Patients who are high utilizers, also known as multi-visit patients (MVPs) or frequent flyers, whether found in the ED, inpatient units or other departments, drive up readmission rates and tie up resources. Often, clinicians and administrators hold out little hope that they can end the multi-visit cycles of these patients. Yet, by looking at a patient’s multiple visits as a symptom of a deeper problem, and then identifying and rectifying that underlying problem, clinicians can end a patient’s cycle of care utilization.
 
On this podcast, a leading expert in high-utilizer care discusses her MVP Method, used successfully in a recent Vizient performance improvement collaborative. The general principles and actions of the MVP Method can revolutionize care, break the cycle of utilization and change the life of your patients.
 
Guest speaker:
Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP
President
Collaborative Healthcare Strategies
 
Moderator:
Heather Forst-Ramirez, MS
Performance Improvement Program Director
Vizient
 
Show Notes:
[00:35] Looking at the high utilizers
[01:17] Conventional approach: nothing can be done
[01:34] High utilizers account for 50 percent of readmissions
[02:12] Defining patients who are high utilizers
[02:56] How the Vizient PI Collaborative tackled the challenge
[03:29] Details and strategies in the MVP Method
[06:12] Addressing the challenges and the drivers of utilization
[07:52] One patient’s story: a life transformed
 
Resources:
High Utilizer (MVP) Collaborative Guidebook (Vizient, Jan 2021) Click here
Lessons Learned from the High Utilizer Collaborative: Case Study (Vizient) Click here
When Being an MVP is Not a Good Thing (Health Care Quality Innovation Network, Sep 2020) Click here
Readmissions News: MVP Method Click here
Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional Care Click here
 
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