Many hospitals and health systems investing in care variation reduction (CVR) are tackling the treatment of complex clinical conditions that require advanced coordination between inpatient and ambulatory settings. COPD is one of the top opportunity chronic conditions for CVR nationally, from both a quality and cost savings perspective.

This toolkit provides downloadable templates and examples from a successful COPD care variation reduction strategy. Use these tools to jumpstart your own care variation reduction efforts, and scale those efforts system-wide.

This toolkit was made possible through the generosity of Mission Health. For more information on how Mission Health implemented evidence-based COPD standards and saved thousands of dollars in the process, read our in-depth case profile published in The 80/20 of Care Variation Reduction.

Mission’s COPD CVR Starter Kit

CVR Governance Resources

• Mission’s CVR Governance and Infrastructure

Care Standard Design Resources

• 2018 Global Strategy For Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of COPD
• COPD Care Standard Document
• COPD Ambulatory Driver Diagram

Embed Resources

• Guidelines for PowerPlan Approval
• COPD Zones
• COPD Patient Education Document

Measure Resources

• COPD Documentation Pearls
• COPD Dashboard