellness of the whole person, family and community (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness)L ocations convenient for customer-owners with minimal stops to get all their needs addressedAccess optimized and waiting times limitedTogether with the customer-owner as an active partnerIntentional whole-system design to maximize coordination and minimize duplicationOutcome and process measures continuously evaluated and improvedNot complicated but simple and easy to useServices financially sustainable and viable Hub of the system is the familyInterests of customer-owners drive the system to determine what we do and how we do itPopulation-based systems and servicesServices and systems build on the strengths of Alaska Native cultures

Operational Principles

Alaska

At 591,000 square miles, Alaska is as wide as the lower 48 states and larger than Texas, California and

Montana combined.

San Francisco

Charleston

• 64,000 Customer-owners• 54,000 Anchorage and Valley• 10,000 55 villages

• Employees• 1982: Fewer than 100• 2013: About 1,600

• Operating Budget• 1982: $3 million• FY 2013: $227 million

From 1982 to 2013…Operating Budget

1982 FY 2013

Why Listen to Our StoryWhy Listen to Our Story

• Utilization– 75% decrease in hospital admissions since 1999– 71% decrease in hospital days per 1000 since 1999 – 36% decrease in outpatient visits per 1000

customer-owners

• Clinical quality– Level 3 NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home – 75 or 90 percentile for HEDIS outcome measures

o Diabetes o Cancer o Cardiovascular disease

Measures of Success

Customer-owner satisfaction• Overall 93%

Employee satisfaction• Overall 94% • Response rate 95%

Employee Turnover • 10.8%

Baldrige National Quality Award - 2011

Measures of Success

Whole system transformation

Behavioral Health• Fireweed• PCC

BURT Denaa Yeets’ TRAILS and FASD The Pathway Home Quyana Clubhouse Dena A Coy

• Residential• Outpatient• Willa’s Way

Behavioral Health Service McGrath Behavioral Health Clinics

Therapeutic Family Group Homes• Cottonwood• Rendezvous• Cleveland

Alaska Womens Recovery Project (AWRP)

Access To Recovery (ATR)

SCF Programs and Services

Compliance Data Services Organizational Development Development Center Human Resources Quality Assurance Research Nuka Institute

Tribal Relations and Village Initiatives

Traditional Healing Clinic Planning Grants Communications &

Public Relations RAISE Programs Elder Program Seattle Office Board Support Corporate Office

Support

Dental (ANMC and Fireweed) Facilities General Counsel Information Technology Special Assistant Program Budget Planning and

Management Contracts Financial Operations Patient Accounts Payroll Reimbursement

Office of the President• Divisional structure

Executive and Tribal Services, Medical Services, Behavioral Health, Resource and Development and Organizational Development and Innovation

• Line Authority Functional committee structure

• 4 areas of focus to get to high performance Operations– effective day to day operations Quality Assurance– compliance with standards etc. Process Improvement– improving systems and structures Quality Improvement– improving clinical and educational

services

Organizational Structures

Then and Now …

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