Public Safety CommissionJune 1, 2020

Backup - Item #3 EMS COVID-19 update and services — original pdf

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Collaborative Care Communication Center “C4” C 4 - C o l l a b o r a t i v e C a r e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C e n t e r 4 / 3 / 1 9 2 M a i n G o a l o f C 4 A t t a c h e d t o t h e E M S 9 1 1 C e n t e r o p e r a t i o n , t h e m a i n g o a l o f C 4 i s t o e s t a b l i s h a c o l l a b o r a t i o n p o i n t f o r c a s e m a n a g e m e n t a n d s e r v i c e d i s t r i b u t i o n w h e r e a l l s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s c a n a c c e s s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t s e r v i c e a v a i l a b i l i t y , c o n n e c t c l i e n t s t o s e r v i c e s m o r e e f f i c i e n t l y t h r o u g h c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h o t h e r p r o v i d e r s , i n c r e a s e w h a t i s k n o w n a b o u t t h e c l i e n t p o p u l a t i o n , a n d e x p a n d t h e r e a c h o f e x i s t i n g s e r v i c e c a p a b i l i t y . Force Multiplier Streamline Effort to Connect clients to services Increases Collaboration between service providers Enriches Knowledge Base Centralizes Navagation Processes A s a f o r c e m u l t i p l i e r , C 4 a l l o w s m o r e i n d i v i d u a l s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n c o n n e c t i n g p e r s o n s e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s o r o t h e r c h a l l e n g e s w i t h s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s b y e s t a b l i s h i n g a s i n g l e p o i n t o f c o n t a c t o u t s i d e t h e 9 1 1 - s y s t e m . A s a s t r e a m l i n e r , C 4 c r e a t e s e f f i c i e n c i e s b y r e d u c i n g t h e w o r k l o a d o f f i e l d s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s b y r e d u c i n g t h e e f f o r t r e q u i r e d t o c o n n e c t c l i e n t s t o r e s o u r c e s . A s a c o l l a b o r a t o r , C 4 e n e r g i z e s c o l l a b o r a t i o n b y c o n n e c t i n g s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s w i t h e a c h o t h e r a n d w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f r e s o u r c e s . A s a k n o w l e d g e b a s e , C 4 c r e a t e s a p l a c e f o r i n f o r m a t i o n g a t h e r i n g a n d l e a r n i n g t o o c c u r . S h a r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s r e s u l t s i n b e t t e r s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y a n d p r o b l e m s o l v i n g . A s a c a s e m a n a g e m e n t c o l l a b o r a t i o n p o i n t , C 4 e s t a b l i s h e s a c e n t r a l p o i n t w h e r e c a s e m a n a g e r s c a n w o r k t o g e t h e r o n c l i e n t c a r e , i n v o l v e o t h e r r e s o u r c e s , a n d c r e a t e s o l u t i o n s f o r p e r s o n s e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s . A T C E M S 2 0 1 9 . E r n e s t o M . R o d r i g u e z C 4 - C o l l a b o r a t i v e C a r e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C e n t e r 4 / 3 / 1 9 3 B a c k g r o u n d T h e E n d i n g C o m m u n i t y H o m e l e s s n e s s C o a l i t i o n ( E C H O ) e s t i m a t e s t h a t 7 , 4 9 8 i n d i v i d u a l s e x p e r i e n c e d h o m e l e s s n e s s i n 2 0 1 7 . I n 2 0 1 8 , t h e P o i n t i n T i m e C o u n t s h o w e d t h e r e w a s a 5 % i n c r e a s e i n t h e n u m b e r o f i n d i v i d u a l e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s f r o m 2 0 1 7 . E c h o e s t i m a t e s t h a t m o r e t h a n a t h o u s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s r e m a i n e d u n s h e l t e r e d i n 2 0 1 8 . T h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m m u n i t y m u l t i p l e a g e n c i e s a r e i n v o l v e d w i t h h o m e l e s s n e s s i n a v a r i e t y o f w a y s . A g e n c i e s i n c l u d i n g 9 1 1 s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s ( E m e r g e n c y M e d i c a l S e r v i c e s a n d P o l i c e ) , 3 1 1 , n u m e r o u s n o n - p r o f i t a n d f a i t h - b a s e d i n i t i a t i v e s , t h e H o m e l e s s O u t r e a c h S t r e e t T e a m ( H O S T ) , I n t e g r a l C a r e , E C H O , A u s t i n D o w n t o w n C o m m u n i t y C o u r t , t h e A u s t i n - T r a v i s C o u n t y S o b e r i n g C e n t e r , A u s t i n P u b l i c H e a l t h , a r e a h o s p i t a l s , t h e C i t y o f A u s t i n W a t e r s h e d P r o t e c t i o n D e p a r t m e n t , P a r k s D e p a r t m e n t , a n d L i b r a r i e s a r e s o m e o f t h e a g e n c i e s i n v o l v e d i n p r o v i d i n g s e r v i c e s r e l a t e d t o c o m m u n i t y h o m e l e s s n e s s . D e s p i t e t h e a s s o r t m e n t o f s e r v i c e b e i n g p r o v i d e d , h o m e l e s s n e s s a p p e a r s t o b e r i s i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m m u n i t y . B e c a u s e o f t h e c o n t i n u e d g r o w t h o f h o m e l e s s n e s s a n d t h e v a r i e t y o f p r o v i d e r s i n v o l v e d i n s e r v i c e d e l i v e r y , a c e n t r a l i z e d p o i n t o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n h a s b e c o m e n e c e s s a r y t o o p t i m i z e c o m m u n i t y e f f o r t s t o e n d h o m e l e s s n e s s . C o l l a b o r a t i v e C a r e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s C e n t e r ( C 4 ) C 4 i s p a r t o f t h e E M S 9 1 1 C e n t e r o p e r a t i o n . T h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p m a k e s c o n n e c t i n g t o s a f e t y n e t s e r v i c e s e a s y i n c a s e o f e m e r g e n c i e s . I t a l s o e n a b l e s C 4 t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y t o c o n n e c t q u i c k l y t o e m e r g e n c y f i e l d s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s . I t a l s o a l l o w s C 4 t o t a p i n t o t h e k n o w l e d g e a n d e x p e r i e n c e g a i n e d f r o m o p e r a t i n g a n e m e r g e n c y c a l l c e n t e r . C o l l a b o r a t i o n i s t h e k e y e l e m e n t o f C 4 . R a t h e r t h a n r e p l a c i n g t h e e f f o r t s o f t h e v a r i o u s a g e n c i e s t o e n d h o m e l e s s n e s s , C 4 i s d e s i g n e d t o c o n n e c t s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r s a n d a s s i s t i n c o o r d i n a t i n g t h e i r e f f o r t s . A T C E M S 2 0 1 9 . E r n e s t o M . R o d r i g u e z C 4 - C o l l a b o r a t i v e C a r e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C e n t e r 4 / 3 / 1 9 4 C 4 i n A c t i o n – S c e n a r i o s T h e f o l l o w i n g s c e n a r i o i s a n e x a m p l e o f c a s e s t h a t h a p p e n e v e r y d a y . I n t h i s c a s e a p a s s e r b y c a l l e d 9 1 1 a f t e r s e e i n g a m a n i n a p a r k w h o l o o k s l i k e h e n e e d s h e l p . 911 Call Person at a Park "Looks like he needs help" EMS & APD Dispatched Priority 4 Unkown Caller not on-scene EMS & APD On-Scene "Just Sleeping" No medical complaints Further Evaluation Diabetes & mental health needs Out of medications Recently homeless Transport to ER Only option for EMS Maybe get a Social Worker consult at ER W h i l e t h e i n d i v i d u a l r e c e i v e d h e l p f r o m c o m m u n i t y r e s p o n d e r s , t h e r e s u l t i s r e l o c a t i o n t o a l o c a l e m e r g e n c y d e p a r t m e n t . N o p l a n f o r e n d i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s i s c r e a t e d . O n l y i m m e d i a t e n e e d s a r e m a n a g e d a n d t h e s o l u t i o n s a r e c o s t l y . W h a t i f o u r c o m m u n i t y r e s p o n s e t o t h i s s c e n a r i o c o u l d b e d i f f e r e n t ? W h a t i f w e c o u l d p r o v i d e b e t t e r c o o r d i n a t i o n a n d r e d u c e t h e c o s t w h i l e i m p r o v i n g t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f o u r a c t i o n s ? A T C E M S 2 0 1 9 . E r n e s t o M . R o d r i g u e z C 4 - C o l l a b o r a t i v e C a r e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C e n t e r 4 / 3 / 1 9 5 911 Call C4 Initiates Park Ranger Transport to ER Transfer to C 4 contacts with care Further Evaluation Arrives On-Scene EMS & APD Dispatched EMS & APD On-Scene C4 Alerts Park Ranger & HOST Priority 4 Unkown Caller not on-scene "Just Sleeping" No medical complaints Person at a Park "Looks like he needs help" Text Alert sent to Park Rangers HOST Medic and Officer alerted via radio Diabetes & mental health needs Out of medications Recently homeless Park Ranger sees no medical or law enforcement issues - updates C4 Ambulance and APD cancelled - HOST Updated T h i s i s t h e s a m e s c e n a r i o w i t h C 4 i n t e g r a t i o n . C 4 c h a n g e s h o w a n d w h e n w e d e l i v e r s e r v i c e s t o i m p r o v e o u t c o m e s . I n v o l v i n g C 4 c r e a t e s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o i n v o l v e p a r t n e r s – l i k e a P a r k R a n g e r , I n t e g r a l C a r e , C l i n i c s , a n d o t h e r s . I m m e d i a t e n e e d s a r e a d d r e s s e d f i r s t a n d f o l l o w e d b y a n a s s e s s m e n t o f n e e d s b a s e d o n s o c i a l d e t e r m i n a n t s . A s s e s s m e n t r e s u l t s h e l p c a s e m a n a g e r s d e v e l o p c u s t o m i z e d p l a n s t o i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f l i f e f o r p e r s o n s e x p e r i e n c i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s a n d e n d i n g h o m e l e s s n e s s . B y i n t e g r a t i n g C o m m u n i t y H e a l t h t r a i n e d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t o r s a n d C o m m u n i t y H e a l t h P a r a m e d i c s i n t o t h e “ C o n n e c t i o n P r o c e s s ” c a s e s c a n b e m a n a g e d m o r e e f f i c i e n t l y a n d a p p r o p r i a t e l y . T h e s o l u t i o n i s n o w m u c h m o r e t h a n a n a m b u l a n c e t o e v e r y c a l l . HOST Medic continues assessment Identifies medication issue - informs C4 C4 gathers community clinic appointment times C4 Coordniator queues case review Community Health Medic scheduled to complete MAP application, housing assessment, and social determinants review with client Contacts Integral Care - Case Worker Locates shelter bed & Arranges transportation Connects Park Ranger & HOST on 3 way call Only option for EMS Maybe get a Social Worker consult at ER HOST Officer finalizes transportation, case-worker, and shelter arrangements Client moved to care with shelter, medical, and resource plan. On-Scene Resource Inventory Completed client record. HOST On-Scene C4 Starts a new providers A T C E M S 2 0 1 9 . E r n e s t o M . R o d r i g u e z