MedChi Teams Up with MIDEO Health to Enhance Advance Care Planning in Maryland
Exciting news for healthcare in Maryland! MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society, has joined forces with MIDEO Health and US Acute Care Solutions to bring a higher standard of advance care planning to residents throughout the state. This partnership is aiming to boost the quality of care and enhance patient safety, making a significant stride in medical practice and patient empowerment.
MIDEO Health, renowned for its research in medical order quality and patient safety, along with US Acute Care Solutions—the largest physician-owned acute care practice in the U.S.—are introducing a robust platform to Maryland’s medical community. The platform, MIDEO®, or My Informed Decisions on Video, serves as a digital tool for creating Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST). It’s already making a difference in over 43 states and six countries, and now, it’s Maryland’s turn.
What sets MIDEO apart is its use of video to record patient wishes concerning their treatment – their physicians’ orders for life–sustaining treatment (POLST) documents. This method ensures clarity and helps healthcare professionals accurately follow through with the patient’s intended medical directions, avoiding any ambiguity that might arise from traditional paper forms. The videos are securely stored and can be accessed through CRISP, allowing for seamless communication about patient care preferences.
Dr. Ferdinando Mirarchi, the founder and CEO of MIDEO Health, explained the impact of this technology: “MIDEO brings significant value to advance-care planning by putting processes in place that protect the patient and their families.” It’s a step forward in ensuring that patients have a definitive say in their healthcare decisions.
In Maryland, the Episode Quality Improvement Program (EQIP) is another initiative working alongside MIDEO. EQIP assists Medicare beneficiaries by incentivizing physicians to enhance care quality while reducing costs. Unfortunately, many practices have struggled with meeting the advance-care planning metrics set by EQIP. MedChi’s CEO, Gene Ransom, shared his excitement about the new tools available, noting that “many practices that participate in EQIP have been shown to be deficient in meeting the advanced-care planning (ACP) metric, so it was imperative that we find a tool to help them. I’m thrilled about this collaboration as it gives patients a true voice in their advance care directives while promoting a healthy collaboration of care between the patient and the physician.”
This alliance is not just about implementing new technology; it’s about improving the conversation around patient care, ensuring everyone involved—patients, families, and healthcare providers—has the resources to make informed decisions. Here’s to a future where medical care is as advanced and accurate as the technology supporting it!
For those wanting to explore how MIDEO Health is revolutionizing patient care, you can visit their website at MIDEO Health.
