University of Maryland Medical Center
Presentation Abstract
The Value of Nutrition
Malnutrition is a modifiable risk factor for health complications. Outpatient nutrition care is poorly reimbursed and lacks standardized diagnosis and treatment options. While advocating for clinical resources, appropriate coding and payer reimbursement is important to funding vital nutrition care, ensuring the medical community can prove the VALUE of nutrition care in terms of outcomes over cost could provide additional evidence. Healthcare professionals, payers, and policymakers should harness the value of nutrition by measuring the cost and effectiveness of nutrition support on outcomes such as quality of life, infectious & noninfectious complications, length of hospital stay, mortality, and hospital readmissions. This presentation will enhance understanding of how defining the value of nutrition can support cost-efficient, cost-effective, and high-quality healthcare, and share perspectives for future directions.
About Dr. Tyler
Dr. Renay Tyler worked at the Johns Hopkins Hospital on the Parenteral and Enteral Support Service for over 20 years managing complex patients on parenteral and enteral nutrition. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and as Co-Chair of the ASPEN Value Project. Her doctoral work focused on the implementation of an evidence-based clinical pathway for the management of home parenteral nutrition. Dr. Tyler has lectured extensively on topics of nutrition support. She has edited book chapters, authored articles in peer-reviewed journals, and served as an expert reviewer for several publications. Dr. Tyler has an adjunct faculty appointment at University of Maryland School of Nursing. She assumed the positions of Vice President of Ambulatory Services and Associate Chief Nursing Officer at University of Maryland Medical Center in 2015. In addition to her strategic and operational oversight of Outpatient Services, she focuses on the value proposition by championing quality outcomes and organizational stewardship.
Dr. Tyler did not disclose any conflicts of interest for this workshop.