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A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Self-Management Packet To Reduce 30-Day Readmissions, Josette Askratni
A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Self-Management Packet To Reduce 30-Day Readmissions, Josette Askratni
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) signifies a significant public health challenge that is both avoidable and treatable. There was no standardized education offered to the COPD population at the practice location. The scope of the project encompassed standardizing education by developing a self-management packet for the COPD patients. The goal of this project was to examine how the development of a standardized COPD self-management packet enhances the quality of care and strategizes reducing 30-day readmissions compared to nonstandardized delivery of education. Orem's self-care theory and Bandura's self-efficacy concept were used to explain the principle of self-management, while Rosswurm and Larrabee's …
Reducing Home Health Copd-Related 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Using Telehealth Technology, Steven Eric Stammer
Reducing Home Health Copd-Related 30-Day Hospital Readmissions Using Telehealth Technology, Steven Eric Stammer
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a collection of chronic conditions that results in irreparable lung damage and stress to patients. COPD also has considerable financial impacts on health care entities due to frequent hospital readmissions of COPD patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services penalize care entities for 30-day hospital readmissions. Many rehospitalizations attributed to COPD are due to exacerbations, often preceded by physiologic and emotional changes that can be monitored, allowing action to be taken to prevent readmissions. The practice problem for this quality improvement project explored whether the use of remote home monitoring of COPD patients …
Evaluating A Discharge Bundle For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Sharon Scardina Jones
Evaluating A Discharge Bundle For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Sharon Scardina Jones
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of hospital readmissions within 30 days. Frequent readmissions negatively affect hospital reimbursements and patient outcomes. Creative strategies, such as COPD care bundles, have been shown to reduce readmission rates according to existing studies. A COPD discharge bundle was developed and implemented at 1 community hospital in response to an identified problem with COPD readmissions. Evaluation of this quality improvement initiative was the purpose of this project study. The practice-focused question was: Have 30-day readmission rates changed following the implementation of a COPD discharge bundle prior to …
Evidence-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Hospital Readmissions In Adults With Copd, Christiana Otuwa
Evidence-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Hospital Readmissions In Adults With Copd, Christiana Otuwa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many patients are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that obstructs air flow, resulting in dyspnea and inability to carry out daily activities. Despite optimal pharmacological management, COPD patients make frequent emergency room visits and are hospitalized due to exacerbations of COPD. Literature has suggested that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), a nonpharmacological treatment, could help to decrease the symptoms that lead to illness exacerbation, hospital readmissions, and decreased quality of life in patients with COPD. The purpose of the project was to increase the quality of life and reduce admission rates for patients diagnosed with COPD …