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Evaluating The Efficacy Of An Acuity Stratification Tool In Community Based Palliative Care, Madison K. Niederer
Evaluating The Efficacy Of An Acuity Stratification Tool In Community Based Palliative Care, Madison K. Niederer
Doctoral Dissertations
Background: Community-based palliative (CBPC) care teams strive to optimize the quality of life of patients living with serious illness while also providing value-based care. An acuity tool was previously implemented at a CBPC site to promote resource allocation and improve follow-up care. Initial implementation failed, and re-implementation was undertaken.
Objective: Address barriers to acuity tool uptake and provide education on correct acuity tool documentation to improve the number of patients that receive prescribed follow-up care.
Setting/Subjects: An urban CBPC service in the Midwestern United States with a patient panel of 443 patients. Subjects include nurses, social workers, providers, and patients. …