Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice Tools from
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Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Tools from AHRQ Cindy Brach Center for Delivery, Organization, & Markets April 5, 2017
Disclosure I have no relevant financial interests
Overview • Problems with Informed Consent • Training Modules • Leaders Module • Health Care Professionals Module • Pilot Test Findings
Learning About You • Where do you work and in what capacity? • What do you hope to learn in the next hour?
Informed Consent: The Problem Patients • Misunderstanding ► • Benefits, harms, risks, alternatives Don’t know they can say no Clinicians • • • Just a form Don’t offer choices Malpractice top 10 5
To what extent do clinicians obtaining consent in your hospital/unit agree with the following statements? Chief purpose of IC is to comply with regulations Getting signature is most critical part of informed consent Refusing a life-saving procedure demonstrates patient is not capable of making a decision Clinicians are in a better position to make decisions than patients Staff attitudes (n=235) Clinicians should not present less effective alternatives Clinicians should encourage patients to talk about values Informed consent process is worth the time Lack of patient understanding of IC is safety problem Clinicians are responsible for ensuring that patients undertstand their options 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Percentage 'Agree' or 'Strongly Agree’ (%)
How frequently do clinicians do the following when obtaining informed consent? Use decision aids Teach-back to confirm understanding Leaders' perception of clinician IC practices (n=22) Informed Consent Practices Elicit Goals and Values Confirm consent before procedure Offer choices Staff's perception of clinicians' IC practices (n=235) Engage patients/family in discussion Neutral Explanation Clinicians' selfreport (n=45) Encourage Questions Call for Qualified Interpreters Assess decision-making capacity 0% 20% 40% 60% Percentage 'Usually' or 'Always' (%) 80% 100%
Why Two Modules? • Ingredients for successful quality improvement: Leadership support ► Prepared workforce ► • Leaders module – for C-suite and other execs • Health care professionals module – teach skills • to clinical teams Health literacy relevance: informed consent requires clear communication about choices Both modules are available to Joint Commission-accredited Institutions for free continuing medical education credit 8
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Approach: Enduring and Interactive Modules • Video recordings • Provider illustrations • Knowledge checks • Illustrative scenarios • Patient friendly forms • Model conversation • Multiple resources • Patient stories
Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Leaders Sponsored by: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Contract No. HHSA 290201000031 I, Task Order #3 The development and production of this course was a joint effort by AHRQ, Abt Associates, and The Joint Commission. The authors of this module are responsible for its content. No statement may be construed as the official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Leaders Module Components Three Components Principles of informed consent 2. Policy 3. Supportive Systems 1. • Worksheets throughout • 34 new and existing resources – e. g. , Championing Change, AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. 12
Principles of Informed Consent • Clarify patients’ rights • Legal and patient safety implications • Patient capacity for decision making Toni Cordell 13
Policy • • Purpose Who can obtain IC When Content Documentation Exceptions Clear communications policy (plain language, using teach-back, accommodating communication needs) • • Compliance Enforcement Dissemination Review 14
Informed Consent Policy Worksheet 15
Picture of slide 42 Building Systems to Improve the Informed Consent Process 16
Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Professionals Sponsored by: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Contract No. HHSA 290201000031 I, Task Order #3 The development and production of this course was a joint effort by AHRQ, Abt Associates, and The Joint Commission. The authors of this module are responsible for its content. No statement may be construed as the official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Health Care Professionals Module: 10 Strategies Clear Communication Presenting Choices 1. Prepare for the Informed 5. Offer Choices Consent Discussion 6. Engage Patients, 2. Use Health Literacy Families and Friends Universal Precautions 7. Elicit Goals and Values 3. Remove Language 8. Show High Quality Barriers 4. Use Teach-Back Decision Aids 9. Explain Benefits, Harms, and Risks of All Options 10. Help Patients Choose
The Teach-Back Process Chunk and teach information. Ask patients to teach back in their own words. Allow patients to consult material. If patient teaches back correctly and there’s more to explain If patient doesn’t teach back correctly Re-teach using different words
Teach-Back Examples
Informed Consent as a Team Process • Confirming Understanding • Ensuring Appropriate Documentation • Team Roles and Responsibilities
Team Roles and Responsibilities
Learning from Training Modules • Training modules improved knowledge ► Leaders (p < 0. 05) ► Health care professionals/ staff (p < 0. 001)
Effect of Training Modules and Strategies* • Increased awareness & fostered dialogue • Pointed out discrepancies in interpretation of policies (e. g. , who can obtain consent) • Assessed workflow and processes • Revealed documentation issues • Reinforced existing interpreter services • Identified many opportunities for improvement *Potentially a result of pilot test participation, too
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