A Note from Hitinder Gurm
The essence of BMC2 is our ability to come together and learn from each other for the benefit of our patients. This issue of the newsletter is full of examples of our commitment to collaboration and the positive impact it can have, now and in the future.
We share new patient-facing resources, created through a partnership with our Patient Advisory Council. We also announce our new BMC2 PCI Advisory Council and improvements to report distribution.
We invite you to join our various workgroups and committees and we welcome you to approach us with any ideas you have about additional ways we can serve you as a member of the consortium and our patients.
We are grateful for these opportunities, and the improvements that result, as we move into the last quarter of 2023. THANK YOU for the work you do each day.
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Updated PAC Recruitment Materials Available
We consulted our PCI Patient Advisory Council (PAC) to make updates to our patient-facing PAC recruitment materials. You can download these updated posters from our website. We encourage you to print them, hang them in your clinics and offices, and share them in patient information packets. You can contact the BMC2 Coordinating Center if you would like us to print copies and mail them to you. To learn more about the PAC and the collaborative projects we have completed in its 2-year history, visit the “Who We Are” section of our website.
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New Patient-Facing Resources for Living with Heart Artery Stents
This spring, we asked our PCI Patient Advisory Council members which resources they would value receiving from their care teams. We used their feedback to outline a plan for rolling out patient-facing resources between now and early 2024. The first of those resources is now available. The “Lifetime Plan for Living with Heart Artery Stents” is a document outlining important steps for caring for oneself after a PCI procedure with items for each day and one week, one month, and one year and beyond. The document also includes links to resources from the American Heart Association and the Michigan Tobacco Quitline. To increase accessibility to this information, we created a brief video which you will find via this unlisted YouTube link. We are also working with a translation service to make versions available in Arabic and Spanish in the future. We are grateful to our PAC for helping us identify how we can care for our patients in increasingly supportive ways.
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Attestation Forms Now Available
2023 Attestation Forms are now available! The form is due December 1, 2023. You will find the PCI attestation form and vascular surgery attestation form on bmc2.org under "Quality Improvement" and "Performances Indexes."
We encourage you to use the Report Attestation Form to review report distribution expectations and current processes with your site team. P4P participation points will be awarded for returning the signed form; points will not be deducted if not all boxes are checked.
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Reminder to Utilize the Contact Update Form to Update Contacts
Please use the Contact Update Form on bmc2.org to add, update, or remove contacts from your site. This is the most efficient way for BMC2 to ensure we are providing information to the relevant team members at your site. It also ensures the correct people have data entry and report receipt access and that new team members requiring training receive the appropriate information. You will find this link on our “Coordinator Resources” page under “BMC2 General Resources.”
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New Process for Report Distribution
The BMC2 Coordinating Center will roll out a new process by which you will access your BMC2 reports beginning with Q2 2023 reports.
You will no longer access your reports via the password-protected side of bmc2.org. Instead, those with report access will receive a secure email to their inbox. Every quarter these links will expire, and you will be provided with a new link to your sites’ data. That link will take you to a directory with your updated current and previous reports.
If you misplace your unique quarterly link, you can use our new lookup tool and have your information re-sent to you. This lookup tool will soon be accessible at https://www.bmc2.org/bmc2-member-login. Please do not request a new link from BMC2 staff. For more information about this change, including examples of what the emails will look like, read our blog.
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New BMC2 PCI Advisory Council
More deeply engaging an advisory council in BMC2 strategic planning will strengthen the organization and benefit all consortium members.
Our new BMC2 PCI Advisory Council will include a diverse group of partners that represent the varied interests and priorities across our State. It will allow the consortium to better serve its members and ensure we are focusing on high-impact, high-value initiatives.
We propose a tri-annual meeting schedule to discuss high-level strategic directions and priorities for BMC2, including but not limited to:
- Overall strategic direction of BMC2 PCI
- Quality improvement initiatives, including P4P and VBR goals
- Consortium-wide meeting goals and topics
- Peer review goals and topics
- Opportunities/new initiatives
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We are accepting volunteers and nominations for potential members until October 16th. Contact the Coordinating Center to volunteer or to nominate a Physician Champion, Coordinator, Quality Professional, and/or Cath Lab Team Member for consideration.
Later this fall, we will select an initial slate of members using the criteria as discussed to ensure diverse geographic representation and keep others on our list for the future as we rotate on new members.
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BMC2 Meeting SummariesThe PCI Physician Meeting with MI ACC was held on September 23rd from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Traverse City, MI. Dr. Walchak, with the University of Michigan Health West, presented on best practices and BMC2 experience with same-day discharge. Dr. Mohammad Imran Qureshi, from DMC Sinai Grace Hospital, presented about best practices and BMC2 experience for PCI patients with cardiac arrest. Drs. Gurm and Sukul, with the BMC2 Coordinating Center, reviewed data, 2023A peer review reports, successes and challenges, and shared updates. You will find a slide deck of the entire meeting on the password-protected side of bmc2.org. Physicians can obtain a copy by contacting their PCI coordinator.
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Upcoming MeetingsThe BMC2 VS and MVS Collaborative Meeting will be held at the VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College on November 2nd from 12 pm – 5 pm. Presentations include reviews of VQI and BMC2 data, smoking cessation success stories, and lessons learned from peer review data. There will also be a Research and Publication Strategy Committee report and break-out groups for brainstorming BMC2 VS research opportunities. View a PDF of the agenda for the complete schedule. Registration via Eventbrite is required for this meeting. You are invited to stay for the MVS dinner and evening speaker from 6 - 9 pm, however, attendance is optional.
The BMC2 PCI Coordinator Webinar will be held on November 9th from 10 am – 11 am.
The Michigan Cardiac Rehab Network (MiCR) Stakeholder Meeting will be held on November 17th from 10 am – 3 pm at the Trinity Health Ann Arbor Intensive Cardiac Rehab Facility. View a PDF of the agenda for details.
The BMC2 VS Coordinator Webinar will be held on December 13th from 11 am – 12 pm.
More agendas and registration information will be available soon.
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Welcome New CoordinatorsVascular Surgery
Erika Sterling, RN - Henry Ford Wyandotte
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MISHC News
The ACC Quality Summit will be held October 11 – 13 in Orlando Florida. On Friday, October 13th from 9:15 am – 10:15 am Eastern, MISHC Clinical Quality Improvement Lead Sheryl Fielding, RN, BSN, will present during the interactive session “It Takes a Village to Care for TVT Nation!” Sheryl will join Holly A. Dalton, MSN, RN, of Baylor Scott and White Health to discuss best practice ideas to optimize your Structural Heart Disease Program.
MISHC Meetings
The MISHC Coordinator/Abstractor Meeting will be held on Friday, November 10th from 10 am – 3 pm in the Dome at Arbor Lakes, Ann Arbor.
The MISHC Collaborative Meeting - combined with the Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (MSTCVS) Collaborative Meeting – will be held on Saturday, November 11th, 2023 beginning at 9 am at the VistaTech Center at Schoolcraft College. Registration and details will follow soon!
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We Want to Hear From You!Do you have something to share via our newsletter? We want to hear from you! Email Elizabeth Horn at ehorn@umich.edu.
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Support for BMC2 is provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program.
Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and BMC2 work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.
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