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Effects Of Transitional Care Management On Hospital Readmissions, Samantha Dunkirk
Effects Of Transitional Care Management On Hospital Readmissions, Samantha Dunkirk
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Primary care providers are challenged to identify strategies to decrease hospital readmissions. Transitional care management (TCM) services can improve communication and allow primary care providers (PCP) an opportunity to meet with patients just after discharge to assess needs and prevent readmissions. A TCM protocol was evaluated at a large Midwestern clinic to determine if communication improved and readmissions decreased. The protocol consisted of notifying the PCP upon admission and discharge to the hospital, communicating with the patient or family within 48 hours of discharge, and facilitating a follow up visit with the primary care provider within 14 days of hospital …
Implementing The Coordinated-Transitional Care Program To Reduce All Cause Readmissions, Tonya Page
Implementing The Coordinated-Transitional Care Program To Reduce All Cause Readmissions, Tonya Page
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Readmission to an acute care hospital are common, costly, and frequently avoidable. Transitions of care are critical to quality, safe patient care and increases effective prevention of readmissions. Although there is an abundance of knowledge related to causes of hospital readmissions and the effectiveness of preventative measures hospital readmission continue to plague healthcare organizations. A review of the literature was conducted, and 11 studies were reviewed and analyzed. The literature review showed evidence to support implementing a telephonic post-discharge follow-up protocol as an effective intervention to reduce hospital readmissions. The purpose of this project was to implement a telephonic, protocol-driven …