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Implementation Strategies To Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates In Adults With Sepsis: A Quality Improvement Project, Erin Kucharek
Implementation Strategies To Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates In Adults With Sepsis: A Quality Improvement Project, Erin Kucharek
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Background: Sepsis is a concern in healthcare, as patients are 2 to 3 times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital than those with other illnesses. Readmitted patient with sepsis costs the healthcare system $3.5 billion dollars per year. Effective care coordination is a tool that decreases readmission rates in other illnesses and is likely applicable to those with sepsis. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to determine if primary care provider follow-up appointments, increased home care utilization, and patient education would reduce sepsis readmissions.
Methods: The Transitional Care Model guided project design and The Kotter Model …